Kodak, Gunna among Spring Fest 2019 artists

This year’s Spring Fest, featuring a number of A-List rappers and R&B upstarts, has been one of the more anticipated Spring Fests among the student body at Southern University since Lil Wayne’s performance in 2015.
While the hip-hop area of Spring Fest will be jam packed with trap vibes and high energy, the R&B ensemble with Summer Walker and DaniLeigh will look to turn heads with smooth R&B vibes.
Walker is a newer artist who has roots in Atlanta and has quickly built a loyal fanbase off of the success of her debut album, Last Days of Summer, in 2018. With hits such as Girls Need Love and Just Like Me to her name, Walker will look to start the night off smoothly with her soulful style of R&B.
“I’m really excited. [Summer Walker] is really on right now, “ said Kalifa Washington, a sophomore public relations major from Orlando, Florida.
DaniLeigh, a Florida native who is also just seeing the start of her career, will share opening duties with Walker on the night. Summer With Friends, her debut project that introduced Leigh to the industry back in 2017, will likely see many of it’s songs on display during Leigh’s performance.
With both Summer Walker and DaniLeigh providing vocals on the night, look for a soulful and chill vibe to start the Spring Fest concert off on March 28.
Headlining the concert will be none other than Kodak Black himself, and along with prominent Atlanta-based artist Gunna, the rap portion of this year’s Spring Fest is sure to have no shortage of trap hits and good vibes from this year’s artists.
Coming off of the commercial success of his latest album, Dying to Live, attendees of this year’s Spring Fest can look forward to a nice mix of Kodak’s newer music, along with some of his older projects, such as Project Baby 1 & 2, and the critically acclaimed Heart Break Kodak.
“Kodak is lit. They really did [what they had to do] by picking him to headline,” said Tremarcus Anderson, a junior mass communications major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Similarly, Atlanta’s Gunna will also look to keep the energy going throughout the night with songs from across his own catalogue. This will likely include songs from Drip Season trilogy, Bet On Me, and his newly released Drip or Drown 2 album.
With two of the most well-known southern rappers in the industry making appearances at this year’s Spring Fest, along with two of the freshest voices in the industry in Summer Walker and DaniLeigh, this year’s concert will have something for everyone to enjoy.
“They have a good mix of sounds,” said Baton Rouge native and sophomore therapeutic recreations major Joshua Williams.
“Some people want to be turnt [and] some people just want to chill, and I think that the artists they have can do both,” continued Williams.
While Spring Fest is still some weeks away, members of the student body who are planning to attend should make sure to have a valid student ID to ensure their free entry into this year’s concert, along with the other festivities offered during the week of Spring Fest.