00:01Yes, sir, we are at Essence Fest, primetime streaming live on Hulu Pre.
00:07V, are you having a good time?
00:09I'm having a great time.
00:09Oh, it's about to get better.
00:10I'm talking about Black Girl Magic has just arrived on set, ladies and gentlemen.
00:15Introducing Tabitha Brown and Garcelle Beauvais.
00:19Hello.
00:19All right now.
00:22Told you what it was going to be.
00:22You were going to be.
00:23Okay.
00:25How are you ladies doing?
00:26We are so good.
00:27Very good.
00:28Looking amazing.
00:29Looking amazing.
00:30Smell good, too.
00:31Oh, thank you.
00:32Took a bath.
00:32Look.
00:33Did that.
00:34That's right.
00:34That's for tonight.
00:38So, you guys have been here all weekend enjoying the festivities.
00:42What has been your favorite moment so far?
00:45Okay.
00:46First of all, Jill Scott.
00:49Jill Scott.
00:50Jill Scott.
00:51And then, Dougie Fresh.
00:53Yes, Dougie.
00:54I miss Dougie Fresh.
00:56He's so good.
00:57You had a moment?
00:58I had a moment.
01:00It took you back.
01:01It took you back.
01:02Way back.
01:02And it's your business.
01:03Yeah.
01:04Tabitha.
01:04I love Jill Scott as well, but you know, I had a little fun with Kid Capri throwing it
01:08back to the old school.
01:09Yeah.
01:10I was in my element.
01:11Yes, that was a moment.
01:12Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:13But it's been amazing.
01:13Listen, we're celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, and we've all grown up with hip-hop.
01:18It's been a part of our lives.
01:19Since the basement.
01:20Nah, man.
01:21You better.
01:23We out the basement.
01:24She's not playing.
01:25They'll let me outside now.
01:26Prime time on Hulu.
01:27What is it meant to see this whole thing just come together, Essence Fest every year?
01:36You know what?
01:38I've been, I came the first time in 2019, right?
01:42It was a different experience for me.
01:44I came last year, and it was a whole different experience.
01:47I mean, it just seems like it gets better and better and better, even after a break where
01:52people, we didn't get to come.
01:54And this year, it's like everybody said, oh, we for real outside.
01:58And to see all us black folk out here, and it's like all peace and love, everybody's excited
02:03and, you know, eating, dancing, fashion, everything.
02:08It's a whole movement.
02:09And the music, it's a beautiful thing.
02:10It's been amazing.
02:12I mean, any time you get this many people together, and it's all about love, and it's
02:17all about celebration, it's phenomenal.
02:20And I've had more gumbo than I can process.
02:25Wait, wait, wait.
02:25I was going to ask.
02:26I need some vegan gumbo.
02:27You do the foods, and we're in a food city.
02:30Yes.
02:30Yes.
02:31What has been, I mean, come on, bring it to me now.
02:34Now, you know I'm vegan.
02:34She's vegan.
02:35So I went.
02:36So you don't really get the real food.
02:38I still get the real food.
02:39That's real now.
02:40But I go to Itale.
02:41I went to Itale today, which is a vegan restaurant in New Orleans.
02:45It's like, almost like you would think, like, holding a wall.
02:47You go find it so you know it's a local, right?
02:49It's like the real food.
02:50Honey, they got the fried oyster mushrooms.
02:53I get in there and get my whole life together.
02:55You hear me?
02:55Yes.
02:55It's very good.
02:56And you just gumbo all weekend?
02:57I'm going straight gumbo.
03:00That's all I've had.
03:00She's like, I ain't vegan.
03:02Gumbo it is.
03:03I'm not vegan, but I appreciate.
03:04Vegan has come a long way.
03:06It has now.
03:07A long way.
03:08You ain't just eating salad, okay?
03:10You got to heal the thighs and fries for a reason, all right?
03:12I'm a hood vegan.
03:14You're going vegan?
03:15I don't do beef or pork or chicken no more, but I'm going to tap into some turkey, some fish.
03:20All right.
03:20That's why I said I'm a hood vegan.
03:22Well, then you're going to get Tabitha's food.
03:24You are what we call vegan-ish.
03:26Yeah, vegan-ish.
03:27Yeah, I keep losing my hair.
03:29I'm vegan-ish.
03:30So I'm so happy you guys came to sit with us and give us your energy and your guys.
03:35Absolutely.
03:35This is Black Girl Magic on $5 million right now.
03:39What you got coming up individually?
03:41Oh, well, speaking of Hulu, I have a new show coming out September 13th called The Other Black Girl,
03:50based on the best-selling book.
03:51Oh, wow.
03:52On Hulu.
03:52Congratulations.
03:54You ain't the other, by the way.
03:55You are the Black Girl.
03:57Yes.
03:58Come on.
03:59Okay.
03:59Very good.
04:00I love it.
04:02You know, I have many things happening, but what I'm excited about, I just announced
04:05that all of my food collection will be in Target all year long next year.
04:09Woo!
04:10Yes.
04:10I like going to Target.
04:11Okay.
04:11Okay?
04:12Who doesn't?
04:13And my Hair Caroline Donna's recipe just got into Target, so July 9th, we launch into Target,
04:18so I'm super excited about it.
04:19Congratulations.
04:20Look at God working and doing it.
04:22Look at God working and doing it.
04:23I said it was Black Girl Battling when we started.
04:25Yeah.
04:25I said it, huh?
04:27Well, ladies, we love you.
04:29Thank you for coming and enjoying us.
04:30Thank you for having us.
04:30And we have enjoyed you and all that you have brought to the culture over the years, so
04:34thank you for being here.
04:35And now I'm just going to smile like that.
04:37And listen, I say thank you because it's 50 years celebrating hip-hop, and you are a huge
04:42part of it.
04:43That's right.
04:43That's right.
04:44That's right.
04:44That's right.
04:45That's right.
04:46You get your flowers.
04:47We used to watch it.
04:48Listen, I was in the basement with you.
04:49Hello.
04:50Come in there and do a little freestyle, even though I couldn't, but I was going to be
04:53free with it.
04:54I know you're right.
04:55Yeah.
04:56Yeah.
04:57TIG, nothing but love.
04:58Nothing but love.
04:59TIG is hip-hop.
05:00You're going to give your flowers all day.
05:01That's right.
05:02And we're going to keep that energy going.
05:04Up next, we got WizKid hitting the stage right now.
05:07Let's go.
05:08Let's go.
05:09Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh.
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