Tyler, The Creator, Russ and G-Eazy have been added to the 2024 Soundstorm Festival with previously-announced headliner Eminem.
Taking place December 12 to 14 in Saudi Arabia, the festival will also include Jason Derulo, Tems, Afrojack, DJ Snake and many more. According to a press release, the organizers promise an “unparalleled event, not only celebrating music but also offering a platform for cultural exchange and creative inspiration. Attendees will be immersed in an atmosphere where global sounds meet local flair, creating a festival experience unlike any other.”
Tickets are available now here.
Tyler once toured with Eminem as part of Odd Future back in 2010. And in a recent interview with HipHopDX, Yelawolf recalled Tyler rapping every single word to every song Em performed on the trek – joking that it was as if Tyler was looking to prove that he knew the Detroit legend’s music better than his tourmate, despite Yela being signed to Shady.
“I remember Tyler mouthing every single word of every song Marshall played,” he said. “I remember that vividly. We were all by the soundboard and Tyler just knew every word to every song and he made sure that I knew he knew.
“[It was as if he was] like, ‘You’re signed to Eminem? I’ll rap this whole song right to your face. You don’t know this song.’”
Tyler, The Creator has often expressed his love for Eminem in interviews, and earlier this year credited the Shady Records founder (along with JAY-Z and Nas) with inspiring the creation of Odd Future.
The Grammy-winner appeared on an episode of De La Soul‘s Apple Music 1 show Art Official Intelligence Radio in March to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the group’s classic debut 3 Feet High and Rising.
During the conversation, Tyler reflected on coming of age in the early 2000s and how Roc-A-Fella and Shady Records subconsciously laid the blueprint for his own future rap crew.
“Man, I grew up in the year 2000,” he began. “So I’m looking at like eight, turning nine. So let’s say it’s 2002, 10 turning 11.
“You’ve got Jay with the whole Roc-A-Fella, you’ve got Shady, Aftermath, you have all these different crews that felt like family. Nas was bringing Queensbridge group like Jungle and them out. N-ggas had this thing. So in my formative years, I’m just watching these crews.”
He added: “And I’m from Los Angeles, so gang culture is already a prevalent thing, but I feel like just the main layer of that is a family-knitted thing like, ‘No, these are my boys, you come with me.’”