On April 1 and 2, J. Cole’s third Dreamville Festival played host to 100,000 total guests with fans traveling from a record-breaking 23 countries across four continents as well as all 50 states. Cole’s Sunday set featured special guest Drake as well as surprise performances from Lil Wayne, 21 Savage and Lil Uzi Vert.
North Carolina performers included 9th Wonder, Reuben Vincent and Rapsody.

This article originally appeared in the May 2023 issue of WALTER magazine.