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An opinion piece from Darnell reviewing some of the newest artists within London and Americans music scene right now.

Last week was the first time I went to a festival and seen any live performances. It was all thanks to Wireless, I went only on Sunday but man oh man was it packed with entertainment. Knowing black people my friends and I didn’t get there on time LOOL.

As I walked in I was just in time for Megan Thee Stallion on the Pepsi Max stage. When she got on stage you could tell that hot girl summer was in FULL EFFECT. Her performance didn’t disappoint at all, she commanded the stage and crowd to a tee.

The passion and intensity she shows on stage is second to none and a large reason that her career is flying to a great start.

The UK is home to MANY talented musicians and the duo of Young Adz and Dirtbike LB aka D-Block Europe are one of them and did not come to play around.

The anticipation for their performance was incredible and they didn’t disappoint combining their old bangers with their new ones. It was big masterpiece… a performance that won’t be forgotten. *Spoiler alert* even they graced the main stage as guests to J Hus and showed that they are perfectly capable of taking a spot on the mainstage.

Now to the Slime Bros Gunna and Lil Baby brought that USA drip to the London stage. Gunna did outshine his partner which was evident by the crowds reaction to him performing hit after hit.

Lil Baby wasn’t disappointing by any means he had fire and dancers with him on stage but for some reason the crowd wasn’t all the way feeling him until he performed hits such as ‘Drip Too Hard’, ‘Freestyle’ and ‘Close Friends’.

Finally although he wasn’t the last performer, we don’t need to focus on Rae Sremmurd, J HUS felt like the headliner on Sunday he had the hearts of the crowd and he showed why he’s considered one of the best artists the UK has. His stage presence and personality were infectious and led to many mosh pits.

Throughout the whole day the crowd was very inconsistent with their energy and participation but when J Hus was patrolling the stage with his stellar vocals telling us he has common sense and that they call him bouff daddy in his ends. It was clear that at that moment he had cemented himself in his throne that never really left.

This was my first Wireless Festival and after the day finished, I’ve been a fool to never have gone but now I’ll be sure to make more appearances in good old Finsbury Park. If I am honest I heard that this year at Wireless wasn’t that good in comparison to others so I’m hoping next year lives up to the reputation they have built!