00:00you guys look lovely by the way all right McDonald's is proud to celebrate black joy
00:14and culture through the power of gospel music no better way to do that essence has partnered
00:21with McDonald's inspiration celebration gospel tour and it's taking essence festival by storm
00:27with a preview of its 16th annual tour at this get lifted experience I think that deserves a hand
00:35clap okay okay back into it get ready for the award-winning gospel artist sir the baptist
00:42and Tennessee State University marching band and gospel choir all right and none other than my homie
00:52my brother the craziest person on social media none other than Carlton Humes known as not Carlton
00:59Banks y'all he's a social media phenomenon who gives us a comedic parody of the black church
01:05an array of personalities and fun give them a hand guys
01:10oh oh oh oh
01:20oh
01:30Oh, oh.
01:51Mic check.
01:52All right, TSU.
01:54All right, Essence Fest.
01:57Let's go, let's go, let's go.
01:59Uh, hey, excuse me.
02:02Uh, how y'all doing, Essence?
02:04Make some noise.
02:06Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
02:14All right, all right.
02:16TSU.
02:18Huh.
02:19Aristocrat.
02:20Aristocrat.
02:21Let's go.
02:22Uh, uh, uh.
02:24Uh, uh, uh, uh.
02:26All the way from Nashville, Tennessee.
02:28Essence, make some noise.
02:30Tennessee State University.
02:33Essence Fest, make some noise.
02:37If you love Jesus, make some noise.
02:42I can't hear you.
02:43I can't hear you.
02:45Huh.
02:46Uh, uh, uh, uh.
02:50Uh-oh.
02:50Uh-oh.
02:51Uh-oh.
02:51Come on.
02:54Yeah, yeah.
02:59Let's go.
03:01Let's go!
03:03Let's go!
03:05Let's go!
03:07Hallelujah!
03:09Welcome, everyone, again, to the
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03:312022 Get Lifted Sunday
03:33Experience!
03:37I am Bun and I am
03:39excited to be, okay, so first of all
03:41let's give it up for Tennessee State
03:43University Aristocrat of Bands
03:45and New Direction Gospel Choir
03:47led by your assistant band
03:49director and arranger Larry
03:51Jenkins!
03:53Okay,
03:55I am Bun and I am excited to introduce
03:57a taste of what you
03:59what you can expect at the 16th
04:01annual McDonald's
04:03Inspiration Celebration
04:05Gospel Tour
04:07Come in this fall
04:09Look at your neighbor and say, come in this fall
04:11Uh uh, you didn't receive that
04:13Come in this fall
04:15And our theme for this year is what?
04:17Homecoming!
04:19HBCU, HBCU students make some noise
04:21Love to see it, love to see it
04:25Shout out to my alma mater UAPB
04:27in the building
04:29Can you feel the energy?
04:31Can you feel the energy?
04:33You feel it?
04:35Okay?
04:36Not only will I be joining this tour
04:37but
04:39so will our next guest
04:41Alright?
04:43Who y'all think it is?
04:49Please join me in welcoming producer
04:51songwriter, Grammy nominated
04:53two time winner of the dub and stellar
04:55and BMI awarded songwriter
04:57Chicago's on
04:59Sir the Baptist
05:01Yo, yo, yo
05:03Uh uh, sir, that didn't receive there
05:05Hold on, go rewind
05:07I said Sir the Baptist
05:13I said Sir the Baptist
05:15I said Sir the Baptist
05:21Oh, okay
05:23We have this amazing album
05:25we're working with TSU with
05:27It's the most amazing album
05:29I've ever been a part of
05:31We're taking HBCUs
05:33back to the culture
05:35back to homecoming
05:37back to gospel
05:39So it won't be R&B or hip hop
05:41or anything like that
05:42we came today to play you some gospel music
05:44So did
05:46So we have a gospel album that's coming out
05:48and it's gonna be amazing
05:50At this point I want you guys to welcome
05:52Ja'Kalen Carr as we do
05:54Dance Revival
05:56Let's go!
05:58Let's go!
06:04Y'all ready to put your shouting shoes on?
06:06Are y'all ready to put your shouting shoes on?
06:08Are y'all ready to put your shouting shoes on?
06:10Let's do it!
06:12Let's do it!
06:20I need everybody to put your lights up over the building!
06:24You've been waiting all day for this!
06:26Come on! Put your lights up over your phone!
06:28Ja'Kalen, you ready?
06:30I got an ideal,
06:32one with him
06:34All the money they need is everybody
06:36Let's do it!
06:42Let's go, let's go!
06:44What the money they need is everybody
06:46sem primeiro
06:48Let's go, let's go, let's go.
07:18Let's go, let's go, let's go.
07:48Let's go, let's go.
08:16Let's go, let's go.
08:46Let's go, let's go.
09:15Let's go.
09:16Let's go.
09:17Let's go.
09:21Let's go.
09:28Let's go.
09:29Let's go.
09:30Let's go.
09:31Let's go.
09:32Let's go.
09:33Let's go.
09:34Let's go.
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09:45Let's go.
09:46Let's go.
09:47Let's go.
09:48Let's go.
09:49Let's go.
09:50Let's go.
09:51Let's go.
09:57Let's go.
10:03Come on, come on, come on!
10:33Come on, come on, come on!
10:52That's the Baptist, that's the Baptist right there!
10:54Oh, dance with me, dance with me, oh-ha!
11:00That's how I'm talking about, trouble shock us!
11:03We're free to dance, we're free to dance,
11:07I'm trouble, I'm trouble the writer!
11:17Oh my God!
11:23Sorry, I forgot what I was supposed to be doing.
11:27doing here okay something for mcdonald's here we go all right
11:35that's crazy at 3 p.m we're at the convention center again we're going to perform with
11:40jaquelin that same song and and jaquelin's going to sing some more records you did an amazing job
11:47by the way this is their first time performing this this is amazing um so if you download the
11:53mcdonald's app you can get free slushies and drinks at the actual booth so if you download the
12:00mcdonald's app right now you get some you know free stuff because you're here at essence but um
12:06see you at three o'clock right see you at three o'clock all right so here's one thing i want
12:13you to do for this hbcu i want you to show them some love real quick one two three
12:18tsu tennessee state tennessee state
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