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Published 17:44 IST, January 31st 2020

Rick Ross, Lil Wayne join DJ Khaled at Miami EA Sports Bowl

Fresh off a Grammy win for “Higher,” Khaled stressed “it’s all about the 305.” As neon palm trees and giant suns blazed in the background, Khaled — wearing a turquoise Dolphins jacket — brought up one surprise guest after another during the EA Sports Bowl at Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest.

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Fresh off a Grammy win for “Higher,” Khaled stressed “it’s all about the 305.” As neon palm trees and giant suns blazed in the background, Khaled — wearing a turquoise Dolphins jacket — brought up one surprise guest after another during the EA Sports Bowl at Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest.

Hometown hero Rick Ross was first in the lineup, performing “All I Do Is Win” with Khaled and “I’m On One.”

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Miami fans went crazy when old school rappers Trick Daddy and Trina jumped onstage. Khaled called it “historic.”

Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Ball Greezy, Yo Gotti and Fabolous all took turns onstage. The crowd went wild when Migos performed their hit “Pure Water” and Lil Wayne helped close out the night with a handful of songs, including “Uproar."

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“This is amazing that so many came out to represent Miami Super Bowl,” said Khaled, who seemed as excited as the crowd while watching his guests perform, even stopping at times to record them on his phone.

Several paid tribute to

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Retired NFL players Peyton and Eli Manning kicked off the event with

Opening acts included Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby, who was

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Later, the “Suge” performer said he’d been warned not to go into the crowd — before heading offstage into the audience, anyway.

Meek Mill payed homage to his home team, the Philadelphia Eagles, flashing team memorabilia onscreen during his set. The team adopted his song “Dreams and Nightmares (Intro)” as their theme song a few years ago and supported the rapper

The “Going Bad” singer also brought several guests onstage including Yella Beezy, Gunna and Tory Lanez.

17:44 IST, January 31st 2020