00:00New Orleans is such a beautiful place. I have a real connection with this city.
00:08It's almost like a love affair. The sights and the sounds keep me coming back
00:12every time and the special ingredient is the people of New Orleans. I'm here with
00:16McDonald's to take you on a tour of the music and entertainment scene that give
00:20this city life.
00:23John, I come bearing gifts. Lance, my man, pleasure. Pleasure's mine, pleasure's mine.
00:32Yeah, so this is a dope spot. Man, this is the Ashe Powerhouse, man. It's a cultural
00:36center that uses arts to empower the community, so I'm glad you're here. Let me
00:40show you around, let me show you around. Lance, let me show you what I'm working on
00:45today. I got going on in here. Let me tell you a little bit about this piece, man.
00:49It has to deal with emotion, with feeling. We're using the female figure and showing
00:53like facial expressions to really get that sense of emotion.
00:56Now, this is what I've been working on all day. This is the one we're working on right
00:59now. It has to do with the drip. You know, when we think about today's culture, when we
01:03talk about style and what it is, you say the drip, but you got the sauce.
01:07Yeah, I got the sauce.
01:08Right, right.
01:09You mind if I get a couple shots?
01:11Nah, come on. If you want me, anything with me out there, I mean, I'm doing my thing.
01:15I'm doing my thing. I appreciate it. I appreciate it.
01:17Like, I ain't even here. You good.
01:19Oh, man. Come on.
01:21Okay, you'll be at Essence Fest painting at McDonald's Midnight Mix this year. What
01:25can we expect from your live work?
01:27Simply put, black forward, you know, energy, the female figure again, color, love, progress,
01:35all of these things you can expect in my work at the Midnight Mix, and it's going to be
01:38a show to see.
01:40Yeah. Well, I got to be there then.
01:42Yeah.
01:43All right, well, thank you for sharing all this with me. I'm about to go downtown and
01:46check out some live music.
01:47You on the road?
01:48I mean, I got to finish this piece, get back to this, but I will catch you at Essence Festival
01:52for sure, Mike.
01:53Yes, sir.
01:54Pleasure.
01:55This is just a preview of what you'll experience when you come down for Essence Fest. If you're
02:02lucky, you may even catch a second line band when you're in New Orleans. The people, the
02:07culture, and the traditions that feed the soul, but the music will push you black forward.
02:13Follow me on Instagram for an exclusive behind the scenes look at my experience with McDonald's
02:18at Essence Festival. Keep pushing black forward.
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