Latto’s Historic Birthday Bash Efficiency Gave Followers Large Power
This previous Saturday, June 22, 2024, Atlanta celebrated its twenty ninth annual Birthday Bash, making historical past with its first feminine headliner, hometown hero Latto. Latto, who has spent the higher half of her profession working Atlanta’s underground scene earlier than turning into a family identify in 2021, gave followers the present they requested for, bringing out friends equivalent to Usher, Flo Milli, Mariah the Scientist, Summer time Walker, Roscoe Sprint, Rasheeda, Princess of Crime Mob, and 21 Savage.
Her emphasis on honoring the pioneers from town’s varied eras of lure and swag who got here earlier than her put the proper cherry on prime of Latto’s high-energy set and left the memorable impression she was aiming for. Every thing from Swag-era songs like “No Palms”, “Whoop Rico”, “Crank Dat Yank” and “Crank That Batman” to old-era Atlanta cuts like “Freak It” and Crime Mob music “Stilletos” helped bridge the generational hole and engaged the viewers all evening. Performing her hit songs “Sunday Service”, “Put it on the Flooring”, “MuWop” and “Queen of the South” to an viewers of over 16,000 followers, the present’s response added one other milestone to her profession and its ascent.
Along with Latto’s set, Atlanta collective Dungeon Household took the stage, giving a touching tribute to their comrade and legendary producer, Rico Wade. Performing a mixture of posse cuts from “Soiled South”, “Cell Remedy” and “Kryptonite” in addition to songs from Killer Mike’s Grammy award-winning Michael album (Killer Mike was additionally honored with the inaugural Rico Wade Recreation Changer Award), their set went hand in hand with one other Atlanta staple, Large Oomp Data.
Acknowledged as Atlanta’s first impartial document label, they carried out “Eastside vs Westside” by Child D and Atlanta’s unofficial anthem, “ATL Hoe”. Sizzling 107.9 additionally began a brand new custom by awarding Killer Mike the Rico Wade Recreation Changer Award to commemorate Atlantans who helped change town with their music.
Different notable acts included Key Glock, Boosie Badazz, Tee Grizzley, Skilla Child, Hunxho, Rob49, Dess Dior, Well-known YB and Sally and Bossman DLow, whose hit songs, “Mr Pot Scraper” and “Get in With Me” have rap followers throughout the nation clamoring for extra.
Endlessly performing as a platform for indie artists as properly, Birthday Bash carried out the Who’s Sizzling Competitors to present a number of of town’s impartial artists a stage to carry out. Sizzling 107.9’s Birthday Bash, which options among the rap’s greatest artists from T.I. and Jeezy to OutKast and extra, has given followers and artists alike the stage they wanted to make it massive since its begin in 1995.