Machine Gun Kelly Celebrates MGK Day With 2000 Bikers In Cleveland

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By far the greatest activity of the MGK Day in the Cleveland area was a raging motorcycle rally of 2,000 motorcycles running through town. The rapper-turned-rocker posted some crazy video footage onto Instagram, with the caption: “pulled up to @mgkdaycle 2000 bikes deep.” The clip shows Kelly leading this procession that probably constitutes every motorcycling enthusiast in the state of Ohio.

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Obviously, this was a real-life impact event on the townspeople and their watchers. One said, “Dude is single-handedly showing Cleveland mad love like no other,” while another blamed “@cityofcleveland blocked off an exit supporting a market with 150 Cleveland businesses for this photo opportunity.” That the city really supports this event is evidence of the success going to favor their hometown.

That did not sit well with some people, and quite a few had raised a concern about the lack of helmets shown within the video. “Love it as a biker I don’t think I’ll ever be ok with the no helmet thing though,” said one user, coming from Ireland, where helmets are compulsory. Two little girls, bro,” another remarked in response, meaning that while having a celebration, certain people are still concerned for safety.

The emotional touch was not lost on the spectators. There’s something about passing by the places you used to live to remind you, in this case far away from the land of his father, of how far you have come,” revealed another fan recalling. Ordinarily, he just considered him the coolest man on earth,” signifying to what extent the fan base really loves him.

International fans hyped the activity, too, with one participant from Brazil yelling in Portuguese, “Motociata pra soltar o Bolsonaro” (Motorcycle rally to free Bolsonaro), though such a political tone presented an out-of-place color for the celebration. Another one far more suitable was in Spanish, “No puedo más de un like jajajajajaj” (I can’t give more than one like hahahaha), which denotes Kelly’s appeal across the globe.

This was about more than just bikes-the long-awaited celebration of Kelly’s musical career was beginning to evolve. “My 1 and half yr old son can’t stop dancing to this entire album!!” said another parent, evidence that Kelly transcends all age barriers.

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Parking of comparing him to Drake is thrown around but believing the magnitude of the event would show Kelly’s huge relationship with his city. From blocked streets to hundreds of local businesses participating, MGK Day is already becoming the most anticipated and recognized event in this city. Whether the parties will include helmet-free rebellions or risk-averse “throws” of safety concerns are still to be discussed. One thing that no one can argue against: Machine Gun Kelly knows how to throw a Cleveland party that everyone is talking about. The imagery of thousands of bikes following their hero from this town through streets familiar to the unheard riches is a profoundly stirring presentation of how far he has come yet untold riches of stayed with where he started.