Ty Dolla $ign was locked up, arrested on drug charges just hours before he was scheduled to take the stage. G-Eazy may have been the main draw, but the co-headliner has his own legion of fans and it felt odd his music wasn’t played once during the Endless Summer tour’s stop in Atlanta. On a humid, lazy summer weeknight, talks of light rain dissipated into a spirited mood amongst Cellairis Amphitheatre attendees. But it wasn’t enough to forget Ty’s absence, especially coming off a pair of guest slots on Drake’s record-breaking Scorpion.

Meanwhile, in a black t-shirt and dark blue denim, Murda Beatz took the stage. Playing his own beats and rapping along to selected lyrics, the famed Toronto producer looked very much the rapper. During his set, he brings out Mango Foo, the Atlanta up-and-comer who is signed to Quality Control, the same label that houses Migos, Rich the Kid, Migo Domingo, and more. Mango Foo’s debut mixtape Ear Hustling dropped in 2016, with his highly anticipated follow-up Ear Hustling 2 expected to arrive later this year. Murda played more music before retreating backstage and giving way to Lil Uzi Vert who took the stage around 8:30 p.m. in typical Uzi attire.

Lil Uzi Vert’s coke white shirt gave way to black lettering that read Truth It’s more important now than ever. His stage design featured two crosses—one upright, one upside down—while the screen above his head looped through an anime portrait slideshow. As the sun set over the amphitheater, his dark sunglasses stayed on. In shorts and sneakers, the big skull sitting on top of his kicks looked ominous as he went hard into the Mally Raw produced “Of Course We Ghetto Flowers.” “She shake it fast, she drop it low, neck on froze.” The glasses came off for “The Way Life Goes” with Uzi staring out into the sea of people against the Atlanta night sky. Before calling it a night, he tossed his mic into the crowd for a lucky fan to belt out the chorus.

Born Gerald Earl Gillum, Oakland rapper G-Eazy ascended the stage with “Pray for Me” wearing a yellow shirt with blonde hair, striped pants and Vans. A single cross sat in the middle of the stage. He wore a watch on his left wrist. Two chains around his neck… because Atlanta, of course. His shirt read Better Off Dead Somebody Saved My Life Tonight. He sang the chorus with emphatic emotion: “Hollywood feel like the jungle, lions and tigers and bears.” It felt visceral, the chains bouncing around his neck, straining his vocals to utter what very well may be the most accurate description of Hollywood I’ve heard. The jungle G-Eazy’s navigated through to get to this stage, here in Atlanta at Cellairis Amphitheatre, is one he comments on to start with, setting the tone for a raucous performance where the bass rippled past the arc of the venue and into the darkened gravel lot.

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