Performing in the shadow of a giant inflatable gorilla on stage - which towered above the crowd - Big Glo, as she’s known, delivered a fast-paced and energetic run through her songs, aided by a troupe of dancers and a DJ. “Y’all, this is my first show out here since I blew up,” she said. GloRilla acknowledged that due to a busy touring and performing schedule, she had not made a proper local appearance since last summer’s guest slot during the Yo Gotti Birthday Bash. On a day when the concept of coronation was in the news - thanks to the ascent of King Charles in England - GloRilla staked her claim to the local hip-hop crown, with a fiery 40-minute performance on the Bud Light Stage. Memphis in May: Is new Tom Lee Park a good fit for Beale Street Music Fest? It was a bit like Twister GloRilla’s performance at Tom Lee Park was the latest in a series of triumphant turns for Bluff City hip-hoppers at music fest, following Moneybagg Yo’s 2022 performance in the wake of his chart-topping triumph, “A Gangsta’s Pain.” The 23-year-old’s fast rise over the last 12 months has resulted in a Grammy nomination, a BET award win, a significant signing to Yo Gotti’s CMG label, as well as a top 10 pop hit and a couple gold singles. On Saturday night, GloRilla took the music fest stage as a bona fide star and hometown hero. During the last Beale Street Music Festival in 2022, GloRilla was a largely unknown underground rapper, with a couple little-noted mixtapes/EPs, who has just released her first significant single, “F.N.F.
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