Rolling Loud, the traveling rap festival making its annual stop in Queens this weekend, kicks off at Citi Field on Friday with three local drill rappers absent from the lineup.
that three acts -- Sha Ek, 22Gz, and Ron Suno -- all previously scheduled to make a hometown appearance on the festival stage, were pulled at the request of the NYPD.after a similar request was made by police officials alleging affiliation"with recent acts of violence citywide." Among those acts was 22Gz.
Requests for comment were not returned by the police department nor the festival. A manager for 19-year-old Sha Ek did tell the Times that his client hasn't been charged with a crime.
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