ASAP Rocky performs onstage duringCoachella at the Empire Polo Field on April 22 2016 in Indio, California.
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This year's Yams Day concert came to an abrupt end on Thursday night when a fight broke out during A$AP Rocky's headline set. NYPD confirmed to NY Daily News that a "crowd control situation" was the reason for the January 18 show ending. There are currently no reports of any injuries.
Social media footage shows a fight which broke out backstage. There were also rumors of gunshots but those have been denied by the NYPD.
Yams day WILD pic.twitter.com/RTj3pquucS
— Mister Cent (@realfrogeyes) January 19, 2018
Wtff is happening yams day pic.twitter.com/6i1g49tJbk
— vanilla face (@lizzobitch) January 19, 2018
Yams Day is an annual event to honor the memory of the late A$AP Yams, who died of an accidental overdose in 2015.
The 2018 event features performances from Rocky plus Lil Yachty, Playboi Carti, French Montana, Flatbush Zombies, Nav, G Perico, and Teka$hi 6ix9ine.
The FADER has reached out for more information.
