Despite considerable backlash on social media, and an arduous 80-minute entry queue, Rolling Loud showed plenty of potential
Having established itself as the biggest hip-hop festival in the world, Rolling Loud’s Australian debut comes at an interesting time.
On one hand, it comes at a time of unprecedented demand for hip-hop. Last year, hip-hop overtook rock to become the most popular genre in the US for the first time, and Australia felt the effect. Splendour in the Grass, Falls and Spilt Milk festivals all nabbed hip-hop headliners to perform at their 2018 events; local artists like ChillinIt, Kwame and Tkay Maidza are all making waves abroad; and on 27 January – the day of Rolling Loud in Sydney – US hip-hop acts Travis Scott and Childish Gambino hit #3 and #4 of the Triple J Hottest 100.
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