Sunday was met with a host of difficulties. People chill out on a school bus while attending the Lyrical Lemonade/Summer Smash festival in Chicago's Douglas Park on Saturday, June 29, 2019. Smoke filled the air, the sun set and Lil Yachty danced on someone’s shoulders near the front of the audience as Playboi performed a number of his hits including “Woke Up Like This” and “Let It Go.” “Don’t compare me to nobody but Michael Jackson,” he gloated, marking his full recognition of the effect he’s had on this particular facet of hip-hop. Playboi Carti closed the day with an explosive performance. She was one of six women on the lineup, an improvement from last year’s bill which only featured one, Queen Key.Īs expected, SoundCloud rappers were shown the most love by the young audience, as Ski Mask The Slump God, and Saturday headliners Lil Yachty and Playboi Carti saw the largest, most bustling crowds of the day. Megan is at a particularly high point in her young career, gaining popularity through viral videos of her freestyling and the success of the single “Big Ole Freak.” She performed a number of songs from her recent debut album, “Fever,” and just about every woman in the crowd sang along with the it girl. It was assumed that Megan Thee Stallion would also be a no show as she missed her set time, but she surprised fans by performing later in the day. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)Ĭrowds were buzzing for Queen Key and Polo G, but neither ended up performing, with no explanation given. Yung Miami of City Girls high-fives fans during a performance at the Lyrical Lemonade/Summer Smash festival in Chicago's Douglas Park on Saturday, June 29, 2019. He ran down a runway that divided the audience, hopping onto the gate’s ledge to get closer as he and the audience rapped his song “Wake Up” in unison. Staff members sprayed the crowd with water, while Warhol.SS and his friends hopped off the stage to interact with his fans. Chicago native Warhol.SS’s set was one of the first to get the crowd jumping. Saturday saw temperatures that soared to nearly 90 degrees as the sun beat down onto fans who bounced around and between the fest’s two stages. A host of merchandise booths, drink tents, food trucks and an arcade provided entertainment between sets, and an on-brand massive lemonade carton rested in the middle of the park, displaying the day’s schedule. This year’s festival was extended from one to two days, and boasted an impressive lineup of 47 acts. This was all made the more clear this weekend - even through storms on Sunday that forced an evacuation - at the blog’s second-annual outdoor music festival, Summer Smash, at Chicago’s Douglas Park. SoundCloud rappers are at the heart of Lyrical Lemonade, and the brand has a pulse on what’s hot and who’s up next. 1 single “Lucid Dreams” that went 8x platinum and has over a billion streams. The site has helped launch the careers of folks like Juice WRLD, who started posting his emo rap on SoundCloud four years ago and is now Billboard’s Top New Artist for the year, with a No. Chicago-based hip-hop blog Lyrical Lemonade has become a powerful force in the music industry, as founder Cole Bennett has been working since 2013 to report on, shoot videos for and promote the music of lesser-known artists.
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