Key Takeaways:

• NBA YoungBoy’s second Atlanta live performance was canceled after an alleged altercation on the venue’s VIP entrance.
• Fans responded by throwing a spontaneous outside celebration outdoors Mercedes-Benz Stadium, full with fireworks and a DJ.
• A viral misunderstanding a couple of “key to the city” added to the night time’s buzz, although officers later clarified no such honor was issued.

Hundreds of NBA YoungBoy followers gathered outdoors Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 18) after the rapper’s second scheduled Atlanta live performance was abruptly canceled. The spontaneous gathering, which shortly became an outdoor party, featured a DJ, fireworks, and huge crowds singing alongside to his largest hits as if he had been performing dwell.

The canceled present was a part of YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s “Make America Slime Again Tour,” which already confronted setbacks in different cities. His first Atlanta efficiency came about on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at State Farm Arena, the place he carried out tracks together with “I Hate YoungBoy,” a 2022 tune that takes intention at a number of distinguished artists together with Lil Durk, Lil Baby and Gucci Mane — all of whom have sturdy ties to Atlanta’s hip hop scene.

According to HotNewHipHop, venue officers determined to cancel the second Atlanta date following an altercation involving members of YoungBoy’s entourage on the VIP entrance. Neither the artist nor his crew issued an official assertion relating to the incident. The cancellation follows related points earlier on the tour, together with the scrapping of reveals in Chicago and different cities attributable to security considerations.

Adding to the confusion, YoungBoy was presented with an award throughout his first Atlanta present that some followers initially believed was a “key to the city.” However, the town’s Office of Film, Entertainment and Nightlife later clarified that no such honor was given. Officials said that whereas the popularity got here from representatives of Fulton County and the state of Georgia, the town itself “has not provided a key to the city in a very, very long time and currently does not issue this commendation.”

The tour resumed in New Orleans, the place YoungBoy will carry out back-to-back reveals on the Smoothie King Center on Oct. 19 and 20. Following his Sunday efficiency, he was noticed strolling alongside Bourbon and Canal Streets, the place excited followers swarmed him earlier than police escorted the rapper to security. Local authorities had already deployed greater than 400 officers for safety, citing prior tour-related disturbances.