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Is Lil Yachty OK? Rapper’s van crashes on way to Rolling Loud Miami, worried fans say ‘hope he’s good’

The rapper has not yet addressed the incident on his socials, but it was reported that he was fine and still performed at the coveted festival

One of the most prestigious hip-hop festivals in the country, Rolling Loud Miami 2022 kicked off on Friday, July 22 at the Hard Rock Stadium. The renowned festival that boasts an impressive mix of artists, however, got to a little rough start after one of the performers Lil Yachty got into an accident.
 
Lil Yachty was reportedly on his way to Rolling Loud Miami with his entourage when the incident took place. A few videos made their way to the Internet where the Georgia native was seen swiftly moving to a different car after his black van got severely damaged. Social media users were quick to react to the unfortunate accident praying for his recovery. A few others, however, joked about the festival getting saved from the 24-year-old rapper’s music. Speaking of Rolling Loud Miami 2022, Future, Kendrick Lamar, and Kid Cudi have been roped in as the headliners for three different days.
 
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Is Lil Yachty OK?

Lil Yachty, who is one of the performers at this year’s Rolling Loud Miami, was on his way to the event with his crew members in a black van. Though it is not clear what exactly happened, the viral videos that surfaced on Twitter showed the rapper’s van completely damaged on the right side. The vehicle was no longer in a position to maneuver.
 
The video also shows Lil Yachty swiftly moving to another black van as his crew members also made their way out of the damaged van. The ‘Speed Me Up’ hitmaker has, so far, not addressed the incident on his socials but it was reported that he was fine and performed at the coveted festival. Speaking of Rolling Loud Miami, Kanye West backed out of the event as a headliner. His friend turned foe Kid Cudi was then brought in as his replacement.
 
The publication Deadline got in touch with Rolling Loud co-founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler to shed light on why Kanye backed out of the festival. “We were looking forward to Ye headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022. We spent months working with him and his team on the performance. Unfortunately, Ye has decided that he will no longer be performing,” they said of his departure in the joint statement. The duo added, “This is the first time a headliner has ever pulled off our show and though we don’t take it lightly, we wish him the best. We look forward to welcoming Kid Cudi as a headliner in Miami and we can’t wait to see what he has in store.” Rolling Loud Miami will be held from July 22 to July 24 at the Hard Rock Stadium.  

‘Prayers for yachty and everyone on the ride’

Social media users hopped on Twitter to speak about Lil Yachty’s car accident. “Omg hope is fine”, said one worried fan as another chimed in, “Prayers for yachty and everyone on the ride + private comments.” The next one tweeted, “Nahh we can't lose another legend this soon.” Meanwhile, an individual posted, “Hope the vehicle is okay.”
 
Another user shared, “Why they evacuate him like he got opps.” One worried fan tweeted, “Prayers man. This sucks”. Whereas, one user tweeted, “He switched cars fast as s**t.” One user posted, “Hope he’s ok.” Another person echoed similar sentiments saying, “Damm hope he’s good.”   

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