7.24.2023
Rolling Loud Miami 2023: Sunday Recap
A$AP Rocky Closes Out the Weekend with an Unforgettable Set, Plus Performances by Offset & Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, & More, and the Rolling Loud Debut of Hardcore Punk Band Turnstile
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @simonchasalow )
THE RECAP:
Bringing the best and brightest in hip-hop each year, Rolling Loud Miami raised the bar even higher for its eighth annual edition. Dozens of artists performed over three days, drawing from all corners of the rap map. This time around, Rolling Loud expanded its palette, welcoming artists from across the genre spectrum.
A$AP Rocky concluded the evening with a cinematic set, previewing songs from his upcoming album Don’t Be Dumb and welcoming special guests $NOT and ICYTWAT. Cardi B showed up during her husband Offset’s set, joining Moneybagg Yo as a special guest during the Migos rapper’s set. Lil Uzi Vert delivered one of the day’s most anticipated sets, performing new music from their blockbuster, genre-spanning PINK TAPE for the first time on U.S. shores.
Bryson Tiller brought his signature brand of “trap soul” to Rolling Loud for the first time, testing the crowd’s sense of musical timing with his hit “Don’t,” and bringing out “Let Me Love You” hitmaker Mario. Radio-conquering superstars like Latto, and Don Toliver demonstrated their talents, ascendant stars Lil TJay and LUCKI drew passionate crowds, risers like Eem Triplin, Bktherula, TiaCorine, and DC The Don showed what they were made of, and acclaimed acts like Freddie Gibbs, 03 Greedo, and BONES found some of their most devoted fans.
A few hours before Rocky took the stage, hardcore punk phenoms Turnstile made their Rolling Loud debut, making them the first rock band to perform a set at a Rolling Loud event. Though they may seem like a surprising fit for the festival, the culture and sounds of hip-hop and guitar-based music have been on a collision course for years. Playboi Carti’s headlining set on Friday made ample use of nu-metal riffs, and artists like Lil Uzi Vert and Trippie Redd have incorporated punk aesthetics and sounds into their “rage rap” milieu. Fans at the main stage were more than ready for Turnstile, whose melodic punk sound resonated and inspired nearly as rapturous a reaction as the more familiar artists. It’s safe to say that Turnstile won some new fans at Rolling Loud Miami.
Rolling Loud Miami concludes Rolling Loud’s festival season. It was a year of expansion, with new festivals in Thailand and Germany and a triumphant return to Los Angeles. Miami was a fitting capper, bringing the ultimate hip-hop experience for tens of thousands of fans. Led by its founders Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif, Rolling Loud plans to do even bigger things in 2024. Stay tuned.
Check below for photos of some of the most memorable moments from the festival, view a full complement of photos at the Dropbox below, and be sure to follow Rolling Loud on Instagram for even more highlights.
View photos of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 (please credit all photos to Rolling Loud / @photographer):
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A$AP ROCKY:
A$AP Rocky brings a massive production, with nearly 100 dancers and special guests, including $NOT and ICYTWAT
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @simonchasalow )
LIL UZI VERT:
Uzi always makes the most of Rolling Loud, this time bringing high-octane music from their new PINK TAPE (Credit: Rolling Loud / @dereckdidit)
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @simonchasalow)
OFFSET & CARDI B:
Cardi and Offset take the stage
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @jordankelseyknight)
Cardi in her supersuit
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Offset & Moneybagg Yo
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @jordankelseyknight)
TURNSTILE:
The Maryland hardcore punk band becomes the first rock band to perform at Rolling Loud
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @alypas)
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DON TOLIVER:
The Houston artist brings his velvety vocals, atop his diner-themed Love Sick Tour set design
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @chrisallmeid)
BRYSON TILLER:
“Don’t”! Bryson Tiller performs at Rolling Loud for the first time (Credit: Rolling Loud / @kadeeeem )
LIL TJAY:
The Bronx rapper performs songs from his new album 222 on the Sprite Stage
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @a_ciggs)
LATTO:
Latto gives “Big Energy” during her late afternoon set, which featured special guests
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @chrisallmeid)
LUCKI:
The Chicago cult hero performs songs from his new album s*x m*ney dr*gs for the first time (Credit: Rolling Loud / @simonchasalow)
BONES x XAVIER WULF x EDDY BAKER:
Dominating the underground for years with dark trap bangers, the fearsome troika finishes their “InLovingMemory Tour” on the Sprite Stage (Pictured: Eddy Baker (L) and BONES)
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @jamesbaxter)
Xavier Wulf
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FREDDIE GIBBS:
Gangsta Gibbs returns to Rolling Loud, displaying one of the game’s smoothest flows at the Culture Kings Stage (Credit: Rolling Loud / @kadeeeem)
PI’ERRE BOURNE:
Pi’erre, wanna come out here? (Credit: Rolling Loud / @themcdub)
03 GREEDO:
L.A.’s living legend keeps his Purple Summer going
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TIACORINE:
Look at me where she wanna be call me Freaky T
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @respectivecollective)
DUKE DEUCE:
An electric live performer, Duke Deuce brings his Crunkstar energy to the main stage, bringing a WWE stuntman to perform some high-level wrestling stunts
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @kadeeeem)
BKTHERULA:
Bktherula gets zesty on the Culture Kings Stage (Credit: Rolling Loud / @jessicapadover)
DC THE DON:
The 2023 XXL Freshman 10th Spot winner cuts an impressive figure on the Culture Kings Stage
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @henryhwu)
MAIYA THE DON:
The rising NYC hitmaker creates a moment when she brings Flo Milli on stage
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @simonchasalow)
SCENES FROM THE FESTIVAL:
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Critical Praise:
“Built from scratch by lifelong music fans Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif, Rolling Loud’s early strengths were its daring curation and booking, elevating a new generation of artists with exciting live shows and captivating energy. Today, the biggest performers headline the raucous Miami festival, coming from all over the world, often driven solely by their love and trust of Zingler and Cherif.” – Billboard
“Rolling Loud has become the biggest hip-hop festival in the country” – Variety
“From niche hip-hop festival to must-play event for some of the biggest stars in music.” – Pollstar
“Until Elon Musk involuntarily envelops society into a physical cloud universe, Rolling Loud will be the closest experience to actually living inside your streaming app.” – Complex
“Rolling Loud’s annual New York edition is always something special, but this year’s Halloween-weekend extravaganza (not to mention the first post-pandemic) brought seriously spectacular energy to Queens’ Citi Field.” – Highsnobiety
“Rolling Loud is a lifestyle brand. They are more than just the shows. They have built a community with their consumers and are building new channels to maintain continuity” – Forbes
“In four and a half years — beginning small in Miami, and now promoting Coachella-sized events around the country — Rolling Loud has established itself as a playground for the young…This time last year, many of the rappers now drawing crowds of several thousand were barely known.” – The New York Times
The Background:
Founded by 5-time Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players Matt Zingler & Tariq Cherif as a one-day Miami show, Rolling Loud has grown into a global festival phenomenon, putting on shows on both coasts and in multiple countries. Rolling Loud is the premier festival brand in hip-hop, known for its expert curation of wide-ranging lineups that reflect the state of the genre.
The festival returned from a 18-month hiatus with the sold out Rolling Loud Miami 2021, bringing in over 85,000 fans per day to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. With headliners like Post Malone and A$AP Rocky, Rolling Loud Miami 2021 was a triumphant return for live rap music, and a coming out party for risers and new superstars eager to play in front of a festival crowd. Rolling Loud hosts its biggest event to date with Miami 2022 in July, headlined by Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar, and Future, before returning to NY and debuting in Toronto in September 2022.
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