Made in America 2015: Future Might Be the World's Biggest Rapper Now
Unless you're a permanent resident of Cole World or a singularly devoted acolyte of the Church of Kendrick Lamar, it's hard to argue the fact that Drake is the biggest rapper in the universe, and has been for a while. His sales are unbeatable, the internet thirsts for him the hardest, his features are more sought-after—and generally better—than anyone's. If Aubrey had been on Made in America's 2015 bill, his headlining set would've incited as much mayhem as Beyoncé's—or more.
Future, though...
On Saturday, Meek Mill spent a surprising chunk of his homecoming set letting his DJ drop other people's jams while ambling around the stage, taking videos of the crowd. The biggest spotlighted artist was the Atlanta alien we call Future, a fact that actually ended up rubbing Meek the wrong way. Later, within 15 minutes of Beyoncé's kickoff, Future's "Fuck Up Some Commas" beat got sprinkled into "Diva," followed by a dance party set to Futch's Drizzy-featuring "Where Ya At."
By then it was clear: Future is on everyone's mind (and stereo) right now, and his 5:15 PM set at the Liberty Stage—the festival's second-biggest—on Sunday was going to be historic, and devastatingly overcrowded.
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