The day went to perfection. Despite a couple of sporadic sprinkles late in the night, everything went as planned. Various Hip-Hop acts filled the stage at Union Park in downtown Chicago throughout Sunday. Early in the day included performances from Sir The Baptist, The Internet and popular R&B singer Jeremih.
As the day moved forward fans geared up for a big show from Chicago-native Vic Mensa, who absolutely threw down. Our TapSongz Team and the opportunity to see Vic perform live two years ago at SoundSet Music festival in Shakopee, Minnesota. The best part about seeing Vic's live performance is his energy. His live set has only gotten better due to the release of his brand new EP "There's a Lot Going On", giving his repertoire of songs more variety, but still consisting of the same, meaningful lyrical messages.
The night continued with some throwback acts from The Roots, Common, Ice Cube and Bilal. Fans loved the old-school vibes from the late night acts as each performer played various classics from the golden years of Hip-Hop in the 90's. R Kelly also made a quest appearance on stage with Common, bringing a whole new level of excitement to the crowd.
As the day moved forward fans geared up for a big show from Chicago-native Vic Mensa, who absolutely threw down. Our TapSongz Team and the opportunity to see Vic perform live two years ago at SoundSet Music festival in Shakopee, Minnesota. The best part about seeing Vic's live performance is his energy. His live set has only gotten better due to the release of his brand new EP "There's a Lot Going On", giving his repertoire of songs more variety, but still consisting of the same, meaningful lyrical messages.
The night continued with some throwback acts from The Roots, Common, Ice Cube and Bilal. Fans loved the old-school vibes from the late night acts as each performer played various classics from the golden years of Hip-Hop in the 90's. R Kelly also made a quest appearance on stage with Common, bringing a whole new level of excitement to the crowd.
J Cole reminded fans why he is still one of the top Hip-Hop performers in the game today. There was never a lack of energy or appreciation from the the famous rapper who took several moments throughout his performance to thank fans for supporting him and coming out to the show. He jokingly reminded the crowd that his latest album "2014 Forest Hills Drive" was the first Hip-Hop album without a feature to go platinum in the last 25 years. The set list had a little bit of everything, with a focus on Cole's recent album playing songs "G.O.M.D.", "A Tale of 2 Citiez", "Fire Squad", "Wet Dreamz" and radio hit "No Role Modelz". Cole also threw in some older hits including "Can't Get Enough", "Work Out" and "Lights Please", a popular track from his Friday Night Lights project. Jeremih even came on stage to perform "Planes" and Cole ultimately closed down the festival with his hit "Power Trip" from the album "Born Sinner", released back in 2013.
Messages of peace, love and unity were spread across the crowd throughout the day. Common shared with fans his brand new single "Black America Again", holding his fist proudly in the air. Prior to starting the song, Common spoke of the names of shooting victims saying "we're going to write a new story". Fans raised their fists as Common rapped the new track. The night was filled with positive messages, one of Common's main goals for holding AAHHFest.
The festival without a doubt lived up to the hype and it appears Common will continue to hold and grow the festival into something bigger, sharing his message and looking to help out the Chicago community. Be sure to follow AAHHFest on Twitter to stay up to date with any big releases and we hope to see you at the festival again next year!
Messages of peace, love and unity were spread across the crowd throughout the day. Common shared with fans his brand new single "Black America Again", holding his fist proudly in the air. Prior to starting the song, Common spoke of the names of shooting victims saying "we're going to write a new story". Fans raised their fists as Common rapped the new track. The night was filled with positive messages, one of Common's main goals for holding AAHHFest.
The festival without a doubt lived up to the hype and it appears Common will continue to hold and grow the festival into something bigger, sharing his message and looking to help out the Chicago community. Be sure to follow AAHHFest on Twitter to stay up to date with any big releases and we hope to see you at the festival again next year!