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00:30First things first, I pop freaks all the honey, dummies, playboy bunnies, those wanting money
00:41Those the ones I like cause they don't get Nathan but penetration
00:44Unless it smells like sanitation, all of us I turn like door knobs
00:48Heart throbbed ever, black and ugly as ever
00:51However, I stay bougie down to the socks, rings and watch filled with rocks
00:55Am I jam knocking at Mitsubishi, girls pee-pee when they see me
00:59They never whore creep me in they teepee
01:01As I lay down laws like Alan Coppett, stop it
01:04If you think they're gonna make a profit
01:06Don't see my ones, don't see my guns, get it?
01:09Now tell your friends, papa hit it, then split it
01:11In two, as I flow with the junior mafia
01:14I don't know what the hell's stopping ya
01:16I'm clocking ya, Versace shade watching ya
01:19Once you grin, I'm in game begin
01:21Of course I talk about how I dress is this
01:23In diamond necklaces, stretch Lexus is the sexist
01:27Immaculate from the back
01:29I get deeper and deeper
01:31Help you reach the climax that your man can't make
01:34Call him, tell him you'll be home real late
01:36And sing the break, uh
01:38I got that good love, girl, you didn't know
01:40I am all I need is one
01:45Tell me what you're trying to help you
01:49I got that good love, girl, you didn't know
01:52If you help me, you know why
01:55Tell me what you're trying to help you
01:57She's sick of that song, how it's so long
01:59Thought he worked his until I handled my business
02:08Ain't no party like an Essence Fest party
02:29The cultural reset you've been waiting for
02:32Is back online and live in New Orleans
02:34July 1st through July 3rd
02:36The Essence Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola
02:38Is bringing the heat with experiences you love
02:41Including Essence Beauty Carnival
02:43And Essence Wellness House
02:44We've got something for everyone
02:46Meet and greets, shopping, panels, workshops, performances, and more
02:51It's the Black Joy from me
02:53Get your tickets now at EssenceFestival.com
02:56Ah, great year
02:58Ah, great year
02:59It's probably not this time
03:00That you'd are losing
03:01A massive difference
03:03And different things
03:05Of the PA, have it to be
03:22Um, I told my olan
04:24This is the Essence Festival of Culture, presented by Coca-Cola.
04:27More information at EssenceFestival.com.
04:30My brands are both New Voices portfolio companies.
04:50They invested in the Lit Bar very early on and have provided a ton of mentorship, in addition to capital, that allowed me to grow my businesses and target stores across the country.
05:01I would absolutely recommend the New Voices family to any founder seeking investment, seeking partnership, seeking advice, seeking mentorship.
05:22I can't say enough how helpful it is to feel like you have a partner when you're on the startup journey.
05:29One of the greatest things we can do in our lives is to have a mentor and a coach.
05:44We use it every person that has made it to a certain level.
05:47There's always been somebody along their journey to say, hey, they helped me out.
05:51I know for a fact that New Voices have become that for me.
05:53Meet Essay, a community finance platform.
06:10Borrow money when you need it.
06:12On your terms.
06:13And lend it when you have it.
06:15And make a return.
06:16We're people helping people.
06:18Join us.
06:21After two years, Essence Festival of Culture, presented by Coca-Cola, is back on the ground in New Orleans, June 30th to July 3rd.
06:29It's the black joy for us.
06:31The 2022 Essence Fest is everybody's welcome home.
06:36See all stars, including Kevin Hart, Nicki Minaj, Janet Jackson, New Edition, and more on stage every night.
06:44Plus, fill your days with community, culture, and connection at over 30 unique events over the weekend.
06:50Revisit your faves like Essence Marketplace, Essence After Dark, and Beauty Carnival.
06:56Or make new memories at debut experiences like Essence in His Zone, Men's Experience, the Black Boy Joy headquarters.
07:04With fun, interactive activities, as well as experiences around entrepreneurship, business, self-care, and relationships.
07:11All fit for a king.
07:14Essence Tech Summit.
07:15Step into the future and explore a world of cutting-edge technology.
07:20Celebrate black women in tech, as well as learn from industry leaders on all things cryptocurrency, NFTs, and more.
07:27Essence Eats Food and Wine Festival.
07:30The ultimate foodie destination is bigger and better this year, featuring the all-new immersive Food and Wine Festival.
07:36Enjoy recipes and tastings from world-class chefs and mixologists, and so much more.
07:43This is your official taste of Essence.
07:46For the full list of experiences and to get your tickets, go to EssenceFestival.com.
07:51Whether this is your first festival or your 20th, this year's EssenceFest will be like no other.
08:08Here's what you need to know before you go.
08:10Every night is a party in the Superdome, but don't skip the day vibes.
08:15Meet us around the EssenceFest campus for a wealth of free events curated just for you.
08:20Land among the stars at Essence Studios Center Stage, where you can hear from your favorite celebrities and even meet them in the fan zone.
08:30Make sure you stop by the all-new Essence Film Festival, where you'll not only get a sneak peek of the most anticipated Hollywood projects,
08:37you'll also be introduced to the work of up-and-coming black creatives.
08:42Take a load off and reach hard at Essence Wellness House, your weekend's self-care sanctuary.
08:47Put yourself first with tips and tools from health experts to help you wherever you are on your wellness journey.
08:54Join us at the Essence Wealth Empower Stage, where you'll hear empowering conversations from today's top thought leaders and activists.
09:03This experience will also feature global black economic forum moments,
09:07where business moguls and inspiring entrepreneurs will illuminate the path
09:11on how to build economic equity and generational wealth within our communities globally.
09:17You know it wouldn't be New Orleans without some good food.
09:21Taste and sip your way through the all-new Essence Eats Food and Wine Festival,
09:26your daytime culinary destination with top chefs.
09:29And this year, we got your late-night cravings covered.
09:33Stop by Essence Eats, the let-out edition.
09:35This food truck block party will keep you fueled as you head to all that Essence Fest late-night has to offer.
09:42Get your power suit ready.
09:43Essence E-Suite is back.
09:45From panel conversations featuring leading black women in business to recruitment,
09:50it's the number one destination for your career advancement.
09:54Essence After Dark returns.
09:56Join us for late-night comedy shows featuring Fat Tuesday and special music curations
10:01featuring Afrobeats and classic R&B curations.
10:04And there's even more.
10:07You gotta see it to believe it.
10:09Start mapping out your weekend now.
10:11It's all going down June 30th to July 3rd at the Essence Festival of Culture,
10:16presented by Coca-Cola.
10:18More information at EssenceFestival.com.
10:21This is Janet Jackson, everyone.
10:22And this is you, Simon.
10:24Welcome to my Essence cover sheet.
10:26It's a wrap.
10:54Thank you so much.
10:58Thank you, everyone.
10:59As males get older, we become more distinguished, for lack of a better word.
11:12And for females, it's more like, y'all get names like Cougar and Auntie and things of that nature.
11:17They count y'all out way too early, man.
11:19Because if Angela Bassett is a testament to what an older woman, more mature woman can be, man,
11:26then I want to go that route.
11:29What's good, y'all?
11:31This is Method Man right here.
11:33And this is my Essence uncovered.
11:35My Essence stays covered, though.
11:36But this is my Essence uncovered.
11:39Yeah, I'll be good.
11:44Having an Essence cover mean to me?
11:46When I get one, I'll let your ass know.
11:48This is the digital cover.
11:49The physical copy magazine that I grew up on?
11:52That would mean the world.
11:53This is great.
11:54I love the fact that you guys even thought of me for this, and I am truly honored.
11:58I've won a Grammy, and I recently got my first acting award.
12:02And that was from the NAACP, Image Award.
12:06I covet that award more than the Grammy any day, because that came from my audience, my people, and they love me.
12:14And I'll take that over anything.
12:16So for Essence, after all these years of me being in the business, to be here right now speaks volumes, volumes to my journey, as well as, you know, the classiness of this magazine.
12:31It just got a little bit more classy.
12:34Yes.
12:42You can't do both.
12:43I tried it, and it didn't work out for me.
12:45That's why I took a long hiatus from acting, or acting took a long hiatus from my ass.
12:51Let's put it that way.
12:52There were shows being missed, of course, studio, albums not being made, because I was way more into my acting than music.
13:00I haven't met one person that's acting and singing, and they're doing both, and it's working for them, with the exception of J.Lo, because J.Lo does every thing.
13:09She's the best at it.
13:11Don't at me.
13:11I was in a group that meant a lot to its audience.
13:17We never compromised ourselves, and they respected that.
13:20So, why not 25, 26 years from there still have a career, because, you know, you can't pay the buck.
13:28I mean, I've always been myself, and nothing's changed, so the audience should still be there, and we're blessed to still have the audience there.
13:35That's all I can say.
13:36How important has physical fitness been to my overall well-being?
13:41When I started, big depressed, insomnia, a bunch of things going on.
13:46For me, it was, if I'm going to get my mind right, my body might as well be right.
13:49Why, you know, exercise the mind and not exercise the body?
13:52Does it make sense?
13:53It was just a transition for me.
13:55I feel like, if I can do it, anybody could do it.
14:09Hey, this is Summer Walker, and we're on set for my Essence magazine cover shoot.
14:25I feel like, if I can do it, anybody could do it.
14:55I feel like, if I can do it, anybody could do it.
15:25I feel like, if I can do it, anybody could do it.
15:55I feel like, if I can do it, anybody could do it.
16:25What does it mean to me to be on the cover of Essence?
16:29I prayed for this moment.
16:31Literally all of my life as a kid, I literally said, I'm going to be on the cover of Essence.
16:36I'm going to be a star.
16:37And being on this cover is bigger than just seeing Pinky Cole.
16:42Being on the cover is every single entrepreneur who has big dreams to make it, to make their
16:48business go viral and make multi-million dollars and just really realizing their dream.
16:52And people get to see it through me, a girl from East Baltimore who had big dreams and
16:58big visions and was able to manifest them that landed me to this opportunity here.
17:03And that's what we're going to ask.
17:04And so I'm excited.
17:05I feel good.
17:06How do I feel?
17:07I'm still living in the moment.
17:09You know, it's funny because as entrepreneurs, we always talk about being on big platforms
17:14and letting the world know about our organizations.
17:17And now they're about to see, you know, that two entrepreneurs that have restaurants, what
17:21we stand for, the mission that we're on.
17:23And it's so, you know, we're so grateful for that.
17:25Yeah.
17:26It feels like a dream.
17:28And to be able to have my friends and family witness this moment and to be able to walk
17:34into a store and we pick ourselves up off the shelf.
17:37Like, that's priceless.
17:37You can't pay for that.
17:39So I'm excited that what we've built has gotten us here.
17:43And I'm even more excited to know that this is only the beginning.
17:45Yeah, and for me, I get to see, well, my 88-year-old grandmother, she get to see, you
17:51know, me in the markets.
17:52You know, she raised me.
17:54I told her when I started this business, when I was losing all my family, that she would
17:58see her grandson break barriers.
17:59And that's what I'm doing.
18:00You know, you got to try to figure out, you know, what's important and still try to keep
18:04time for everything in your life that you love.
18:07But this is the part that's building the part that's going to take care of what you love.
18:10So you got to leverage that out.
18:12So when people say, ah, make time and do this and do that, yes, you have to make time for
18:16your loved ones because that's important.
18:18But I also got to get to this bag so I can help my loved ones when I ain't here no more.
18:21So I think that is the most important thing right now is managing and leveraging the time.
18:26And that's what we're both working on.
18:27I think we're doing a good job at, you know, what we got in our lives going on.
18:30You're doing a great job.
18:31Yeah.
18:42I think that's what we're doing.
19:12And we see blessings for all by my right hand.
19:15But I think it's pretty friends.
19:16We'll take off the below one time.
19:18They sit down in a class so important.
19:20Only set the road.
19:21And we go on with the road.
19:23To us.
19:24Yeah.
19:25Yeah.
19:25We live down.
19:27We have to give just our blessings upon me.
19:30And save me for tell them a story.
19:33Just our blessings upon me.
19:35And that's why I'm going to give him the door.
19:36Blessings for all by my right hand.
19:38We'll take off the below one time.
19:42Sit down in a class and we put in.
19:44Only set the road.
19:45And we go with the road.
19:48Ain't no party like an Essence Fest party.
19:51The cultural reset you've been waiting for is back online and live in New Orleans.
19:56July 1st through July 3rd.
19:58The Essence Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola is bringing the heat.
20:01With experiences you love.
20:03Including Essence Beauty Carnival.
20:05And Essence Wellness House.
20:06We've got something for everyone.
20:08Meet and greets.
20:09Shopping.
20:10Panels.
20:11Workshops.
20:11Performances.
20:12And more.
20:13It's the black joy from me.
20:15Get your tickets now at EssenceFestival.com.
20:21Get your tickets now.
20:51Get your tickets now.
21:21this is your first festival or your 20th this year's essence fest will be like no other land
21:27among the stars at essence studio center stage where you can hear from your favorite celebrities
21:33and even meet them in the fan zone and there's even more you gotta see it to believe it start
21:40mapping out your weekend now it's all going down june 30th to july 3rd at the essence festival of
21:46culture presented by coca-cola more information at essencefestival.com
21:51my brands are both new voices portfolio companies they invested in the lip bar very early on and
22:15have provided a ton of mentorship in addition to capital that allowed me to grow my businesses
22:20and target stores across the country
22:22i would absolutely recommend the new voices family to any founder seeking investment seeking
22:41partnership seeking advice seeking mentorship i can't say enough how helpful it is to feel like
22:48you have a partner when you're on the startup journey
22:50one of the greatest things we can do in our lives is to have a mentor and a coach we look at every
23:06person that has made it to a certain level there's always been somebody along their journey to say
23:10hey they helped me out i know for a fact that new voices have become that for me
23:14meet essay a community finance platform borrow money when you need it on your terms and lend it when
23:35you have it and make a return we're people helping people join us after two years essence festival of
23:44culture presented by coca-cola is back on the ground in new orleans june 30th to july 3rd it's the black joy for
23:51us the 2022 essence fest is everybody's welcome home see all stars including kevin hart nikki minaj
24:01janet jackson new edition and more on stage every night plus fill your days with community culture
24:07and connection at over 30 unique events over the weekend revisit your faves like essence marketplace
24:14essence after dark and beauty carnival or make new memories at debut experiences like essence in his
24:21zone men's experience the black boy joy headquarters with fun interactive activities as well as
24:27experiences around entrepreneurship business self-care and relationships all fit for a king
24:35essence tech summit step into the future and explore a world of cutting-edge technology celebrate
24:41black women in tech as well as learn from industry leaders on all things cryptocurrency nfts and more
24:48essence eats food and wine festival the ultimate foodie destination is bigger and better this year
24:55featuring the all-new immersive food and wine festival enjoy recipes and tastings from world-class chefs
25:01and mixologists and so much more this is your official taste of essence for the full list of experiences
25:08and to get your tickets go to essencefestival.com
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