Since being brought into the fold of long-running indie label 4AD, he’s toured with Lucy Dacus, Courtney Barnett, and Carseat Headrest, undoubtedly playing for more than his fair share of lily-white crowds, and he expressed relief at the change of scenery. Like many of the artists who played Afropunk Brooklyn this year, Strange seemed genuinely touched by its majority-Black fan base. He’s been touring since September 2021 - pausing only briefly to release his sophomore album, Farm To Table, in June - but the effects of this constant performance showed less as wear on his tires than as effortless showmanship. Still, he couldn’t resist pausing his ScHoolboy Q collab “ Gang Signs” twice to make the crowd shout “Fuck 12, suck a dick” loudly enough (ostensibly) to be heard from the other side of the park over the sound of the band, and taking a light-hearted jab at Questlove’s weight in the process.īartees Strange, who took the main stage after Siifu, was far from stiff, but the Oklahoma-via-Ipswich singer-songwriter’s workmanlike approach contrasted sharply with the Alabama artist’s wild energy. He handled it well, for the most part, flexing his razor-sharp flow both a cappella and accompanied by a backing track. He drew a much bigger audience than Butcher Brown - who led his band in a killer set for a scattered crowd while Isaiah Rashad commanded the main stage - but the sonic smorgasbord occurring just a football field away from Gibbs was a noticeable presence throughout his show. Meanwhile, due to delays on the smaller stage, Freddie Gibbs was forced to compete with the legendary Philadelphia crew for eyes and ears.
Saturday night saw The Roots headlining Afropunk Brooklyn’s main stage, with Black Thought leading a rapt audience through a seamless medley of the group’s own hits, covers, and extended instrumental interludes including an impressive MPC solo from Stro Elliot.
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