Jumping Into The Action At The Source360's Weekend Festival Events

The anticipation surrounding the Source360 was sure worth the wait! Although the main event was the Source360 concert in honor of The Source Magazine's 25th anniversary, the publication also put together a weekend full of festival events that were just as exciting as the main event at the Barclay's Center. From Thursday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20th, The Source hosted various festival events out in Brooklyn, NY which included a series of celebrities talk panels, artist showcases, fashion shows and day parties. 

HipHopShortStop.com dove head in to the festival events on Saturday and had an absolute field day. The vibe of the atmosphere was so dope. It was so many events scheduled for the day our only regret is that we didn't get to attend them all! We also got the opportunity to sit in on the "Reality TV- Pros & Cons" panel featuring Tahiry Jose (Love & Hip Hop New York), Melyssa Ford (Blood, Sweat, & Heels), Po Johnson (Lala's Full Court Life) and Karen Gravano (Mob Wives). The panel of sophisticated ladies opened up about pros and cons of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry and especially reality television. The reality stars revealed some of their personal struggles in this field of work and how they have pushed to over come them.

After revealing a couple of details on each of their upcoming projects, we got a chance to chat briefly with the ladies which led to this mini photo op.

[Pictured Above — Top Left: Tahiry Jose, Top Right: Po Johnson, Bottom Left: Karen Gravano and Bottom Right: Melyssa Ford ]

After the reality television talk panel, we headed over to Woodland to grab a bite to eat at the Thank You Brunch sponsored by Coors Light. While surrounded by good music and good people, we sat and ate some delicious chicken and waffles as we geared up to watch the artist showcases later on that day.

We headed back uptown to check out the Soul + R&B  Showcase in Albee Square Plaza and to our surprise we came a across some shocking talent. While checking out the showcase, we came across actress Antonique Smith who is well known for her role as Faith Evans in the 2009 Biggie Small's biopic Notorious. Not only can this lovely lady play the hell out of a role on stage but she can also rock the mic too! Antonique let her voice ring out amongst the streets of Brooklyn as she sang her hit single "Hold Up Wait A Minute." HipHopShortStop Editor in Chief Dana Pelotta and I even got to snap a few flicks with the artist after her performance. You can check out a video of Antonique giving the audience LIFE here.

All in all, attending the Source360 Saturday festival events turned out to be a damn good day. But it wasn't quite over for us yet because we still had to make our way into the main event — the first annual Source360 concert. Stay tuned . . .

— Brittany Chanel Jackson

Twitter: @xPlatinumChanel

New York City radio station, Hot 97, scores it's own VH1 reality show

New York City's number one hip hop radio station, has landed their own reality show! On March 31st, "This is Hot 97" will premiere on VH1.

Check out the preview here.

I was SHOCKED to hear this today, but it was long overdue! Most of reality TV, especially on VH1, is based and filmed here in the New York/New Jersey area. Not only can Hot97 be heard WORLDWIDE, listeners can now see the radio station TELEVISED across the world! 

It is becoming more and more noticeable, that New York really is the birth of real hip hop. This is GREAT for New York hip hop artists, and those involved in the industry. I'm sure the ratings will be through the roof! 

Look out for all your favorite Hot97 radio personalities and DJs to be on the show, such as Angie Martinez, Ebro, Peter Rosenberg, Cipha Sounds, Funkmaster Flex, Drewski, DJ Enuff, and more! 

By:: Dana Pelotta (Blog Owner/Editor in Chief)