Monday, September 1, 2014

[Hip Hop News Now] The 2014 Made In America Festival Was A Huge Win For Hip Hop


During a season filled with musical festivals, the 2014 Made In America Festival officially ended the summer on a high note. The festival kicked off on Saturday in Philadelphia and for the first time in downtown Los Angeles.  In Philly, J. Cole did his thing as usual and opened up with a profound tribute to Mike Brown.  His label mate Bas, Big Daddy Kane, Chromeo, Baauer, and Steve Aoki also hit the stage before Yeezus came through and shut the scene down.  Watch Kanye's set below.


Over in L.A., artists Kendrick Lamar and TDE, Hit-Boy with special guest Rich Boy, YG, and DJ Mustard performed in front of a packed crowd at Grand Park. Ms. Fancy herself, Iggy Azalea, delivered her hits such as “Problem,” “Fancy,” and “Black Widow” with a surprise appearance from Rita Ora. 

On day 2 the event went out with a big bang. Kanye West flew cross country to Los Angeles to perform for concertgoers on the same stage that earlier featured John Mayer, Chance the Rapper, Nipsey Hussle, Rita Ora, Steve Aoki, and SZA. Jay Z and BeyoncĂ© made a cameo as they attended the event to catch Kanye’s 80-minute set to close the night.


Back in Philly, YG performed for a hyped crowd.  The level of excitement grew for the crowd as YG did a tribute for Philly’s very own Meek Mill.  Meek is currently incarcerated and when YG held up a shirt that read “Free Meek” the audience went crazy. 

Pharrell ended the event with a dope set, performing songs of old as well as new off of his hit album GIRL.



All in all, the entire event was a success and even Hova himself broke his silence tweeting this: 


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