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20-04-2025
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Tycoon Festival 2025: Chris Brown stars, Sexyy Red surprises, Detroit hip-hop represents
In a lively and festive Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena, the Tycoon Music Festival made its Detroit premiere as Chris Brown headlined to a packed house. Detroit's Tee Grizzley and viral rapper Sexyy Red were among the top surprise guests in a four-hour affair that delivered multiple artist cameos to go with the announced lineup of Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Gucci Mane, Fabolous and Skilla Baby. It was the sixth edition of an annual event launched in 2019 by Brown's manager, Ant Wilson, who was on hand at LCA along with girlfriend and R&B star Monica. Detroit was the latest destination for Tycoon after previous runs in cities such as Atlanta and Houston. Here's a rundown: Brown's 50-minute set reaffirmed his onstage bona fides as he closed the night for one of Team Breezy's most devoted U.S. markets. Kicking off with a neon-streaked 'Party,' Brown drew mostly on the recent years of his two-decade catalog, though he did dip back to the early days with a dash through 'Yo (Excuse Me Miss),' 'Poppin'' and a glistening 'Strip.' Brown was joined at times by a high-energy dance crew to complement his own dazzling, hip-hop-influenced moves, though he was just as comfortable commanding the proceedings alone onstage. He shined on a mid-show stretch of bedroom soul ('Sweet Love,' 'Back to Sleep') and a warm, glowing 'Residuals.' Clad in a shirt citing Ecclesiastes 9:11 — a Bible verse about endurance through life's twists and turns — Brown wrapped up with 2014's 'Loyal' after thanking fans for their allegiance: 'It'll never go unnoticed,' he said. Saturday's set was a quick taste of what may be coming with Breezy Bowl XX, which will kick off in June and eventually feature pair of August shows at Ford Field: a slick, visual-heavy production (including pyro and a pair of giant inflatable Chris Browns flanking the stage), dynamic choreography and a heap of hit songs. By virtue of its timing, this year's Tycoon became a 4/20 weekend celebration — the weed aroma was apparent as soon as you pulled into an LCA parking area — and this Pittsburgh stoner-rapper was certainly up for the cause. Spliff in hand as he hit the stage, Wiz romped through a trippy 40-minute set of hazy floaters ('Mezmorized'), hypnotic numbers ('We Dem Boyz') and catchy hits like 'Roll Up,' which came with giant balloon joints tossed to the crowd. Fans especially locked in as he wrapped with an upbeat 'Young, Wild & Free' and anthemic 'See You Again' with Charlie Puth's piped-in vocals. Three months after her own LCA headlining appearance, the breakout St. Louis rapper was back Saturday, drawing screams of recognition as she hit the stage two hours in. Twerking in a skintight suit, Sexyy Red clocked all of five minutes in her cameo. She followed a pair of unannounced sets from Detroit rapper Payroll Giovanni — who performed his solo hit 'Hoes Like' and nodded to his westside group Doughboyz Cashout — and Chicago's G Herbo. It was Tee Grizzley who got the prime-time spotlight, joining Brown for the duo's 2023 hit 'IDGAF' and wrapping his mini-set with a crowd-igniting 'First Day Out,' the rapper's 2016 breakthrough smash. In between — with Brown momentarily ceding his own stage — Tee paired up with fellow Detroit rapper Skilla Baby for their collab 'Gorgeous.' Earlier, Skilla Baby had kicked off the Tycoon fest with a ladies-pleasing set that had him venturing out into the arena to give fans a chance to grab their own close-up TikTok moments. 'There's no place like home, there's no place like home,' the 26-year-old intoned at one point. Highlights included 'CFWM' and 'Tay B Style' — and a Skilla-led crowd singalong on Keyshia Cole's 'Love.' Atlanta trap pioneer Gucci Mane logged a pro performance with a set that included a vivacious onstage appearance from his wife, Keyshia Ka'Oirr, during his early career hit 'Freaky Gurl,' part of a set that included crowd-pleasers 'Pillz' and 'Wasted.' Fabolous, equipped with his agile, sing-song delivery, kicked off with a latter-day track ('Cold Summer') before ultimately making his way back in time to the smooth grooves of 'Can't Let You Go' and the set-closing 'Breathe.' Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tycoon fest in Detroit: Chris Brown stars, Sexyy Red surprises, more
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17-04-2025
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Chris Brown leads powerhouse lineup as Tycoon Festival makes Detroit debut Saturday
Before the Tycoon Music Festival became a star-studded annual event, says founder Anthony (Ant) Wilson, it was "just a spur-of-the-moment thing.' As the longtime manager of R&B superstar Chris Brown — who's headlining the latest edition of Tycoon this weekend in Detroit — Wilson operates in a busy orbit of artists. A new festival was a chance to bring together acts he deals with regularly, and that inaugural 2019 show in Atlanta featured Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Trey Songz and others. On Saturday at a sold-out Little Caesars Arena, Brown will once again lead the bill, topping a powerhouse lineup of R&B and hip-hop that includes Wiz Khalifa, Gucci Mane, Fabolous and Detroit rapper Skilla Baby. And there's a whole slew of unannounced acts on tap, performing both individual sets and collaborations. 'I want to focus on Detroit people,' Wilson says. 'Tycoon is always about surprise guests — there are more surprise guests than there are name guests. I intend to give (fans) more than their money's worth.' With this year's Tycoon fest happening on the eve of 4/20, the world's unofficial weed holiday, Wilson curated the lineup with a certain theme in mind. 'I don't smoke myself, but I wanted to bring some people who are known to smoke,' he says. 'So to celebrate 4/20 for everybody in Detroit, that's what it is — a little singing, a little smoking, so Detroit can have some fun.' As a Cleveland native, Wilson is well acquainted with the Motor City. He spent a lot of time in Detroit during his days working with Young Jeezy, including the 2013 signing of hip-hop collective Doughboyz Cashout to Jeezy's CTE World label. He's also an executive producer of the Starz series 'BMF,' the urban crime drama set in Detroit, whose local guest stars have included Eminem and Jalen Rose. The show's fourth season will roll out in June, but Wilson declines to drop any hints about the upcoming plot, saying only: 'There's a lot of Detroit in there.' So after runs in spots such as Atlanta and Houston, the Tycoon Music Festival deserves to happen in the D, Wilson says. 'I just love Detroit,' he says. 'And Detroit always gave me so much love that I was like: I just want to give back.' Most recently, he headed to town in January with his girlfriend, R&B star Monica, where the couple made a splash at a Detroit Pistons game, strikingly outfitted in coats from Dittrich Furs. Monica will once again be dressed to impress Saturday when she's among the VIPs in the house as Tycoon takes over LCA. 'She fell in love with Detroit, too, so she's all excited. She picked out her outfit already — so my accountant tells me,' Wilson says with a laugh. It doesn't hurt that Detroit has been one of the strongest markets for Chris Brown, stretching back to his early shows at venues such as Joe Louis Arena. The Tycoon fest comes less than a year after Brown headlined a sold-out Little Caesars Arena, and he'll be back in August for a pair of dates at Ford Field, part of his Breezy Bowl XX tour. He began rehearsals three weeks ago. Twenty years after breaking out with 'Run It!,' Brown's career seems to have hit a new level. His latest record, '11:11,' earned him four nominations and a win for best R&B album at last year's Grammy Awards, while the hit single 'Residuals' sparked a viral singalong craze across social media. Along with Brown's upcoming world stadium tour — his first yet — it marks a fresh peak for the 35-year-old singer-dancer. It's the sort of career acceleration not often experienced by an artist two decades in. 'Yeah, and thank God, too. We're very grateful for that,' says Wilson. 'I hope that it just keeps going.' When the 'Residuals' challenge lit up the Internet earlier this year, Brown thanked participating artists and fans, calling it a testament to the power of 'real R&B.' His manager agrees. 'I feel like people are just now seeing the the difference between somebody with a song and a performer,' says Wilson. 'You know, just look at other artists and you can see the difference. You could see the artist development that he had to go through. And I feel like that's what the music game has been missing.' Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@ 7:30 p.m. Sat. Little Caesars Arena 2645 Woodward, Detroit $87 & up This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Chris Brown leads a powerhouse lineup as Tycoon fest makes Detroit debut
