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00:00today on essence live are you with Hillary Trump or undecided we're talking politics and our viewers
00:08sound off Romeo Miller dishes on what it's really like growing up hip-hop plus hey what's up y'all
00:14this is Mario guess what the song you voted for I'm about to perform live so make sure y'all stick
00:19around don't go nowhere stay glued I'll see y'all in a minute essence live baby but right now it's
00:24the hot list the biggest stories you're buzzing about today Janet Jackson's baby bump has everybody
00:34talking the 50-year-old singer and actress was spotted holding her stomach as she was leaving
00:38a baby furniture store and while we're giving our congratulations it seems some of you have doubts
00:44about whether Miss Jackson could really be with child all right y'all Alicia Donegan wrote on
00:48Facebook don't believe it she looks like she could have just gained a lot of weight her clothes are
00:53swallowing her so it's hard to tell hmm Ty Leslie also wrote on Facebook lies you don't even see
00:59her stomach slash body but Sharon Jones said she can relate to Janet she wrote life begins at 40
01:06God bless me with my first son at 40 amen thank you Jesus well all right Sharon ladies did you have
01:12your first child after the age of 40 or did your mama have you when she was over 40 we want to hear
01:16from you let us know in the comments so we can shout you out
01:23say his name Alfred Alongo he's the latest black person to fall victim to a police shooting and this
01:29time he was not only in arms but also mentally ill it all started when Alongo's sister called 911
01:36asking for assistance because her brother was in mental distress however there are conflicting reports
01:41about exactly what happened after that police say Alongo was acting erratically and was holding an
01:47unidentified object when they confronted him but some eyewitnesses told a different story the black
01:52males up with his hands up like this scared of dead not knowing which way he's gonna go as he don't
01:57know which way he goes he's jerking he's confused he runs this way as soon as he runs this way they
02:03discharge boom boom boom five shots right into him and that's the honest truth
02:08Mary J Blige has finally explained what exactly was happening in that awkward video of her singing
02:17to Hillary Clinton for her beats one show the 411 Mary says she sang Bruce Springsteen's American skin
02:24in the interview because quote the lyrics impacted me so heavily and deeply it's like a prayer that I
02:29needed Miss Clinton to be impacted the same way so the only way I can get that reaction from her
02:34is to sing it okay Mary we get it now but you gotta admit that the internet's jokes about the video
02:40were kind of funny at the party block posted to IG what will you do to fix the national epidemic of
02:45hateration in this dancery and at Ethiopian tweeted I too am a lover and a secretary working every day
02:52of the week you gotta love the internet meanwhile a recent poll shows that this week's presidential
02:57debate gave Hillary Clinton a four-point lead over Trump so with the election quickly approaching
03:02are you voting for Hillary starting to lean to the Trump side or just over the whole damn thing
03:07well we're talking all about this and taking your comments next it's Thursday September 29th and
03:13Essence Live starts now
03:14welcome to Essence Live the best damn talk show on the internet if we must say so ourselves I'm your host
03:26Dana Blair now I'm sure watching this week's presidential debate left you with some type of feelings right
03:32well Ice Cube is mincing no words when it comes to this election season he appeared on the podcast
03:37two shorts boombox and said at the end of the day both candidates suck okay and I want another Obama
03:43well you tell them Cube joining us now via Skype is an Essence Live viewer who's also very passionate
03:47about politics please welcome Michelle Soto hi Michelle how are you good how are you I am well thank you so
03:55much for joining us here on Essence Live you're a Hillary supporter and you say you're bothered by all of
04:00the sexism in this year's election coverage why do you feel this way Michelle I feel this way because
04:05when it comes to leadership women have a different standard that society sees them with we see that
04:12Hillary has an attitude and she's strong and the media still depicts her as being mean but when it comes
04:18to a male leader it's not the same standard so I think this election points out the importance of
04:24gender when related to leadership and we can see how the media portrayal affects public opinion
04:29oh definitely and is there an issue you wish got a little bit more attention from the candidates
04:34and the media I think one issue um that well they've had attention to is the criminal justice system and
04:44the problem I think it's a big problem that's happening now because my background is I have a master's
04:49in criminology so I know how important it is for law enforcement to be trained I think they've talked
04:54about it but they haven't talked about it in a deeper level like Obama has and you know some people
05:00still refuse to believe that there's a racial thread there that needs to be discussed as well and Donald
05:06Trump has been blasted for his racist ways but a lot of folks are saying Hillary's not great when it comes
05:11to race relations either Michelle how do you think Hillary Clinton's presidency will benefit the African
05:16American community I think it'll benefit the African American community because she started to talk
05:22about it it takes one step at a time with a touchy subject so I think she'll be great for the African
05:28American community because she's talking about it she notices what's going on and she has and she has
05:35stated that she has a plan so it takes step one to acknowledge the problem and then move forward do
05:42you think she should reveal her plan before the election you know that's a sticky situation but
05:49I think she should give a little bit more detail so we can understand where she's coming from and if
05:53she's even taking the right route with her plan definitely now as I mentioned you're a Hillary supporter
06:00but do you personally know any black Trump fans and if so what have your conversations been like with
06:04them so I don't know any black Trump fans but I think in the office that I work in there are some
06:11Trump fans and when I was stating a little bit of my opinion they were very offended stating that the
06:17world will be better with a businessman running our country so you know it's very difficult to talk
06:23about politics with people but I haven't run into any African American fans as of yet I understand I
06:31understand and what did you think of Lester Holt's performance as a moderator he's been getting some
06:35backlash for not necessarily jumping in more some people felt like he should have been more aggressive
06:39what are your thoughts I think he handled it just right I mean Donald Trump was interrupting Hillary over
06:4620 times there's only so much you can do in a debate it was a debate between Hillary and Trump not
06:52Lester Trump and Hillary so I think he handled it well he was a little passive but what would anybody do in
06:58that situation engage Trump or just you know take the high road definitely Michelle thank you so very
07:04much for your thoughtful commentary and Skyping in with us if you're watching and you'd like to call
07:08or Skype in with us to sound off on topics you can just email us at essence live at essence.com for
07:13details thank you so much Michelle all right and all of you out there in essence live land we'll check
07:19in with you on social media a little bit later on in the show but first we have more essence live
07:23coming up if you're on the fence about voting this year let us know your thoughts essence has
07:28partnered with over 50 media brands to make sure women show up at the polls and big numbers this
07:32year and please come to our site find out more educate yourselves visit essence.com slash news
07:38coming up Romeo Miller is here and he's going to give us the scoop on the new season of we tv's
07:43growing up hip-hop and is dating live but right now performing his new single exclusively for essence live
07:48here's Mario with I need more yeah I need more I need more than his bottles yeah
08:03yeah we got it jumping got the model choosing maybe in a club looking for the love look what money does
08:13searching for the choice I ain't trying to judge I'm just trying to oh yeah we got this here going
08:20oh I don't need the drama I don't need the drama all I'm thinking about is picking up some comments
08:27you can keep your problems you can keep your problems I am not that I ain't trying to stop no
08:32oh can't you see I got it going yeah oh on sunday at my table oh center hills got a mind
08:48we're throwing money we don't know that don't mean I need more yeah I need more I need more more
09:01I need more than this battle yeah I need more I need more more
09:09turn it to my money on the ground so many models that I love to damn count
09:16hurry drop it top go ahead take a shot I will never stop not as long as I'm alive
09:20I'm shaking the trap Oro 말. I'm contributing to this spot I know
09:27making my problems I'm rushing on they're watching on sunday at my table
09:32oh center hills got a cent. c- tin rut
09:37We're throwing money we don't know
09:41That don't mean I need more
09:45Yeah, I need more, I need more, more
09:49I need more than these bottles
09:53I need more, I need more, more
09:57I ain't playing around, she gon' take it down
10:01So many bottles that I lost the damn count
10:03Why don't we drop the top, go ahead take a shot
10:05I won't ever stop, but as long as I belong
10:09I pack the doctor out to these ladies my crown
10:13I know they watch it
10:17On Sunday at my table
10:21Oh, Santa Hill's got more
10:25We're throwing money we don't know
10:29That don't mean I need more
10:33Yeah, I need more, I need more, more
10:39I need more than these bottles
10:43I need more, I need more, more, baby
10:47I need more than these bottles
10:51I need more, I need more, more, more
10:55I need more than these bottles
10:59I need more, I need more, more
11:03I need more than these bottles
11:09Hey, my name is Marcus Scribner, and you're watching Essence Live.
11:28You're watching Essence Live.
11:30I'm your host, Dana Blair.
11:31Joining me right now is Jack of all trades, actor, rapper, entrepreneur, and a little
11:35bit of a comedian here in the studio.
11:37Please welcome Romeo back to Essence Live.
11:39How are you?
11:40I'm good.
11:40How about yourself?
11:41I'm fabulous.
11:42You know, we've been seeing this.
11:43You didn't tell them how I just serenaded you off camera?
11:46You need to put Sanger in there, too.
11:48But before we dive on in.
11:52Cold world.
11:53You know, you brought some good energy.
11:55Yeah.
11:55So I'll take that.
11:57To kind of just bring it back a little bit to some of the things that we discussed in
11:59the hot topics, I know I'm kind of jumping lanes from laughter to serious for a little
12:03bit.
12:04I want to talk about some of the police brutality that's going on right now in the United States.
12:07And that's a big, it's finally on entertainment, social media, as well as a political platform
12:13right now.
12:14What are your thoughts right now on police brutality in America, especially as it targets
12:18young black men?
12:19Yeah, where do we start?
12:22Like that's something where you need more than a day, more than a month, more than a year
12:28because it's been going on for so long.
12:29But me growing up and being a young black male, my whole life always, I knew that I had to
12:36be more cautious with the police.
12:40You know, when I had like some of my, you know, Chinese friends, white friends in the
12:44car, there was one time a police was behind us and he put on his sirens.
12:48I'm like, yo, put on your seatbelt, don't say nothing, you know, et cetera, et cetera.
12:52And they're like, why are you freaking out?
12:53I'm like, I just need to be cool and calm.
12:55Like, don't say nothing, react.
12:56And the police went past us.
12:58But it's just like, it's crazy how for me growing up, that's always kind of been like
13:03a threat to me.
13:05And it's real because in this world today, what we're seeing, what's going on, it's
13:09real life.
13:10It's been happening for a long time.
13:12But it's just, it's a tough position for both two, doing that job.
13:17I mean, if you're going to live in fear, though, if you're going to be afraid, don't
13:23do that job.
13:23Let the next person do it.
13:25Let somebody do it who's brave, who's going to put their life on the line because we
13:28can't be murdering innocent people.
13:31Right.
13:31And I just think it's not even a color thing.
13:34It's a human thing.
13:35It's good and bad.
13:36I mean, we have good cops, too.
13:37We got good cops.
13:38We got bad cops.
13:40We got good people.
13:41We got bad people.
13:41You got good sports stars.
13:43You got bad sports stars.
13:44That's life.
13:45Right.
13:45You know, so I think it just starts with us understanding each other.
13:50You know, I think a lot of people think you have to be able to relate to the person.
13:54But a white kid from Wisconsin is not going to relate to me fully.
13:58You may, like, understand me, but you can't truly relate.
14:01Right.
14:02That's about it.
14:02And I think that's where the world has to be.
14:04We have to realize we really want peace.
14:05If we really want to make a difference, if we really want to make a change, we got to
14:09learn to live in peace and not worry about understanding, but just letting that person
14:14live their life happy and peace and not living in fear.
14:17Did your father give you any tips growing up?
14:20Like, look, son, okay, when you started driving, like that instance you just mentioned, conduct
14:24yourself this way, move this way.
14:26Let me tell you what my pops is.
14:27Y'all know what my pops is from one of the Murder Capitals, Callio Projects, Gold T, Master
14:32P, Gangsta Rapper.
14:34And this dude would literally tell me growing up as a kid, when you see the cops, you better
14:39be the nerdiest damn kid ever.
14:41Right.
14:41Don't speak back.
14:42Do whatever they say.
14:43Because for us, one wrong move could be your life.
14:48And that's something my dad knew.
14:50And that's what we got to educate.
14:51It's the sad truth, but we have to educate our young black men to, if you want to be walking
14:58home, that unless they are waking up, sometimes we can't just do what we want to do in that
15:04situation, which is sad.
15:06I've been in situations where I got pulled over and I really, I feared for my life sometimes.
15:11But like I said, it's good and bad.
15:13You know, you get some people who abuse their authority.
15:15I had that with basketball coaches.
15:17You know, my coach had, one of my coaches at USC, one that didn't recruit me, he tried
15:21to use that power against me, tried to make me quit.
15:24I didn't quit.
15:25Right.
15:25But that's something we have to deal with.
15:27You got to learn how to, you know, live your life and still, you know, cooperate so you
15:33could see another day.
15:35But my dad used to say, yeah, like when I get pulled over, out of all his brothers, he
15:38may be the most gangster one.
15:40When they get pulled over by cops, yes, sir.
15:42Right.
15:43It's that I put my hands up.
15:44Like you said, your job is to come home.
15:46Yeah.
15:46Yeah, definitely.
15:47Thank you so much for touching on that.
15:49I'm going to go a little bit lighter and switch some gears here.
15:51You are all over TV.
15:52Yeah.
15:53First, let's talk empire.
15:54You're Hakeem's rival, if you will, this season.
15:57Yeah, this season, my character name is Graham.
16:00He's Hakeem's rival and he's Tiana's love interest.
16:04And my first appearance is the next episode, the third episode.
16:07So y'all get introduced to Graham and that was just a blessing, you know, being a part of
16:11that.
16:12And that was, I was like, if I could play one character, I prayed to God, literally the
16:17specific character and now I'm here.
16:19And that, now what was that audition process like?
16:21Yeah.
16:22That audition process, it was a wow.
16:23You know, it was, it was a wow.
16:25People don't know, like I'll go in there, you know, I'll meet with Lee, I'll meet with
16:28his sister.
16:29I'll read back and forth and it was down to two guys, me and another guy.
16:34Do you know who the other guy was?
16:35Yeah, the whole world know.
16:36Cause I kind of like, you know, but it shows up what's meant for you happens.
16:40Or in the process, did you know?
16:41I did.
16:42Okay.
16:42I knew it was me and, uh, and Cuddy and I just knew it, it just, direction wise, if
16:47you wanted to go like the more different type of weird, if you want the more romantic,
16:53you know, you know, Will Smith, you know, but go your direction.
16:59Yeah.
17:00And now there are also some pictures you mentioned that you're, uh, you have a love interest on
17:04the show.
17:04Yeah.
17:04But there've been some pictures of you out and about with Saraya from the show.
17:07Oh, really?
17:08Now, what's that about?
17:09Can you spill some tea?
17:10Co-stars can't hang out?
17:12No, they can.
17:12I'm asking, are you just hanging out though?
17:15Co-stars can hang out.
17:17Diane and I, we hang out.
17:18Is that, you hang out with your co-stars?
17:19You know, but, um, but it's all right.
17:21No, we're really actually cool.
17:23We're really good friends.
17:24Like, we have a lot in common and our characters, um, you know, they have to be very close and
17:29bonded.
17:30So, it kind of, it's cool.
17:32So, if you start dating in real life, you're going to come back to Essence Live and you're going
17:34to tell us?
17:35Is that what you're saying?
17:36Look, we're co-stars right now and good friends.
17:38Okay.
17:38We're going to be hanging out a lot.
17:40I caught that, but look, like, who's in the next question?
17:44So, I mentioned you were all over CB.
17:45She's a superstar though.
17:46No, definitely, definitely.
17:48Um, we've actually had our elms on some of our carpets and you're also on Growing Up Hip-Hop.
17:52Yeah, Growing Up Hip-Hop.
17:54What can we expect from that season?
17:55Season two, October 13th on WE TV.
17:58You're just everywhere.
17:59Man, we have a lot going on.
18:00What will we find out this season?
18:02We want to find out a lot.
18:03You know, we opened up.
18:05We put our heart on our sleeves.
18:07Me and my dad was like, let's show the world, you know, our family and show them how real
18:12our family is.
18:13You know, I have one sister that was a hard time with drug abuse, you know, and we had
18:18to save her life.
18:19And I have another sister who's just a little superstar and chasing her dreams and kind
18:24of on the right path.
18:25But it shows, it's like, when you have a lot of kids in your family, some kids are going
18:29to go left, some are going to go right.
18:31And I think the cool thing with this season, it's kind of like a guide through life with
18:35friendship, relationships, and even family.
18:38And I think everybody's going to be excited.
18:40Like, I'm excited to watch this.
18:41Like, literally, I'm excited to watch my own show.
18:45But when you're opening up your family like that and with social media and, you know, how people
18:48can be, how do you handle when people, like, say, attack your siblings or a decision your
18:52family made?
18:53Like, for them, it's entertainment, but it's your life.
18:56That's the thing that sucks.
18:57You know, it's a fine line.
18:58It's hard to balance that because me and my pops, being who we are, people always target
19:03my family members, and some of them aren't built the way that me and my dad are.
19:07Right, they didn't want to be a lot of.
19:08But, yeah, yeah, some of them don't even want to be on TV.
19:10That's why I don't like when some people are like, why you don't have all your siblings
19:12on TV?
19:13It's like, this kid wants to be a freaking veterinarian.
19:16This one wants to be an astronaut.
19:17This one wants to be a basketball player.
19:19It's like, just because this is me and my dad business, these kids don't want to be
19:23in that.
19:23Like, this is work.
19:24A doctor doesn't bring his whole family to the doctor office.
19:27Right, right.
19:27So it's a hard balance.
19:29But in the show, you actually, you kind of, we kind of show you, like, how to try to balance
19:35that.
19:35So you got to just tune in October 13th.
19:37I can't tell you too much.
19:38All right.
19:39And last time you were here, you were with Angela Simmons, who just had a baby boy, I believe.
19:44Oh, really?
19:44She had it?
19:45I believe she had the baby.
19:46That's what they were telling me a little bit earlier.
19:47We've been in here.
19:48It's a surprise.
19:49I've been working like crazy.
19:50How's y'all's friendship been, though, since then?
19:52Because that's what everybody wants to know.
19:53Because the last time, they were like, oh, y'all are dating.
19:56Y'all are getting married on a Tuesday on a private island.
19:58Yeah.
19:58There was all kinds of speculations.
19:59You know, that's the thing with life, you know?
20:01You grow up and some people get married and some of your best friends go have kids.
20:07And that's the cool thing with this show.
20:09You, I call, it's like, we like the new Dr. Phil.
20:11That's all I'm saying.
20:12Because you're going to learn about life on this show.
20:14Because, no, you're, everything changes.
20:17When somebody's having a baby, that's a big, huge responsibility.
20:21It's a game changer.
20:21So, it's like, your friends, where are your friends going to come in and play?
20:25You know, when somebody's dating somebody, then where are your friends going to come
20:28and play?
20:28When you get a new job, it's like, things change.
20:31Right.
20:32And that's why I love season two.
20:33It's like, Gumball, you got a little bit of everything.
20:35So, I'm not going to tell you too much.
20:37You're going to have to watch the full season to find out, though.
20:39Because you're not going to figure it out in episode one, not in two, not three, not
20:42four, not five, not six.
20:44You got to watch the full season.
20:45We'll watch the full season.
20:46Yeah.
20:46Start in October 13th.
20:48In the meantime, we have your fans who want to speak to you as well.
20:50Kayla, what's going on in Facebook world?
20:52What would they like to say other than what cologne is Romeo wearing?
20:55Everyone, say hello.
20:57Shout out to Danielle Bullock, Carla Payne, and Dorit Thia.
21:01They're so excited that he's here.
21:04Gillette says, what do you think about some of us not voting this election?
21:07Oh, good question.
21:08What do I think about some of y'all not voting for this election?
21:13Man, I may, I have no complaints with that.
21:16I mean, this election is, it's the tricky one because it's interesting.
21:26It's the generation in general.
21:27Like, for this and some of the people that be up there, it shows our generation in that
21:32we can't put everybody in power.
21:35We have to know what we're doing as a whole.
21:38You know, and hopefully the best candidate wins for us as people because we want to continue
21:45to grow as people.
21:47We don't want to be narrow-minded.
21:49But yeah, my, I just say I got God.
21:52Like, this election, I got God.
21:54You know, and you know, hopefully the best candidate wins.
21:57Yeah, I know.
21:58It's a crucial election.
21:59Romeo, thank you so much for coming by and sharing everything that you're doing with
22:02us, Empire, Growing Up Hip Hop, that lovely serenade.
22:06I don't know, y'all going to have to catch that on the screen for me.
22:09Thank you so much.
22:09I mean, I'm on and I'm on.
22:12Oh, Mario better watch out while I'm coming for you.
22:15Mario, you ain't got nothing to worry about.
22:16You can catch the season two premiere of Growing Up Hip Hop Thursday, October 13th at
22:2010 p.m. on WE tv.
22:21Coming up, we've got one more performance from singer Mario, and he's going to perform
22:25one of his throwbacks, throwbacks that you voted on.
22:27But first, since it's Throwback Thursday, I took a trip recently to a new exhibit here
22:31in New York City featuring all of your favorite characters from the 90s.
22:34Check it out.
22:36Hey, hey, Essence Live.
22:36I'm your girl, Dana Blair, and joining me is my new BFF, Suzy Lee Rea, VP of Fashion
22:42Collaborations at Nickelodeon.
22:43How are you?
22:44I'm great.
22:44How are you?
22:45Fabulous.
22:46Extremely excited.
22:47We're here at Story, Remember When.
22:50Now, if you're not familiar with Story, it's a pop-up shop located here in Manhattan on
22:5410th Avenue and 19th Street, and each, say, every six to eight weeks or so, it changes
22:59in theme.
22:59And this theme is Remember When, co-curated by Nickelodeon, and it's all 90s nostalgia.
23:06This room we're in right now, what is this fabulous space that I have to live in?
23:10This is called Homeroom, where we take all of our favorite 90s characters and really mash
23:15them up.
23:16My absolute favorite item, the Cynthia doll.
23:20This is the best doll.
23:22And I used to cut all of my doll's hair just like that.
23:31Well, now we're in the Besties section of the store, where we're really celebrating our,
23:34like, most amazing duos from the 90s.
23:38And here we have Ren and Stimpy, which debuted at Fashion Week last spring in February.
23:44The boots.
23:46The boots.
23:47The boots are everything.
23:47Could you rock this?
23:49Of course I could.
23:49I think you could.
23:51Of course I could.
23:56So this machine was brought to us by a company called Foxtails, and it's a virtual sliming
24:03machine.
24:04So, you know, it's an honor to be slimed, right?
24:06Of course it is.
24:06Right.
24:06And I've always wanted to be slimed.
24:08Shall we?
24:08Let's do it.
24:09I'm all about it.
24:10Let's get slimed.
24:11Here we go.
24:12Here we go.
24:12Okay, so Susie, this is the hamster wheel.
24:24It is.
24:25From Double Deer.
24:26That's right.
24:26Feels a lot like my real life, emotionally.
24:28But has anyone ever made it to six?
24:31People have made it to six.
24:32In the store?
24:33Oh, yeah.
24:34They clearly have nothing else to do.
24:36I'm not helping you at all.
24:37Oh, jeez.
24:38I need you to help me.
24:39I need you to help me.
24:40I need you to help me.
24:41Because this is too much.
24:43This is way too much.
24:44This.
24:45Jesus.
24:46Okay, you know what?
24:48You're at four.
24:49I'm at four?
24:49I'm at four.
24:50I'm at four.
24:51Keep going.
24:51You're at five.
24:52You're lying to me.
24:53I'm not lying.
24:54You're at six.
24:55Woo!
24:58Winning!
25:00Thank you so much for this experience.
25:01This was awesome.
25:02You guys, you have to come and check out Story.
25:04Remember when.
25:04Don't wait.
25:05Don't procrastinate.
25:06Because it's only here for a limited amount of time right here in New York City on the corner of 19th Street and 10th Avenue.
25:15You're watching Essence Live.
25:22I'm your host, Dana Blair.
25:23And it's time for our Black Girl Magic Moment of the Week.
25:25With Election Day just around the corner, we have to give a very big shout out to Vivica A. Fox for landing a role as president in the sci-fi film Crossbreed.
25:33Vivica is reportedly the first, the first Black woman to play the U.S. president in a movie and production is set to begin in October.
25:40We'll definitely be watching Madame President.
25:43In addition to our Black Girl Magic docu-series, Essence has another original documentary out now.
25:48The latest one is called The Racial Politics of Abortion.
25:51Here's a sneak peek.
25:58You pretend to be a Christian.
26:00When are you going to come back to Christ?
26:04Hi.
26:04How are you doing?
26:05Cramping up.
26:06I have a six-month-old baby.
26:08I mean, I say I can't, I can't do it again, not by myself.
26:12Like, my child's father, he's not as involved as he should be.
26:16Tell me what you want him to be when he grows up.
26:19What do you want for his life?
26:20I'm sorry, I'm about to start crying, but, um...
26:23I just want him to be better than me.
26:31That is definitely some powerful stuff.
26:33Make sure you watch the rest on Essence.com.
26:35Okay, let's switch gears and do one more check-in on social media.
26:38Kayla, what's going on?
26:40Okay, so our comments were flooded with political comments on Hillary versus Trump.
26:47So, let's see.
26:48Darnell Jones says,
26:49Red pill or blue pill, pick your poison.
26:51Oh.
26:52And Latoya says,
26:53Well, no one.
26:54I'm not interested in anyone.
26:55Catherine Rankin says,
26:56Vote blue, period.
26:58And the most interesting one came in from Reggie Aniachi,
27:01who says,
27:02No sitting on the fence in the name of middle ground.
27:05Cowards sit on the fence.
27:06Hillary is the far better candidate.
27:08All right, well, thank you all so much for chiming in on this subject matter.
27:12Please get out and vote.
27:13Even if you don't agree with one or the other, please get out and vote.
27:16You have the right, and it's pivotal.
27:20Women are pivotal, especially black women are pivotal in this lecture.
27:23So, thanks to Romeo Miller and you, our viewers, for checking in.
27:26If you missed any of today's show,
27:27you can catch the replay shortly on Essence.com
27:30and see all of our videos on our YouTube page.
27:32We're going to close things out with our final performance from Mario,
27:35who did an online poll asking you which of his throwbacks you wanted to hear.
27:39Just a friend,
27:41Braid My Hair,
27:42or Let Me Love You.
27:43And the winner is Let Me Love You.
27:45So, here he is, performing just for you, Essence Live.
27:48I'm Dana Blair.
27:49See you next week.
27:50Bye.
27:51Baby, I just don't get it.
28:14Do you enjoy being hurt?
28:16I know you smell the perfume, the makeup on the shirt.
28:22You don't believe your stories.
28:24You know that there are lies.
28:27Bad as you are.
28:28You stick around, and I just don't know why.
28:31Because if I was your man, baby, you'd never worry about what I do.
28:36I'd be coming home, back to you.
28:38Every night, doing you right.
28:41You're the type of woman to serve good things, fistful of diamonds, handful of rings.
28:46Baby, you're a star, and I just want to show you who you are.
28:50You should let me love you.
28:52Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need.
28:59Baby, good love and protection make me your heart.
29:04Let me be the one to show you the way love's supposed to be slowed down.
29:10You should let me love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, yeah.
29:21Listen, your true beauty's description looks so good that it hurts.
29:27You're a dime plus 99, and it's a shame.
29:30I don't even know what you're worth.
29:33Everywhere you go, they stop and stare, because you're bad and it shows.
29:38From your kid to your toes, out of control, baby, you know.
29:43Baby, you never worry about what I do.
29:47I'd be coming home, back to you.
29:50Every night, doing you right.
29:52You're the type of woman to serve good things, fistful of diamonds, handful of rings.
29:57Ladies, you know that you're a star.
29:58I just want to show you, you are.
30:01You should let me love you.
30:03Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need.
30:11Baby, good love and protection make me your heart.
30:16Show you the way love's supposed to be.
30:20Baby, you should let me love you.
30:23Baby, you should let me, baby.
30:24Baby, you should let me, baby.
30:25Oh, you know you deserve better.
30:28Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
30:31We need you, it's whatever, girl.
30:37Hey, so can we make this thing us?
30:41Baby, you should let me love you.
30:45You may be the one to give.
30:49Say, everything you need, yeah.
30:52Attention, make me your selection.
30:56Show you the way love's supposed to be.
31:00Baby, you should let me love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, baby.
31:29That's all you need, baby.
31:52Amen.
31:53Bye-bye.
31:54Bye-bye.
31:59Bye-bye.
32:20Bye-bye.
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