00:00He goes by a bunch of names, but y'all may know him as...
00:12Essence makes some noise for Dougie Fresh!
00:19What's up, y'all? How y'all feeling?
00:23Essence, where y'all at? Essence, where you at?
00:26Yo, I'm from the true school. Don't get it twisted, son.
00:31Yo, I'ma show you where they get this from.
00:34Now, this is how you Dougie. This is how you Dougie.
00:37This is how, this is how, this is how you Dougie.
00:41Get him, Dougie! Get him, Dougie!
00:45Let's go!
00:46Let's go!
00:47Let's go!
00:48Let's go!
00:49Let's go!
00:50Let's go!
00:51Let's go!
00:52Let's go!
00:53Let's go!
00:54Let's go!
00:55Let's go!
00:56Okay!
00:58If you're happy to be alive, make some noise out here!
01:01Let's go!
01:02Let's go!
01:04Let's go!
01:06How're y'all feeling, man? Y'all all right?
01:10I see you got on white. Who got on white?
01:11Put your hand up if you got on white tonight.
01:15Ladies and gentlemen!
01:17We celebrate, hey, Brian, I've seen all the R&B.
01:21I've been doing Essence so long.
01:23That's the one.
01:25That's the one.
01:26I've been doing Essence so long, but I don't know if everybody appreciates all of the contributions
01:34of all the artists that have been on this stage.
01:39And in the beginning of hip-hop, there were some artists that didn't get their flowers,
01:45but we're going to give them their flowers tonight.
01:49Give me something.
01:52You got something there?
01:58How many of y'all remember Sugar Hill Gang?
02:03Sugar Hill Gang.
02:09Now, how many of y'all remember just one part of the song?
02:15Four bars.
02:16All I'm looking for is four bars of the song.
02:20All y'all from the top to the bottom.
02:24When the baseline hit.
02:26One, two, three.
02:28Come on.
02:32Now, all y'all that are 30 and better.
02:3540 and better.
02:3750 and better.
02:39And you still look good.
02:40Give me the first four bars.
02:43One, two, three.
02:45Hit it.
02:45Hit it.
02:46Hit it.
02:47Hit it.
02:48How are you?
02:50Hit it out, baby.
02:50Come on to the boogity bang bang.
02:52The boogity to the boogity beat.
02:53Real up, real up, real up, real up.
02:54Now, what you hear is not a test.
02:56I'm rapping.
02:57Flip it.
02:57Flip it.
02:58Flip it.
02:58Flip it.
02:59Flip it.
02:59Now, you know what?
03:00Here's three more artists.
03:02Tell me if you remember this one.
03:04Come on.
03:04He played the essence.
03:10Hey, essence.
03:12Turn it up.
03:13Come on.
03:16Wham.
03:17Wham.
03:18Come on.
03:20Up top.
03:22Over here.
03:24Maxine.
03:29Up top.
03:32Hold on, hold on, hold on.
03:34Calvary to you, Calvary to you, Calvary to you, Calvary to you.
03:36Now, I used to do the essence with this artist every year.
03:43Tell me if y'all remember this.
03:45Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date?
03:48But a year to make love, she wanted you to wait.
03:51Let me tell you a story of my situation.
03:53I was talking to this girl from the U.S. nation.
03:56The way that I met her was on tour, that concept.
03:59You had long hair and a short miniskirt.
04:02I just got on stage.
04:03Always in the essence.
04:05How many of y'all been coming to the essence since day one?
04:10Day one.
04:13All right.
04:17And all y'all up top.
04:20So let me see if they sing this book.
04:23Check yourself.
04:28Juggie, you know what time it is?
04:32Let me see if they sing this book.
04:36Come on.
04:37This is the book right here.
04:39For this.
04:39Let me see if they sing.
04:42Because I mean, at this point.
04:44Say what?
04:47Say what?
04:52That's right.
04:56That's right, y'all.
04:59Uh-huh.
04:59Hold on now.
05:03Hold on now.
05:04Last one.
05:05Last one.
05:07And you see I got on white tonight for a reason.
05:11But I want to ask you one question.
05:13How many of y'all came with somebody you love?
05:21How many of y'all came with your best friend?
05:24Well, this group played essence also.
05:31Hit it.
05:37Houdini, y'all.
05:38How many of y'all remember?
05:40How many of us have them?
05:41Up top.
05:42Friends.
05:44And in the middle.
05:45Can't depend on.
05:47Friends.
05:48All the way up top.
05:50How many of us have them?
05:52Friends.
05:53Ladies and gentlemen, if you're here with your best friend, give them a hug, man.
05:59Shake that hand.
06:03Remember, essence is about bringing everybody together.
06:10And ladies and gentlemen, some are okay and they treat you real cool.
06:14And some mistake you're timeless for being a fool.
06:16We like to be with some.
06:17That's it.
06:17You can stop this.
06:19Ladies and gentlemen, I just want y'all to know.
06:22That we celebrate on stage today.
06:26The greatest that ever did it.
06:29And they setting up.
06:31But I want you to know.
06:33We got some other guests coming out.
06:36I flew in especially to be here.
06:40to represent for Mr. Frankie Beverly and Mays.
06:46Doug, we thank you.
06:48This is personal.
06:50This ain't business.
06:51This is personal.
06:53And I got some other artists that feel the same way.
06:57Give it up for Luke James.
06:59And Anthony Hamilton.
07:03Let's go.
07:04Let's go.
07:04Oh yeah.
07:16This is festival.
07:30Whoa!
07:49Two on ears.
07:51Boy, don't have no sound up here.
07:53There ain't no sound, thank you.
07:54Hey, sound.
08:05Come on.
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