‘Multi-cultural’ hip hop festival coming to Brooklyn
SOURCE360 Expo, a three-day hip-hop festival, will have its inaugural run later this month across multiple venues throughout Downtown Brooklyn. Panel discussions, conferences and other activities will be topped off by a Barclays Center reunion concert of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as performances by Diplomats and Lil’ Kim, among others.
Borough President Eric Adams convened a press conference Wednesday morning to announce the event, which is being held in partnership with The Source Magazine and The NorthStar Group.
“Brooklyn is now the heart of hip hop,” Adams said, while respectfully noting that he was the “second generation of borough presidents” behind Ruben Diaz Jr., of rap’s birthplace in the Bronx. “This festival represents everything great about hip-hop’s culture and community — it will showcase the production side and responsible side of the industry.”
Adams added how hip-hop was often a means for Brooklyn youth to portray their “rich urban experience” while positively engaging with the community.