Once viral-rapper Kreayshawn made a triumphant return to the Bay Area stage for the first time in a decade as part of Mosswood Meltdown.
Featured VideoNatassia Zolot, better known by the moniker Kreayshawn, burst onto the scene after posting her music video “Gucci Gucci” to YouTube back in 2011. Prior to that, she had been part of Oakland’s White Girl Mob alongside Lil Debbie (who appears in the video) and V-Nasty.
“Gucci Gucci” was certified gold the next year and led to Kreayshawn’s debut album, which unfortunately flopped hard. By then, she had amassed enough attention that Somethin’ ‘Bout Kreay flopped a little too loudly. Soon after, she wound up stepping back from the spotlight.
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Kreayshawn stopped performing for years. But that didn’t stop new fans from finding her music—or demanding her return to the stage.
This year, Mosswood Meltdown made that happen. The Bay Area music festival (called the “music festival for people who hate music festivals” by SFGate)pulled the rapper out of semi-retirement and put her in front of a crowd of screaming fans who knew every single word to “Gucci Gucci.”
“We’ve been trying to book her hear for years and now it’s finally happening,” the legendary John Waters said by way of introduction over the weekend.
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Kreayshawn performed a full set at the festival. SFGate describes her reception as giving “the sense that in the Bay Area, the love for Kreayshawn never left.”
Fans are on board for a Kreayshawn resurgence
Although her appearance at the festival was announced last year, some hardcore Kreayshawn fans clearly didn’t hear the news until after she had already staged her comeback.
AdvertisementTorn between disappointment over missing it and thrilled as to what this might mean for the future, the corner of social media still dedicated to what she brings to the table was abuzz after the festival.
AdvertisementFortunately, for those who missed out, Kreayshawn has already been announced for another upcoming performance at San Francisco’s Portola Festival in September. And we can all be sure it’ll be one big room full of bad bitches.
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