J. Cole and 'mystery guests' close Dreamville 2024's final night

As Dreamville 2024 reaches its final acts, fans say they're excited about the possibility of "mystery guests" for J. Cole and Nicki Minaj.
Posted 4/7/2024, 11:35:00 PM Updated 4/8/2024, 3:42:00 AM

RESTAURANT IN FAYETTEVILLE,

INJURING CUSTOMERS. GOOD

EVENING. THANKS FOR JOINING

US TONIGHT. I'M JULIAN GRACE.

WE APPRECIATE YOU STAYING UP

WITH US TONIGHT. WHILE THE

FIGHTING CONTINUES RIGHT HERE,

JAKE OLD TOOK THAT DREAMVILLE

STAGE A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR

AGO. THE FESTIVAL CREATOR IS

THE FINALE TO THIS YEAR'S

TWO-DAY EVENT.

>> WRAL'S CARLY HAYNES WAS AT

THE FESTIVAL FOR BOTH DAYS.

SHE HAS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT

FROM SPARK AND KYLE CARLY, HOW

ARE FANS FEELING OUT THERE

TONIGHT?

>> OH, MY GOSH. THERE HAS BEEN

SO MUCH FUN. JULIAN J COLE IS

STILL ON SAY IT IS THE GRAND

FINALE OF THIS BIG WEEKEND

CROWD SOMEHOW BIGGER TODAY.

THEN THEY YESTERDAY. I WANT TO

BRING YOU INTO WHAT THINGS

LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE EARLIER AS

PEOPLE WERE ANTICIPATING HIS

PERFORMANCE TONIGHT.

>> IT'S A DREAM OR NIGHTMARE.

THE END OF AN INCREDIBLE

WEEKEND.

THE SILVER LINING J COLE DURING

THOSE CREATOR IS FINISHING ITS

OUT OF THE ENERGY IS CRAZY.

THEIR ENERGIES GRAZING FOR SURE

IS DEFINITELY A LOT MORE PEOPLE

HERE TODAY. YEAH, BECAUSE OF

FANS EXPERIENCING THE MUSIC

THAT HAS STAYED WITH THEM.

>> THEY SAY ANYTHING IS

POSSIBLE. SAID RING LIKE I'VE

NEVER SEE OBSTACLES. SO WHAT

HIS MIXTAPES.

>> AND THIS YEAR NEW MUSIC J

COLE'S LATEST ALBUM DROPPED

FRIDAY.

>> I LOVE IT.

>> I CALL IT FIRST THING IN THE

MORNING. AND AUTUMN. HAHA, I

WAS A HUGE SURPRISE. DIDN'T

KNOW HE WAS ON DRY LAND COVER

TYPE OF J COLE IS FROM

FAYETTEVILLE, DREAMING UP THE

FESTIVAL. TOGET BACK TO THE

PLACE HE CALLS HOME.

>> FOR THE PEOPLE HERE, IT

MEANS EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW,

FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, NEVER

FORGET WHAT IT COME FROM.

THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR

JOHNNY WILSON WHO RUNS

FAYETTEVILLE, URBAN MINISTRY,

THE NONPROFIT WERE J. COLE

SERVED AS A MENTOR TO AT-RISK

KIDS. I MET MISTER COLE ABOUT

14 TO 15 YEARS AGO.

>> AND JUST SEEING HIM START

HIS CAREER BREAKING THROUGH

THE INDUSTRY AND NOW HIM

ACTUALLY BEING A SUPERSTAR.

SO I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THAT

MEANS FOR MEAT.

>> FOR THE 10'S OF THOUSANDS

WHO TURNED OUT THIS WEEKEND.

IT'S THE END, BUT IT'S NOT

OVER. WE ARE ALREADY PLANNING

NEXT YEAR. DROPS AND

>> DREAMVILLE IS COMING AGAIN.

WE'RE GOING.

>> THE GI BILL SAID LAST YEAR'S

FESTIVAL BROUGHT IN 145 MILLION

DOLLARS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

ORGANIZERS EXPECT THIS YEAR'S

EVENT TO HAVE RECORD TURNOUT.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW FAR THAT

IMPACT GOES. JULIAN.

>> POSSIBLE THIS YEARS FESTIVAL

CONCERT HAS 125 MILLION.

WE SHALL SEE WRAL'S CARLY

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