Let's give it to Funkmaster Flex and the 12,000 attendees for making the first Celebrity Car Show the Empire Tri-State car event of the season! Held at the Meadowlands' New Jersey Exposition Center, this show busted out of the blocks in serious fashion. It was real, so for anyone who couldn't make it, you missed out! A prescient and bold move for the Franchise Family, the event focused on pure entertainment, as enthusiasts and fans alike rolled up clean, shiny and kitted down. A shoutout to Jorge Ortega and his Megaseries expo team!
Unique Autosport showcased one hell of a Hall of Fame. The Unique team took the time to haul out and shine down some of the most exotic celebrity rides. We're talkin' Busta Rhymes' factory metallic orange Lamborghini with Flipmode logos, custom stitched leather seats, and floor mats in hot orange and black. Method Man's money-green clean Mercedes-Benz was on display, as well as several other sexy-ass celebrity rides such as Wyclef's G500 Benzo and Rockwilder's Yukon (from the cover of our July and September issues, respectively).
Supermodel, Tyson Beckford, held court with his stable of whips and ships. The courtesans were cheering and leering when he finally got past his own velvet ropes, marveling that those very rides were really Tyson's own! This supermodel is not just posing with cars though, he is concerned enough about installs that he was careful to chose the ride he felt had the cleanest install when we stepped into snapshots! We are staying tuned on Tyson, he has a brand new Escalade he intends to boom out.
The Megaseries girls got flash bulbs going as well, but the Jcor Entertainment Ladies had the finest struts in the house, promoting Masta Ace's new record release. Masta Ace has always been onto the ride world and has ten years spitting about cars, since "Born to Roll," circa 1992. The Jcor ladies are really The Sexxxy Street Team, 18 ladies in all, working car shows and music promotions alike. Michelle, Kamelah and Brandi were hanging tough and posing graciously for photos. These women don't just promote product, they help write business!
DJ Jazzy Joyce kept the pace uptempo with hot mixes and voiceovers for about 12 hours! It was proper that Jazzy Joyce of Hot 97 was in the auto sport setting, as she was one of the first DJ's to hook up true school audiophile aesthetics in the ride. I think I was still skating to Red Alert at the Skate Key, the old one that is, in the BX. (Bronx-Ed.) when Joyce had the first goose-neck (Clarion Joyce?) controls on her Jeep audio system before anyone I knew!
Maxx Myrick from XM Satellite Radio was at the show, way ahead of the game. I did not check anyone else from the SatRad cliques. Maxx is about the "Real" music - jazz, that is - and as a matter of fact the name of his program is "Real Jazz." Check for it people! We can't wait to get the official Car Audio hook up. Let us know, Maxx.
On the mobile electronics tip, Panasonic represented - Rob Lopez was early to the street checking things out and talking shop. Stay tuned for hot concepts from Panasonic in the days to come. Speaking of them there is a real nice stealth Panasonic setup in Angie Martinez's sexy ride. Angie is a savvy businesswoman/artist with a recently released CD who also is a deejay on Hot 97 here in New York.