00:00Hey, hey, Essence Live. I'm your girl, Dana Blair. And you see this character next to me, Mr. J.B. Smooth. How are you? How you doing?
00:12How you doing? What's going on? We are here. We in NOLA right now. Essence Festival 2016. My first time coming ever.
00:20Your first time?
00:21I've been around the world. I've been everywhere. Australia, the islands, Germany, England, Australia. You name it, I've been there. Amsterdam, Ireland.
00:31But never have I been to the Essence Festival here in New Orleans. And New Orleans is my favorite city. And I'm a big Saints fan. What up, Saints? What up, Drew Brees?
00:43Who that?
00:45Who that?
00:46Who that say they go?
00:47Who that say they don't know?
00:51So who are you looking forward to seeing at your first Essence Festival?
00:56Of course, New Edition.
01:05Turn it. Oh, don't hurt him. Don't hurt him. Just get it. You got it. Okay, he's back. Now you're going to, you're going to be the full routine.
01:16I should have been at New Edition.
01:18But?
01:18I should have been at New Edition.
01:20But can you sing?
01:21I'll be like this seventh member
01:24Anybody else you're looking for? I don't got to sing. I don't want to dance. Oh, no, you have to sing in that group. Oh
01:30Well a little bit
01:31Having a great time
01:33If you have not been here, you got to get out here
01:36Fabulous city great people great event
01:40Great music
01:41Great love great food great everything. This is the city to be. I'm so happy to have it every year here. It's what it's all about
01:49What have you been up to other other than enjoying the music?
01:52Have you had a chance to go to any of the great restaurants? Nola has to offer my wife is a vegan
01:57We just came from a restaurant called seed
02:00We had a vegan po-boy. I
02:04Know I know I know I know I know I know don't don't judge her go to judge my wife right now
02:19You will be there every little step. Hey, hey, you will be there every little step. Oh, oh
02:28I wasn't ready for that one. I wasn't ready for that step. Oh
02:35Check out the footwork. It's all about the footwork. It's a fancy footwork. I
02:40Don't know let's get cool this man off cool this man off
02:43Go J.B. Go J.B. Go J.B. Go J.B. Oh
02:49What you can't give it all to him at once you can't give it all to them at once you can't get it all
02:54Where else can fans find you this weekend? I am here promoting a fabulous movie. I'm in along with
03:02Gabrielle Union
03:03Kimberly Elise
03:06All my apps
03:08Kerry Hilson
03:10Oh, what's the name of the company?
03:13Almost Christmas
03:14It's gonna be fabulous Danny Glover's in the movie. I'm not forgetting somebody the movie's fabulous
03:20We had a great time doing it. It comes out of November do not miss this movie. It's love. It's drama. It's comedy
03:27Monique's in the movie also
03:29I'm forgetting anybody. Please forgive me. I love you all
03:34It's gonna be a great movie great holiday movie love
03:37Drama comedy fabulous movie David Talbot directed the movie. It's fabulous. We are here to promote the movie
03:46It's gonna be something else
03:48Now thank you so much J.B. for stopping by S.S.Live. He's gonna come back
03:52Get down here. Wait, wait, wait. I want to dance off with you later on when we're back in New York
03:55I want to dance off. I want to dance off. I want to dance off. I want to dance off
04:00Thank you so much. Thank you
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