In response to the letter, all five of the rappers were removed from the lineup and didn't perform at the festival, a representative for Rolling Loud confirmed.

In an Instagram post on October 12, Brooklyn rapper Casanova noted that his last felony conviction was in 2007. "It’s unfair and unfortunate that my past, which I’ve dealt with legally and personally, continues to stigmatize me and my career as a recording artist," he wrote.

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Don Q called the cancellation a result of "misinformation" in an Instagram post. "I never been in any gang activities or never had issues at any of my previous shows," he wrote. "I hope the city will wake up and see that cancelling me and my fellow NY artists isn’t the solution."