Saturday May 10th was a good day on many different levels. The C’s smacked the Nicks by 20 in New York, keeping us in the series but the main event was a highly anticipated show that the whole city came out to support. That event was the MILLYZ AND FRIENDS concert at MGM Music Hall. 
MIILYZ has been carrying the torch for Massachusetts rap for some time now. With his proclaimed High Level rap, MIILYZ has been seeing national success attaining a spot on Apple Music Hip-hop/ Rap Albums chart. Outside of the numbers though, MILLYZ has been going crazy on platforms like Funk Flex and more recently Justin Credbile with freestyles that don’t cease to impress. Its dope to see an artist from Cambridge doing what he’s doing to the game and it seems like he really wants to give back to the town. 
MILLYZ AND FRIENDS was a LiveNation show at a pretty large venue. He and his team managed to sell it out, which is a great look, he definitely has the support of the city. MILLYZ got the show going performing a few of his hits, then he showed support from some industry friends. Opening acts included local rapper MAI WAVE and not so local any more MMG’s SMOKE BULGA. The first guest act to hit the stage was SKRILLA. SKRILLA has a huge underground fan base and the audience was amped to see him perform. 
Next up was DIANY DIOR and BAY SWAG. DIANY and MILLYZ performed their new track on Blanco 7 ‘My Lil Shh’. Then BAY SWAG, the Slizzy gang representative hit the stage performing some of his hottest hits. MILLYZ has been living in New York for some time now, so it does make sense for him to bring out some of NYC’s hottest underground artists. 
BENNY THE BUTCHER popped out to do a set. The founding member of the Griselda collective came ready to kill the stage. Both BENNY and MILLYZ have a few tracks together so it was not too surprising to see the Buffalo native pop out. 
New Jersey reprehensive, ALBEE AL was on the sense. ALBEE has a fire track with MILLYZ and LEAF WARD that has been steadily racking up millions of views on YouTube. ALLBEE also performed a set satisfying all those who are a fan of gritty street lyrics. 
One of the biggest surprises of the night was seeing fellow Massachusetts rapper, BIA come out and perform. The lady super star has been making ways in the industry for some time now and its dope to see her come back home and support MILLYZ. Them two have been the front runners and the blueprint for success in the industry coming out of MASS. 
Of course JADAKISS popped out to perform and to support his prodigy. MILLYZ has talent for sure and had been putting in work for some time now, but some may argue that his success comes from working with JADA. JADAKISS has been in the game since days of rapping with NOTORIOUS B.I.G and known to be in the top 5 rappers dead or alive. He is a pioneer in the rap game and proven to be a great mentor with MILLYZ’ success. 
It has been dope to see MILLYZ career grow from performing at small venues like the Middle East to selling out the formidable MGM Music Hall. And it feels like its still just the beginning for the kid. Many people are just getting wind of MILLYZ’ music and with him exploring with applying melodies and vocals in his songs, there’s no telling where his success may take him. All in all we wish the best for MILLYZ and his camp and hope to see his career continue to grow. 
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