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Friday
The festival opened with perfect weather. It didn’t take long for the grounds to fill as the work week came to a close. Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, and Saweetie primed the audience for Tyga's appearance on the main stage at sunset and finally Soulja Boy, who provided fans with a throwback performance.
Ski Mask The Slump God dedicated a portion of his set to XXX Tentacion. Fans were moved by the touching tribute, in which he walked through the crowd performing a cover of "Jocelyn Flores" and embracing fans. The only thing sharper than Kodak Black’s presence was the spiked Gucci set he wore. He blessed his fans with hit favorites like "Roll in Peace" and "Super Gremlin" before Playboi Carti came out on stage. His heavy metal-like set was interrupted, but the energy levels came back instantly as he returned to stage after a lengthy delay.
Saturday
The second day of the festival turned out to be filled with guest appearances. Crowds rolled in for the first performance, in which Robb Bank$ switched things up by starting his set in the crowd and finishing it on stage. DJ Sidereel tugged on the crowd's heart strings with a tribute set in honor of the late Keed. Later, Amine came out and continued to remind the crowd to recognize their beauty throughout his set.
As evening hit, Don Toliver took to the stage in a red Nepenthes suit to perform classic hits alongside tracks from his new album, Love Sick with help from guest performers James Blake, Kali Uchis and Justin Bieber. Lil Wayne brought out Nicki Minaj for a nostalgic set while simultaneously, across the festival grounds, Travis Scott had fans moshing harder than ever on his return to the stage. Despite his microphone being turned off due to curfew, Travis continued to perform Goosebumps and Sicko Mode as the crowd anxiously awaited a potential Drake cameo.
Sunday
Any morning grogginess creeping in from the first two days of the festival was soon eradicated as JELEEL! made his way onto stage before ripping off his tank top and giving fans that "real raw energy" with an acrobatic set. Jamaica’s own Shenseea invited fans on stage for a dance-off and Ice Spice kept the dancing going with her own moves on the main stage. Central Cee continued his bridging of the UK-US gap with his first Rolling Loud performance, giving fans a rendition of his LA Leakers freestyle that ultimately acts as a crash course in British slang.
Coi Leray lit up the stage proving that she was not going to hold back following her recovery from knee surgery. Crowd favorite Lil Uzi Vert went through their discography wearing different colored contact lenses. Sheck Wes brought his Harlem sound to the stage with a lively performance that left his crowd with just enough energy to make the dash across the festival grounds to see Future close the festival with a bang.
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With music that makes you want to dance and cry at the same time, it’s no surprise that the Brooklyn-based three-piece have surged in recognition. The trio have honed a sound that is both nostalgic and timeless. Their airy melodies, saccharine synths, and layered riffs straddle the line between melancholic and euphoric, providing much needed catharsis after years of pandemic-induced loneliness.
Their new single, “Sole Obsession,” from their next album Strange Disciple is another in a line of hits that are hard to avoid keeping on replay. The trio tell us it’s about “knowing when, or if, to give in or give up. Particularly, when to untie the knots we tie ourselves into when an infatuation sets in.” Named after a lyric in the song, "Strange Disciple" refers to what it's like to be devoted to someone who may not be worth it, realizing that, and facing the emotions that arise in response. To some degree, we can all relate to the lines “… finally I feel it fading, walk me home and walk away… my sole obsession, suddenly a different shade, walk me home and walk away.”
Taking cinematic inspiration from Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) as well as Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1958), the Disciple is depicted as one of us, and we are in turn depicted as the Disciple. This spring, the three-piece plan to debut the track and more new music live at their biggest shows yet. Stay tuned for the announcement of what's to come this spring.
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Since earning a spot in the XXL Freshman Class of 2015, Tink has released various independent projects. Now signed to EMPIRE record label, Tink has collaborated with notable artists such as Ty Dolla $ign, Yung Bleu and executive producer Hitmaka in Thanks 4 Nothing.
Her 2022 album Pillow Talk was very seductive and soothing. This time around, Tink wanted Thanks 4 Nothing to revolve more around confrontation and self-reflection. The album is now available on all streaming platforms.
The title itself sounds specific to a person or a moment. What inspired the title, Thanks 4 Nothing?
The album altogether; I wanted to drop around Valentine's Day. I was in the mindset of a single moment on Valentine's Day. It's saying "thanks for nothing" and that could be "thanks" for not giving me a gift, "thanks" for not giving me time, or "thanks" for not giving me attention. It can mean a lot of things...however you feel in that moment, someone will resonate in their own way.
Each song sounds like a diffrent experience that has shaped you as a person and a lover. Was the album about one person or various people overtime?
Various people. A lot of records on this album, I pulled some songs from two or three years ago so I had to dig in the crate for some of these records. I even have some songs that are based off of conversations with my friends. I'll see my girl friends going through something and I'll incorporate a couple bars about that situation, so it's about everything.
Has your songwriting created a certain perception of love and men?
I think it makes me self-reflect a lot. When I hear my album, it's triggering. It does change the way I view certain people or I may think of somebody in my head and think 'I shouldn't be dealing with that.' I play this album and it makes me emotional. It's good though; I wanna be triggered, I wanted to make noise and make people feel something.
Would you say you're anti-love or do you believe the right person is out there?
No, I love love. I'm not anti-love at all. I don't think I love too hard either. My love is just rare. It's not that I'm loving too hard, it's just not what certain people are used to. I would never change the way I love or would never let a situation turn me cold or against love. I think it does exist. It's all about finding the right person that you align with. If I can embody love, I know it exists. That's how the world is today though... we turned against all of the positive love songs. People don't wanna hear that shit anymore because we go through so much and we're in such a toxic era where the internet is playing a big part of our relationships. I understand it, but love does exist.
Hitmaka was the executive producer of the entire album. What was it like creating the perfect beat for each song?
He's a producer that comes in with a lot of songs and beats ready to go. What we do is sit in the studio and we just go through records, beats and different sounds. Sometimes that can take six hours just to pick the right placements and listen to what feels best. I told him i wanted this album to be totally different from Pillow Talk; my album from last year. That body of work was so seductive, soft and sultry. With this album, I wanted to attack... come aggressive and hard. So, picking out the songs were really fun because we were looking for strong vibes that were also triggering.
How long did it take to finish the album?
We started in October 2022. It took two to three months, so it was very fast. But the process with Hitmaka and I is that we things done very quickly. He has a team of people in the studio with you, so everything just moves quicker than working alone.
What are the key takeaways of the album and how do you want listeners to react when they listen to it?
The key takeaway is to know that sometimes, it's a blessing to be on your own. There's nothing wrong with standing on your own two feet. I wanted women to feel empowered when they hear the album. I have a few records that really uplift women and tell men that 'I'm the catch' and telling women that 'you are the queen' and 'you're the prize.' I want to give women that confidence and those mental notes to help them move forward.
Can you see your next album being more centered around healthy love?
I wanna do some living and soul-searching to bring a new message in the next album. I'm going to take some time after I tour this year to just live and connect with myself. I want to be able to speak on healing and talk about love from a calm state of mind. I want to step back and write from a third person point-of-view.
Is there anything you're looking most forward to once the tour begins?
The tour is called Thanks 4 Everything. I'm excited to perform songs from the new album because my fans are crazy about my old music. It's gonna be fun to give them that nostalgic feeling; I'm gonna take them back to day one. Because I'm headlining, I have no limitations and I can't wait to see what this will feel like.
What do you want to tell people who have never listened to your music?
I want people to know that this album isn't meant to shit on anybody. This is an album to help us women. I feel like it's needed right now because when you turn on the radio, you always hear a man talking his shit. I don't want people to get my message confused... it's really empowering us in a direct way.
