{"id":6015,"date":"2017-05-08T19:22:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T19:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=6015"},"modified":"2017-05-09T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:07:09","slug":"event-recap-hip-hops-hottest-festival-rolling-loud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/08\/event-recap-hip-hops-hottest-festival-rolling-loud\/","title":{"rendered":"[EVENT RECAP] Hip Hop\u2019s Hottest Festival: Rolling Loud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sold-out crowd of over 40,000 took over Bayfront Park in Miami for the 2017 <strong>Rolling Loud Festival<\/strong> that featured a lineup full of hip-hop\u2019s brightest stars. Although Rolling Loud is still in its infancy (the inaugural event took place in 2015), this star-studded festival brought together one of the best collections of talent in rap. The heavy-hitting bill covered two stages of electrifying energy that kept the crowd wild into the night.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6017\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/download-aaronricketts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/download-aaronricketts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/download-aaronricketts.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/download-aaronricketts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/download-aaronricketts-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/download-aaronricketts-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(PHOTO CREDIT: Aaron Ricketts)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The festival, presented by Dope Entertainment, put the spotlight on headliners A$AP Rocky, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Future, Travis Scott, and Kendrick Lamar, arguably today\u2019s most celebrated rapper. The supporting artist lineup left no slack with performances by Mac Miller, Lil Yachty, Action Bronson, XXXTentacion, Run the Jewels, and more. One of the highlights of the festival was Kendrick Lamar\u2019s cinematic performance at the end of Day 2 that took adoring fans onto a captivating musical journey with hyped performances of his recent chart-topping hits. Lamar\u2019s celebrity is no surprise to anyone, and his presence at Rolling Loud along with many of hip-hop\u2019s reigning champs will set the bar for festivals all over the country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6018\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rollingloud-KL-aaronricketts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6018\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rollingloud-KL-aaronricketts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rollingloud-KL-aaronricketts.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rollingloud-KL-aaronricketts-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rollingloud-KL-aaronricketts-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rollingloud-KL-aaronricketts-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(PHOTO CREDIT: Aaron Ricketts) Kendrick Lamar takes the Postmates Stage<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6019\" style=\"width: 1018px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-collage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6019\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-collage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-collage.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-collage-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-collage-768x456.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(PHOTO CREDIT [L-R]: @theinfamousjc, Aaron Ricketts, Thomas Dang) Artists including XXXTentacion, Kendrick Lamar, and A$AP Rocky led an all-star lineup at Rolling Loud<\/p><\/div>Mountain Productions provided a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/27\/staging-spotlight-the-hercules-grid-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hercules Grid Stage System<\/a> that stood at Rolling Loud as the <strong>Postmates Stage<\/strong>, hosting the festival\u2019s biggest performers such as Curren$y, A$AP Rocky, Gucci Mane, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. The Postmates Stage provided a main performance area of 60\u2019 x 40\u2019 and large wing bays to support line arrays and video screens to keep the beats pumping loudly throughout Bayfront Park. In addition to the Hercules Grid system, our crew built the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/staging\/support\/foh.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">front of house<\/a> and two scaffold spot towers. Our equipment has seen a diverse range of musical genres and performers, but the Rolling Loud bill proved to be one of the most energetic events we\u2019ve been a part of!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-2.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-2-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rolling-loud-2-768x456.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Southeastern staging expansion continues with the help of the Rolling Loud Festival. <strong>Check back with MTN News to see where we head to next!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingloud.com\/home\">Rolling Loud Festival Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/7785015\/rolling-loud-music-festival-2017-kendrick-lamar-action-bronson-day-2\">Rolling Loud Day 2 Highlights: Kendrick Lamar Unleashes Kung Fu Kenny, Action Bronson Teases New Album &amp; More (Billboard)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"%5BEVENT%20RECAP%5D%20Hip%20Hop%E2%80%99s%20Hottest%20Festival%3A%20Rolling%20Loud\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sold-out crowd of over 40,000 took over Bayfront Park in Miami for the 2017 Rolling Loud Festival that featured a lineup full of hip-hop\u2019s brightest stars. 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