Hot 97 Summer Jam 2011 Event Recap

This past weekend at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, hip-hop’s biggest stars gathered for Hot 97′s 2011 Summer Jam concert. Among the performers in attendance were Wiz Khalifa, Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Lloyd Banks, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Diddy and Ryan Leslie just to name a few. Peter Rosenberg, Cipha Sounds, Miss Info and Angie Martinez were among those on hand to give a live look into the show. The speakers at the stadium blasted the hottest singles like Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow”, Lil Wayne’s “6’7′”, Lloyd Banks’ “Start It Up”, DJ Khaled’s “I’m On One” and Meek Mill’s “Tupac Back” for another solid and successful Summer Jam.

In addition to the music, there wasn’t a shortage of sneaker heat. Jordan Brand was well represented at the event with Wiz Khalifa wearing the Air Jordan VI ‘Infrared’ Air Jordan XII Low ‘Black Patent, Big Sean with the Air Jordan IV ‘Cool Grey’ and Havoc and Jadakiss with the Air Jordan III ‘True Blue’. DMV native Wale broke out the Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Retro’ and Nike Air Max LeBron VII ‘HWC’, Tyga donned a classic in the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star and Harlem rapper Cam’Ron sported the Air Max JR ‘Neon’. Swizz Beatz represented for Reebok with the revamped Kamikaze. Diddy and Pusha T were among the few who sported sneakers from high end brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton.