Hip-hop and festivals: an awkward relationship

When they get it right, rappers can rival stadium rock acts. But a mere gust of wind can expose how few MCs can hack festivalsIt's all about bass and beats. Nothing tops the feeling of a heavy, booming bass line reverberating through the soil and up your legs, alongside a syncopated drum line amplified through speakers the size of houses. Both are synonymous with festivals, and few genres deliver these as well as hip-hop.Yet, often, when rap acts appear at festivals, all you get is bass and bea...

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