Noel Gallagher not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong." Emily Eavis, the organiser of the festival, said she was honoured Jay-Z was headlining the event saying: "He is absolutely the right act for our festival," she said. "There is no reason why we should not have the greatest living hip-hop artist on at Glastonbury." Eavis also cited that Jay-Z was far from the first hip-hop artist to appear at Glastonbury. The Roots, Cypress Hill, and De La Soul had all previously performed at the Glastonbury Festival. In response, Jay-Z said, "We don't play guitars, Noel, but hip-hop has put in its work
Souleye (hip hop artist) Souleye (hip hop artist) Mario Treadway, better known by his stage name, Souleye, is an American rapper and hip hop artist. He has independently released nine albums, including his latest, "Wildman," which was released in September 2017. Among others, he has performed and recorded with Bassnectar, BLVD, and his wife, Alanis Morissette.<ref name="Us/Who Is"></ref> Treadway was born and raised in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Influenced by artists including Buckshot, Biggie Smalls, 2Pac, Living Legends, and Hieroglyphics, he began rapping, writing, and freestyling when he was 14. He graduated from Tantasqua Regional High School in 1999 and attended Western New England College on