“Who here likes to party?” Charlie D shouted as Compton, California native YG burst on to the stage, and as crowd roared with approval, OVO Fest had officially begun.ĭressed in a red Blue Jays jersey with Canada scrawled across the back and a black hat that read “Bompton” in old English font, YG began an impressive set featuring songs from his critically acclaimed debut album, My Krazy Life. So when DJ Charlie D took to the stage and announced that the first special guest would be appearing shortly, the crowd rose to their feet with anticipation. Other than Outkast and “Special Guests”, no other acts were announced to be performing for day one. However, the first day’s guest appearances didn’t live up to the hype.
From the moment fans entered the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, their imaginations ran wild as they tried to predict who Drake would summon. The potential of special guest was endless and the crowd knew it. One of the main reasons for OVO’s popularity is its star-studded special guests including, Kanye West, Eminem, 2 Chainz, Stevie Wonder, TLC, Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Jay-Z, Nas and many more. Now in its fifth year, organizers changed the event for the first time from a one-day to two-day festival.
October’s Very Own Festival, or OVO fest, hosted by Toronto’s own Drake has become one of the biggest annual events in hip-hop. On July 3 rd in front of 15,000+ people who attended day 1 of OVO fest they proved exactly why that statement is as true in 2014 as it was in 2000. Jackson” that they are “the coolest motherfunkers on the planet”.
Andre 3000 and Big Boi, together known as the legendary hip-hop duo Outkast, boasted on their now 13-year-old hit song “Ms.
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