What the 2023 Dreamville lineup has in store

Heidi Reid Assistant News Editor

Fans of hip-hop and R&B were not disappointed when J. Cole released the full line-up for his annual Dreamville music festival. The Fayetteville native is holding the festival from April 1-2 at Dorothea Dix Park and has invited a variety of artists to perform, mixing together large names with industry newcomers that have big potential. The event also serves as an annual reunion for musicians signed to Cole’s label, Dreamville Records.

Here are a few of the 27 featured artists you won’t want to miss.

Drake is the largest name performing with almost 70 million monthly listeners on Spotify. With the amount of success Drake has achieved over the past decade, I was shocked to see his name on the lineup, but I’m excited nonetheless. Although “Her Loss” and “Certified Lover Boy” were both very popular, I hope he includes more tracks from “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” and “Take Care.” Drake has a long discography of well-produced songs, so it’lll be hard for him to mess up. Unless, of course, he opts to include “One Dance” in his set.

Key Glock defines himself as “in the streets, not industry,” and this is reflected in the rawness of his music. He strictly avoids including features on his albums, the only exception being his collaborative albums with his cousin Young Dolph, who passed away in November 2021.

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