Meek Mill And Odd Future Rock Peter Rosenberg’s Peterpalooza

Photos Courtesy Of Lauren Gesswein

While Hot 97's veteran-DJ Peter Rosenberg may be most known for his now-infamous remarks about Nicki Minaj at last year’s Summer Jam, in the hip-hop community he's recognized for much more than that. So, to celebrate his birthday, he threw the 2nd Annual Peterpalooza concert in Brooklyn's Williamsburg Park with a rather untraditional roster of rappers including Meek Mill, Schoolboy Q, Odd Future and World’s Fair. It may seem like a strange mix, but Rosenberg explains the logic behind having such a variety pretty simply: “I wanted a bunch of different perspectives and a whole bunch of different kinds of artists there. I didn’t wanna just have only people who messed with each other. I wanted it to show all the great things that hip-hop has.”

Still, many were surprised to see only one hometown act on the line-up, since Rosenberg is especially known for illuminating New York artists. To this, he says, “I feel like I’ve already covered my bases in New York. I play a lot of local artists. So I was like, ‘I think this show should represent a lot of different stuff.’ So I didn’t even hesitate on that. And I think it’s cool to put on an act like World’s Fair who’s gaining attraction in New York.” Despite only having one representer on the bill, trust and believe that NYC still found a way to be fully represented.

Leading up to the show, a concern that still faced Rosenberg were low ticket sales, forcing him to cut the ticket prices in half. He mentions, “Frankly, I think the divide that I wanted to have also made it a little weird for tickets. We dropped the ticket price because we wanted everyone to come.” So, under Saturday's thundering Brooklyn skies, masses of fans jammed in the rain to an unforgettable show. Click through for a few key moments, just in case you couldn’t make it out to Brooklyn yourself, and check out our photo gallery from the event above.—Abrea Armstrong (@abreaknowsbest)

1. Rosenberg announces that every member of Odd Future is there

When Rosenberg made this announcement onstage, it was immediately followed by the loudest cheer that Williamsburg Park has ever heard. With half the crowd decked out in Golf Wang gear, that was all they needed to hear.

2. Meek Mill drops knowledge on Odd Future

Backstage, after finishing his set, Meek greets the OF crew and lets the guys know that, “Real street niggas are watching you.” Yes, this really happened.

3. World’s Fair brings out New New York

World’s Fair may have been New York's only act officially on the roster, but a show in Brooklyn wouldn't be complete without appearances from Bodega Bamz, Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers.

4. Odd Future wilds out

If you're not sure what that means, you've clearly never been to an OF Show. A group of these kids onstage with microphones is a recipe for mayhem. Mosh pits included.

5. Meek Mill brings out Travi$ Scott and Fabolous

The 2013 XXL Freshmen gave an overly energetic performance of his newest single, “Upper Echelon," while Fabolous joined in for a guest set with his usual casual demeanor.

6. Schoolboy Q brings Cali to NYC

Dawning his signature bucket hat, Q gave us many of the songs off of his forthcoming project, Oxymoron, and ran through some of his already-released catalogue.

7. World’s Fair makes it rain du-rags and Honey Buns

Though no one is entirely sure why this happened, all we know is that it did. Munchie food, maybe?

8. Prince SAMO of World’s Fair performs with a foot brace

After being wheeled out on stage and explaining his broken foot, SAMO and his Queens crew still gave the audience an unforgettable show.

9. Meek Mill hosts an onstage twerk contest

After having his security check IDs, Meek invited two audience members to join him onstage for a twerk-off. No one was disappointed.

10. Funkmaster Flex bring NY to life

Fellow Hot 97 DJ and NY native DJ Funkmaster Flex played a New York-heavy DJ set including early Jay-Z classics.