00:00All of the celebrities are here in the house.
00:06The fans are here in the house.
00:07If you get a chance to make it out here to NOLA,
00:09you better have your camera phones, your cameras,
00:12anything you can have on you, with you,
00:15to capture these moments with all the celebrities
00:17that are running around.
00:18They're super friendly, super nice.
00:20And did I mention that that's Taraji over my shoulder?
00:23I am going to go grab me a quick snack
00:25and see what else I can find.
00:30I think we have one of our first sightings, Miss Latoya Luckett,
00:33over at the McDonald's space.
00:34Come on, let's go check it out.
00:39One of my absolute favorite things is style.
00:41Well, right now we're going to head over to the center stage
00:44because it's a street style fashion show
00:46hosted by the one and only Miss Eva.
00:51And look, right over my shoulder, a panel discussion on Hip Hop
00:54with Dougie Fresh and MC Lyte.
00:56So have you had a chance to take any selfies or pictures
01:01with any celebrities?
01:02Yes.
01:03Derrick J from Atlanta Housewives,
01:06Lass from Jumping the Broom,
01:07and one of the preachers from L.A.
01:09Oh, you sound like you got a few of them.
01:11What's your name and where are you from?
01:13My name is Jasmine and I'm from Orlando, Florida.
01:15I know he's one of the celebrities you spotted.
01:17Have you spotted any other celebrities?
01:19I actually just saw SWB over there.
01:22I can't wait for Mary J. Blige tonight, though.
01:24That's what I'm really excited for.
01:27Okay, so behind this very door is Radio Remote.
01:30A lot of celebrities back here doing some interviews.
01:32Let's check it out, see what we can find.
01:35Over my shoulder, you can see actor Lass Alonzo
01:38bringing a little eye candy to the Essence Festival.
01:40And you know how we like us some eye candy.
01:42Now I'm going to go see how much more I can find.
01:44Now, a lot of the ladies come out to see you and do a little stargazing.
01:49But as a celebrity, who do you look forward to seeing?
01:51I saw Prince last night.
01:53I mean, that takes me back to my youth.
01:55So that was awesome.
01:56Of course, Mary J. Blige is always great to see.
01:59She's also somebody that, you know, I grew up on, all her music.
02:02You know, I saw Ludacris yesterday.
02:04We did a panel together.
02:05You know, it's always good to see cats that I don't get to see very often
02:08because we're all so busy and traveling around.
02:10So it's fun for us as well.
02:12So we just finished speaking with Lass Alonzo.
02:14I ran back here on Radio Row
02:16because we're going to get celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimball.
02:19You are extremely popular in the Essence office, I must tell you.
02:23We love and adore you.
02:24You're family to us.
02:25Now, tons of fans come out here to the convention center to see the both of you.
02:29But I have to ask you this question.
02:31Which celebrities do you like to see?
02:33Well, Prince is for one.
02:36Mary J. Blige.
02:37I mean, I can't get enough.
02:38I mean, I work with her, but I can't get enough of her.
02:39I saw Shantae Moore, which I'm a huge fan of hers.
02:42I was excited to see her when I came in.
02:44So we're back here in Radio Remote, and we should have came here first.
02:47This is where all of the action is taking place.
02:49Right now, we're in front of the social media wall.
02:52We got Stargazing.
02:53It's something that everyone loves to do when they're here at the festival,
02:56whether it's in the convention center, the Superdome, or all around town.
03:00I'm kind of checking out who's tagging what, because we're on a little bit of a celebrity watch ourselves.
03:05Check out Instagram or Twitter at hashtag Essence Fest, and you can get on the action, too.
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