“I try to make sure that all my songs are really compatible with the dance floor,” he said.Ĭazwell has a new album coming out this summer titled “Hard 2B Fresh,” so he plans to perform his new music at the event along with his older songs like “I Seen Beyoncé at Burger King,” which Cazwell joked he would dedicate to Rowland. I just want to do a good show, I want to be captivating,” said Cazwell, an openly gay dance-oriented rapper whose lyrics often focus on gay and bisexual issues. “I’ve never performed at Long Beach Pride before but I can’t wait. On Sunday night, the festival closes with New York hip-hop artist Cazwell at 8 and electro-pop singer and rapper Devin Star Tailes, better known as Dev, at 9 on the main stage. This year’s main stage is headlined by former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland, who will perform 9 p.m.
They come to celebrate and party, and there will be plenty of chances to do that with a music lineup that’s bringing dozens of acts to the two-day festival along Shoreline Drive. As the second-largest event in the city, the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival and Parade is expected to attract about 80,000 people to the downtown area when it returns this weekend.
