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Inside the Smokin Grooves Festival in Los Angeles (Photos)
Smokin Grooves—the eclectic hip-hop tour that debuted across America in 1996—made its return to Southern California with a one-day music festival Saturday. Thousands of music lovers converged on Los Angeles State Historic Park to see a stacked lineup of artists spanning the spectrum from alternative R&B, hip-hop, and jazz, with performers including Erykah Badu, Nas, Kamasi Washington, Miguel, The Internet, Hiatus Kaiyote, Roy Ayers, Flying Lotus, Jhené Aiko, The Roots, and more.
Due to the pandemic, this year’s event marked the first Smokin Grooves in SoCal since 2019, when it was held in Long Beach at The Queen Mary. The festival, which has the tagline “amazing energy and good vibes,” had a communal energy that at times felt like a family reunion.
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