Post Malone performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival at Douglass Park on Saturday night. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash Festival, one of the largest showcases for hip-hop, is underway at Douglass Park (1401 S. Sacramento Dr.).
Running through Sunday, the festival features three stages with some of the biggest musicmakers in the genre.
You couldn’t have asked for better weather on Saturday, as the skies over Chicago were a turquoise blue and the humidity-free sunshine was served well by cool breezes.
Thousands flocked to the festival grounds for a lineup of more than 60 artists including G Herbo, Polo G, Dreezy, Playboi Carti, BIA, Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, and headliner/first-time papa Post Malone. Malone’s fiancee gave birth to their daughter recently (the date has not been revealed, nor has the identity of the singer’s longtime lady love).
Here’s a look at some of the sights and sounds from Saturday’s event. Gates open at noon on Sunday for the final day of the fest.
Post Malone performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival at Douglass Park on Saturday night. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Post Malone performs at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival in Chicago on Saturday night. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Post Malone performs the closing set on Saturday night at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival at Douglass Park. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Post Malone crouches over a speaker as performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival at Douglass Park on Saturday night. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Polo G performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival at Douglass Park, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Polo G performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival on Saturday. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Fans sing along and cheer as Polo G performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip Hop Music Festival at Douglass Park on Saturday. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
BIA performs on the-SPKBX stage at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip Hop Music Festival. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
BIA performs on on Saturday afternoon at the Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival in Douglass Park, (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Nardo Wick performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage at the 2022 Summer Smash. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Festival goers get their hair braided at the 2022 Summer Smash Hip-Hop Music Festival at Douglass Park. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Fans cheer as Ski Mask the Slump God performs on the SPKBX stage at the 2022 Summer Smash. . (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Ski Mask the Slump God performs on the SPKBX stage at the 2022 Summer Smash. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Ski Mask the Slump God performs on the SPKBX stage at the 2022 Summer Smash. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Ski Mask the Slump God performs on the SPKBX stage at the 2022 Summer Smash. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
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