Summer Jam used to be at Giants Stadium and was PACKED, 80K+. Now it’s in an arena with maybe what, 10k in attendance? Says a lot. That lineup was trash. Some folks on that bill were relevant…..for what, six months? A year? In 2022?
Meth ain’t wrong, but look at that lineup they were on with, no one was there to see him and Red. Sad as it might be, for that crowd, their music is their parents (or quietly, their GRANDPARENTS) generation. Beats, content, stage cadence, 25 and under crowd could give a fuck less about it. They ain’t into “hip hop” per se, “hip hop” is a beat talking about whatever, as long as the hook is catchy, it’s what they like.
Lot of money to be made on the mid-age circuit. Shit, I’ve seen Wu-Tang and Nas at an NBA arena and saw Nas before that at a casino, both times, packed houses with folks spending good money on tickets and merchandise.