Machine Gun Kelly’s bond with his hometown of Cleveland is stronger than ever. The rapper-rocker hosted MGK Day on Sunday along with a slew of other charity events celebrating The Land throughout the weekend. Kelly reportedly ripped through a 25-track headlining set Sunday evening in the streets of Cleveland, but saved a few tricks up his sleeve when surprising his die-hard hometown fans with appearances from Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Jelly Roll at the block party.
Barker, who produced the Billboard 200 -topping Tickets to My Downfall, played the drums on hits such as “My Ex’s Best Friend” as well as Jelly Roll and MGK’s new collab “Lonely Road.” The John Denver-sampling track debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Today is all about my brother right her,” Jelly Roll told the crowd of the hometown hero standing next to him. “This is his day, this is his week, this is his city. And right now I want you to be the loudest you’ve been all f—ing night for MGK!” Detroit’s Tee Grizzley also made the trip to hit the stage with Machine Gun Kelly, where he performed his “First Day Out” banger as well as his “The Sopranos” collaboration with MGK.
Following the block party’s festivities, MGK took a moment on X to get emotional about his love letter to Cleveland and his journey with the fans that has been running high since the late 2000s. “My eyes too dry to cry but damn cleveland that was legendary tonight wtf. WE DID THAT,” he wrote.