Rolling Loud Miami 2022: Friday Recap
An electrifying first day in Miami proves there is never a dull moment on hip-hop’s biggest stage.
Bringing in hundreds of artists and tens of thousands of fans, Rolling Loud Miami is rap music’s most iconic stage. This year’s Miami festival is Rolling Loud’s biggest event to date, with five stages for fans to enjoy surrounding the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium. The first night was one for the history books, as the world’s largest hip-hop festival proved that absolutely anything can happen on their stages.
The night ended with Lil Durk blessing the crowd with a symphonic selection of street classics, in addition to bringing out Kanye West for a cameo performance. Kid Cudi serenaded the main stage, Playboi Carti put on a dazzling display for his diehard fans in the crowd, and leading ladies like Saweetie and BIA strutted their stuff to rapturous applause. In addition, a bevvy of bubbling newcomers like $NOT, SSGKobe, Ken Carson, and Scorey, also brought high-octane energy.
PlAYBOI CARTI
LIL DURK
SAWEETIE
LIL YATCHY
FIVIO FOREIGN
BIA
AB
$NOT
CITY MORGUE
RISING STARS
Scenes From the Festival
The Background
Founded by 5-time Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players Matt Zingler & Tariq Cherif as a one-day Miami show, Rolling Loud has grown into a global festival phenomenon, putting on shows on both coasts and in multiple countries. Rolling Loud is the premier festival brand in hip-hop, known for its expert curation of wide-ranging lineups that reflect the state of the genre.
The festival returned from an 18-month hiatus with the sold-out Rolling Loud Miami 2021, bringing in over 85,000 fans per day to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. With headliners like Post Malone and A$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.
