Rapper 21 Savage performs on the goPuff MainStage during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023.
D.A. Varela
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Three grueling hot days. Two headlining performances of unreleased music. One Booby Trap appearance?
Rolling Loud Miami took over the 305 this past weekend as tens of thousands of fans flocked to Hard Rock Stadium for a chance to see their favorite artists. The near triple-digit temperatures deterred neither fans nor artists.
Some of the weekend’s highlights included Lil Uzi Vert bringing the Booby Trap strip club onstage during his set, a Cardi B guest appearance as well as both Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky performing unreleased music from their upcoming albums “Utopia” and “Don’t Be Dumb,” respectively.
Didn’t make it out? Don’t worry — the Miami Herald has put together a selection of photos of what you missed. Enjoy.
Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) co-founder and chair? Willie “Prophet” Stiggers, left, Congressmen Hank Johnson of Georgia, center, and festival co-founder Tariq Cherif, right, strike poses with signs reading ‘Support The Rap Act’ and ‘We Cannot Prosecute Artists For Their Creativity #RAPACT’ before a townhall to educate attendees about the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act) on day one of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday, July 21, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
From left to right, festvial attendees Dani Green, 22, Grace Danjou, 22, and Georgia Jones, 21, react with signs supporting the RAP ACT before a townhall to educate attendees about the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act) on day one of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday, July 21, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Ice Spice performs on the Gopuff State at Rolling Loud Miami in Miam Gardens, Florida on Friday, July 21, 2023. The Bronx-raised rapper’s stardom has grown tremendously since the 2022 release of “Munch (Feelin’ U).” Respective Collective Rolling Loud/ @respectivecollective
GloRilla rocks the Gopuff stage at Rolling Loud Miami in Miami Gardens, Florida on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The Memphis-born rapper performed selections from her 2022 EP “Anyways, Life’s Great...” including “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” and “Tomorrow 2.” Jessica Padover Rolling Loud/@jessicapadover
Attendees hang around the festival grounds during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Attendees react to the music during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Attendees enter the festival grounds during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Sexxy Red performs on the Sprite State at Rolling Loud Miami on Friday, July 21, 2023. The St. Louis rapper is famously known for her song “Pound Town.” Amanda Belawski Rolling Loud/ @respectivecollective
Attendees react to the music during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Attendees walk the festival grounds during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
A skateboarder performs a boardslide on a rail inside a mini skatepark created for Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Attendees walk the festival grounds during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Rapper Trippie Redd performs on the goPuff MainStage during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Rapper 21 Savage performs on the goPuff MainStage during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
Cardi B joins husband Offset onstage during the latter’s performance on the Sprite stage at Rolling Loud Miami in Miami Gardens, Florida on July 23, 2023. The couple performed a fan favorite in “Clout.” Jordan Knight Rolling Loud/ @jordankelseyknight
Rapper Travis Scott performs on the goPuff MainStage during day two of Rolling Loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
The City Girls perform on the Gopuff Stage at Rolling Loud Miami in Miami Gardens on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The Miami-born group has become one of rap’s most dynamic duos. Jessica Padover Rolling Loud/@jessicapadover
Attendees react to the music at the goPuff Mainstage during day two of Rolling loud Miami 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com
The Rolling Loud stage turned into the Booby Trap during Lil Uzi Vert’s set.
Don Toliver performs on the Gopuff stage at Rolling Loud Miami on Sunday, July 23 in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Houston-born rapper released his most recent project entitled “Love Sick” in February 2023 Chris Allmeid Rolling Loud/ @chrisallmeid
A$AP Rocky performs at the Gopuff stage on Sunday, July 24, 2023 at Rolling Loud Miami in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Harlem-born rapper performed select tracks from his highly anticipated, upcoming album “Don’t Be Dumb.” Simon Chasalow Rolling Loud/ @simonchasalow
C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.
