00:00Game on! Game on! Game on!
00:04Game on!
00:06Playing at that stage.
00:08You people better be ready.
00:10Especially the Wi-Fi.
00:18Right now I'm here at the Get On Up Experience
00:20at the Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
00:22Essence Festival. And in case you don't know,
00:24this is the next big film
00:26to hit theaters near you August 1.
00:28Get On Up is the film about the one
00:30and the only James Brown
00:32starring Chadwick Boseman and Jill Scott.
00:34James Brown has inspired
00:36many of today's popular artists such as
00:38Janelle Monae, Prince, Michael Jackson
00:40and the list goes on and on.
00:42And right now I'm going to take you on a tour
00:44of the life of James Brown.
00:49This is a really cool interactive experience.
00:51You can take a walking tour.
00:53Not only of some of the memorabilia from the movie
00:55but actual James Brown memorabilia.
00:57Go in and check it out.
00:59Here we have one of James Brown's actual show suits.
01:02On loan from the James Brown estate.
01:04As you can see it's very flamboyant.
01:06He even got us some gold boots right here.
01:08All of his suits were custom made
01:10because he had a really eccentric style
01:11and definitely believed in showmanship.
01:13He was often known as the hardest working man
01:15in show business.
01:16Thus, he started the cape.
01:18Every superhero and every super music icon needs a cape.
01:21What is your favorite James Brown song?
01:27Get on up.
01:29It's her favorite James Brown song.
01:31Get up off that thing.
01:33And I heard you say, it's a man's world.
01:35That's one of my favorite James Brown songs.
01:37I say that every time I break up with a boyfriend.
01:46We love James Brown.
01:47He's like an icon and we can't wait.
01:49Seeing the old clothing and seeing the artifacts from James Brown,
01:53that was the best part.
01:54Get up off that thing.
01:56I'm excited about seeing the movie.
01:58Yes, we are going to go see James Brown.
02:00We've got our t-shirts ready.
02:02We're going to be there when it first comes out.
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