Strawberries & Creem Festival

**Strawberries & Creem** (**S&C**) is an annual music festival held in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. In 2022, it was held from June 18-19 at Childerley Orchard, where American rapper Lil Wayne was advertised as the headlining act. It would have been his first UK show since 2008, though he was pulled out last-minute, being denied entry by Home Office, a department of the British Government.

## Biography

American rapper Lil Wayne also known as Young Mula Baby, Lil Tunechi or to many 'the best rapper alive' will be gracing the S&C main stage in his ONLY UK SHOW – and fans across the country are sharing their excitement. The Mrs Officer rapper will be returning to the UK after 14 years and has no other European performance scheduled in 2022 - so you already know where to be on 18th June.

Lil Wayne is considered to be one of the most influential names in hip hop today. He's been running the game since 1997 when he first came out at the tender age of 14 when he joined the rap group; the Hot Boys. Since then, the New Orleans bred has rapper been giving us ground-breaking bodies one after the other, including 14 studio albums, one collaborative album, three compilation albums, five extended plays, and twenty-nine mixtapes! How many artists today can say their catalogue is that extensive?

From his debut solo album, *The Block Is Hot* to Tha Carter (I-V), *Rebirth* and his latest 2022 album *Sorry For the Wait*, Mr Carter never misses, and lives up to his title as best rapper alive as he's broken multiple records, won 5 Grammys and influenced hip-hop for generations to come. Lil Wayne will be making S&C history on the Main Stage – 18th June 2022. It's going to be epic…[src]

## Background

On February 19, 2022, the festival organizers announced of Lil Wayne headlining the event. Initially being a three-day event, it was changed to two days, which they notified to the public on May 24, 2022.

On June 15, 2022, just three days ahead of Lil Wayne's performance, it was announced by the event organizers that he was pulled from the bill due to denial of entry by UK's Home Office because of prior convictions. As per Home Office protocols, "all individuals who have received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more 'must have their application refused.'" S&C reported on their website that they were "deeply disappointed by this sudden and negative ruling. We have received very minimal notice, and the timing of the decision is of course upsetting for all involved—including Lil Wayne's fans, as well as the festival team." They announced of fellow American rapper Ludacris being the replacement.

The following day, a representative for Wayne told *XXL*: "Due to circumstances out of his control, Lil Wayne won't be able to perform at the Strawberries & Creem Festival this year. Wayne is very disappointed as it's been over a decade since he last performed in the UK, and he was excited to be reconnecting with his UK fans. He is looking forward to performing in the UK at a later date."

## Gallery

Promotional poster* June 15, 2022
* Twitter

## References

1. ↑ "Lil Wayne to Perform at Cambridge Strawberries and Creem Festival". *BBC*. February 17, 2022.
2. ↑ Lewis, Isolbel (February 18, 2022). "Lil Wayne: Fans Stunned as Rapper to Play First UK Show Since 2008 at Strawberries and Creem". *Independent*.
3. ↑ "Strawberries & Creem Festival (@strawberriesandcreem)". *Instagram*. February 19, 2022.
4. ↑ "S&C Festival 2022 Will Now Start on Saturday 18th June". *Strawberries & Creem Festival*. May 24, 2022.
5. ↑ Coleman II, C. (June 16, 2022). "Lil Wayne Denied Entry into the U.K., Forced to Drop Out of Strawberries & Creem Festival". *XXL*.

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