Thrillist linked up with Armani White, Kali, and SleazyWorld Go at the Queens rap summit.
In case you missed all the viral headlines that total from it — like A$ AP Rocky and Playboi Carti having atough time in the mosh pitor Carti surprising the crowd with a Ye performance — Rolling Loud New York took over Queens this past weekend in a major room .
Nicki Minaj , A$ AP Rocky , and Future headline the monolithic festival , and the Big Apple ’s knock scene was heavy comprise . It should n’t come as a surprisal , though . From fable to new talent , the metropolis has always held its name high in hip - record hop , and even though a few of New York ’s very own wereremoved from the lineup last - minute , NYC ’s music scene was still capable to shine .
But it ’s not only New York rappers that enjoy New York . In our quest to rep the Big Apple even more , Thrillist sat down with a few Rolling Loud New York performers to ask them what they love ( and what they do n’t ! ) about NYC . You may sleep with Armani White from his super - viral TikTok strike " Billie Eilish , " and you ’ve belike learn Kali knap with BIA on " Eat It Up . " SleazyWorld Go even scored the first atomic number 78 plaque of his career with " Sleazy Flow " on the very same day he take up the Rolling tawdry stage .
Photos by Serena Tara; Image by Maitane Romagosa
Here ’s what they had to say about the fete , their budding calling , and their meter in NYC .
This is a big stage you ’re about to get on , and you ’re probably as activated to perform as the audience is to see you . What ’s the birdsong you ’re most hyped to share with the crowd?Armani White : The strain I ’m most activated to do is " Billie Eilish , " obviously . [ Also ] because I think we set about an air mattress ? I ’m emphatically gon na jump on the air mattress — that ’s gon na be funny . Kali : in spades my new Sung dropping at the end of the calendar month , called " About You . " It just latterly travel viral on TikTok so I ’m really excited for people to catch up with on to the verse . SleazyWorld Go : It ’s an unreleased song called " countenance ’s Hoop . "
Being part of such a wizard - dot batting order must be exciting , too . Who are you most excited to see perform today?AW : I’m really mad to see Nicki Minaj . She got this strain forebode " Yikes " that I think is just tough , [ but really ] I ’m excited to see everybody perform . I ’m excited to see Lil Uzi Vert , obviously . K : BIA ! I put her on my call " Eat It Up " and I never got to execute with her but I would really love to — so yeah , go BIA!SG : I’m activated to see Lil Tjay perform tonight .
awing . New York City is the birthplace of rose hip - hop and a major city for euphony . What ’s your best-loved euphony memory touch base to the city?AW : I’ve ensure Chris Brown out here — I’m a big Chris Brown fan , like from the beginning to finish type of affair . K : Me contract to Atlantic Records . They ’re out here in New York , so I came , I did a sign language , we had a big party . It was alight and it was a vibration . SG : When I fix my first brass .
Many legendary artists came out of NYC . Who ’s your favorite New York doorknocker of all time?AW : My favorite NYC rapper of all metre is 50 , bro ! There ’s no comparison to 50 Cent . KiB : It ’s Miss Nicki Minaj ! Please do n’t play with the Queen . I ’m here for her [ and ] yes , I ’m staying all solar day just because the Queen is perform , period!SG : I’m gon na say Pop Smoke .
allow ’s talk about your relationship to NYC . What ’s your go - to spot when you ’re in town?AW : I go to this vegan spot prognosticate Beatnic . Yo , Beatnic is tough . I be healthy when I ’m in New York . K : My favourite home to eat in New York — although I do n’t have a lot of shoes I use up here — is Sei Less . SG : I draw a blank what it ’s called , but it ’s like chicken and — It ’s a number . 375 — the chicken bites ? Yeah .
You all rep different metropolis , from Philly to Atlanta to Kansas City . What does your hometown do well than NYC?AW : We do dealings well than NY [ in Philly ] ! I hate being in New York — I be stuck in this [ puts paw on an imaginary car roulette wheel and yaw ] for like 30 minutes and you never go nowhere . one thousand : Atlanta does food better than New York — I feel like anytime I issue forth out here I never have no ripe food . Maybe I just do n’t bang the correct people to take me to the right places . SG : Good BBQ .
