Review: Despite the booming backing tracks and the roar of a sold-out venue, Memphis rapper GloRilla’s signature low and resonant flow rang out like a controlled demolition — lethal yet invigorating, clearing out space to resurrect her own monument.
In a full-circle moment, GloRilla brought her musical colleagues and close friends with her as openers for her headlining tour. Aleza, Slimeroni and Gloss Up brought style, verve and playfulness that set the night’s tone. Gloss Up in particular had clear command of the stage, andMultiplying on that energy, GloRilla joined the dancers in choreography with her own lithe movements, feeling like a seasoned headliner.
Onstage, the music from her debut EP, “Anyways, Life’s Great …,” sounded more embodied and full-throated, adding spirit to otherwise flattened static listening. The defiant “Unh Unh” transformed into a truly body-thrashing experience, and it became a clear order to get low for the Niki Pooh-assisted “Get That Money.”
Moneybagg Yo also joined the stage for the lover’s-spat single “On Wat U On.” After their adversarial duet, Moneybagg praised GloRilla’s success and gifted her with a massive bejeweled chain. The thunderously appreciative audience became its own final supporting act, following word for word on the unshakable “Tomorrow” (sans
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