Nelly at the New York State Fair
The 2022 New York State Fair has come to a wrap, and now it’s time to give rap its flowers.
Hip-hop has officially become the most popular genre at NYS Fair concerts, surpassing the traditional assumption that country and rock music were the biggest draw. Nelly set a new record for the largest crowd in fair concert history with 43,000 fans at Chevy Park last week, while City Girls pulled in 39,000 for a short show on Sunday and TLC (which leans R&B but is still very much hip-hop even without late rapper Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes) had 30,000 people dancing on opening weekend.
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