00:00Hey everybody, Janelle Snowden here with the always energetic Mr. Ty Trimmon.
00:04We're here to talk about the 25th anniversary of the Essence Festival.
00:07Now, I know that you have performed at the Essence Festival.
00:10I didn't know it was 25 years.
00:1225 years.
00:13How many times have you been there?
00:15Probably 25 times.
00:16It feels like that, right?
00:17I've been there a whole lot of times.
00:18I love coming to the Essence Festival.
00:20Chocolate heaven is what I call it.
00:22That's good.
00:23That's really good.
00:24Chocolate heaven.
00:25I love it.
00:26I love the people there.
00:27Every time we go, they're ready to have a little church when we get up there.
00:30You know what I'm saying?
00:31Nobody's too far from God, no matter how much we party and do what we do.
00:35Everybody comes to the center and God is the center and I always feel that when I hit the stage.
00:41I always feel everybody coming like, you know what?
00:43If it wasn't for God, none of this would be.
00:45So that's what I love about the Essence Festival.
00:47They acknowledge God.
00:48Absolutely.
00:49And that doesn't happen at every festival.
00:50It's like a family reunion too.
00:52Like when you walk the hallways or the streets, there's no strangers.
00:55That's true.
00:56Everybody is family.
00:57Hey, how you doing?
00:58Hey Ty.
00:59I'm like, hey Cynthia, wherever you are.
01:00Right, right, right.
01:01It's a whole, we take over the whole city.
01:03New Orleans is never the same.
01:04And I just love the family about it.
01:06I love the tribe.
01:07Speaking of family, as a performer, when your family hears that you're coming to the Essence
01:12Festival, I'm sure you get requests for tickets all the time.
01:14But when it's the Essence Fest, tell me what that's like.
01:17Are the texts out of control?
01:19As always, the emails, texts, DMs.
01:21We need to get in.
01:22We need to get in.
01:23I say, listen, I only got three passes.
01:25So y'all better get in each other's book bags or something.
01:27You've seen Maids and Frankie Beverly because they're like perennial performers, right?
01:30I'm from Philly.
01:31I'm from Philly.
01:32So you are, I'm Jersey, Camden, Philly.
01:34So I already know they're going to shut it down.
01:37And then the tribute, whoever, who's doing the tribute?
01:40Because that matters.
01:41We've got Anthony Hamilton.
01:42Oh my goodness.
01:43That's my friend.
01:44That's my friend.
01:45That's my boy.
01:46That's my boy.
01:47Sheila E.
01:48And more.
01:49Okay.
01:50This is going to be a legendary event.
01:52The Essence Festival has, I've never seen an Essence Festival like this.
01:55How about this?
01:56You got Missy Elliott.
01:57You got Mary J. Blige.
01:58You got Nas.
01:59Pharrell and Templin and Teddy Riley.
02:01Who don't you have?
02:02Who don't you have?
02:03The only thing we don't have is you.
02:05Make sure you come to the 25th anniversary of the Essence Festival.
02:09We want you to be there.
02:10You truly never know who shows up because the thing about the Essence Festival that I love
02:12is that the artists who aren't even booked like to be there as fans.
02:16See how she talked about me?
02:17She said he ain't even booked but he coming.
02:19I'm going to book my show.
02:21I'm just saying.
02:22You do not want to miss the 25th anniversary of the Essence Festival.
02:25Get your homies, call your friends, let them have this family reunion experience
02:30at the 25th annual Essence Festival.
02:32If you're going to miss it, you're going to hear about it.
02:35Trust me.
02:36All I can say to that is wow.
02:38God bless y'all.
02:39Peace.
02:40For more info, go to EssenceFestival.com.
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