Bronx Festival 2017
For the first time ever, I had the opportunity to witness my very first experience at the Bronx Festival this year at Mosholu Parkway. I walked around and saw lots of people of course, bought me a really dope hip hop t-shirt in honor of one of my favorites hip hop artists, who I ended up actually seeing live and met later in the day, saw the parade and enjoyed some really dope performances too. Celebrating hip hop culture mostly with performances from Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick and a bunch of other performances by really dope talented people. The best part about it all was meeting and interviewing the very cool and humble Bronx borough president himself Ruben Diaz, Jr. This man is actually someone who I admire for not only his great personality but the way people loved and respected him and how connected he is with the people of all backgrounds. He actually interacted with the people, took some pictures, shook hands, shared hugs, and danced and had a good time with us too. Not a stuck up person at all. His vibe is extremely positive; you can’t help but to respect him. The parade is where I first saw all those different types of backgrounds and cultures. So many different looks, languages, music, the food, everything. Even with all the different schools and programs, seeing all the little kids with their families and loved ones and all kinds of other stuff, it was all positive stuff. Such an amazing day with lots of fun, culture and love. No fights, no arguments, no altercations, no drama, even the security and cops were laughing and enjoying their time too. This Bronx Festival only proved how positive the borough is as a unit. Everybody there were mostly born and/or raised here in The Bronx and we all came together from different areas in the borough. It shuts down all of the negative stereotypes and false pretenses that people make up about the borough that I hear about a lot, it can be annoying but this festival proved otherwise and I’m just very happy and glad I got the opportunity to be a part of it. As the saying goes, like KRS-One once said, “The Bronx keeps creating it.” This one’s for The Bronx. This one’s for hip hop, the people, the incredible Bronx borough president Mr. Ruben Diaz, Jr. Thank you sir! Peace and Love!