00:00So on behalf of ESSENCE, it is my pleasure to stand here with President and CEO Lisa Alexis of the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund as we recognize our partnership with NOTCF's grant program.
00:12Thank you, Hakeem, Caroline, Barclay, Barku, and Richelieu, and the entire ESSENCE team for your partnership.
00:22The New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund was founded in 2020, and we're dedicated to supporting our initiatives that enrich our community and sustain the cultural fabric that makes New Orleans so special.
00:37We have awarded $12.3 million in just three years and over 1,300 grant recipients.
00:49This year, it was all so more special having ESSENCE Festival of Culture join us in this round of grant funding to further elevate the culture.
01:02Thank you, Lisa.
01:03And this partnership is a testament to our goal and shared vision of thriving, culturally rich, and inclusive community of artists and culture bearers.
01:12So, Lisa, thank you to Clairvay, Tiffany, the NOTCF board and staff, and Mayor LaToya Cantrell for the establishment of this initiative that prioritizes artists and organizations within our community.
01:26Through this year's partnership, we are thrilled to announce KidSmart and Infungalow CBO Dance Company as grant recipients.
01:35These organizations educate the community and future generations on cultural traditions through many forms of art.
01:43More recipients will be announced later this year.
01:47Congratulations to these grant recipients and all of the culture bearers and artists that we work with and that we will work with in the future at NOTCF.
01:59You all make up the fabric of the culture of our city.
02:04Now, last year, y'all, I asked y'all a very important question on this stage.
02:12What's the name of your school?
02:15What's the name of your school?
02:19It is my great pleasure to introduce New Orleans' very own Twerk Nola and culture legend and the king of bounce, DJ Jubilee.
02:30Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo.
02:32Yeah.
02:33I say, Treg, stop talking at it and buy Jubilee his outfit.
02:38I want a white t-shirt, some kaget pants, some all-stars, get some money for the dance.
02:43You say!
02:44I say, Treg, stop talking at it and buy Jubilee his outfit.
02:49I want a white t-shirt, some kaget pants, some all-stars, get some money for the dance.
02:53You say, bounce for the juke na, do the juke na, do the jubilee all, we made that
03:00Yeah Bounce for the juke na, do the jubilee all, we made that
03:03Yeah
03:04Shake, baby, shake, baby, shake, shake, shake, baby, shake, baby, shake, shake, shake Everybody
03:10Baby, twerk, baby, twerk, twerk, baby, twerk, twerk, twerk,
03:12baby, twerk, twerk, twerk...
03:13Check it out, y'all!
03:14Stop! Check it out watch it twerk it,
03:15slide big it, stand up tall.
03:18Yeah, yeah.
03:19Now do the jubilee all, do the jubilee,
03:21do the jubilee all...
03:26Check it out,
03:29Stop. Come on, come on.
03:31Check it out,
03:32Check it out.
03:33First your wig in your leg,
03:35cause you're about to give up.
03:36Watch your pin it on.
03:38Back that thing up.
03:49You did back it up, what is all about.
03:51Put your hands on your thighs, now work it out.
03:54Work out, cheer, cheer, cheer, a workout.
03:57Cheer, cheer, a workout.
03:59Cheer, a workout, cheer, cheer, a workout.
04:02Cheer, a workout.
04:03Cheer, cheer.
04:04Now you did work it out.
04:05Like I did stop ball.
04:06Won't you pick up your leg now ride that dog
04:08Come on, come on, come on
04:11Everybody get up, come on, come on
04:13Getting ready, getting ready, getting ready, ready
04:15We're getting ready, getting ready, getting ready, ready
04:18I say, girl, don't you do that
04:20I say, girl, don't you do that
04:22I say, boy, don't you do that
04:25I say, boy, don't you do that
04:27I say, y'all, don't y'all do that
04:30I say, wall, don't y'all do that
04:32We're getting ready, getting ready, getting ready, ready
04:35We getting ready, getting ready
04:36Check this out, say it loud
04:38Talk that stuff now
04:39Somebody talk that stuff now
04:41Anybody talk that stuff now
04:44Everybody talk that stuff now
04:46Walk it like a dog
04:47Walk it like a dog
04:49Walk it like a
04:49Walk it like a dog
04:51Walk it like a dog
04:53Walk it like a
04:54Walk it like a
04:55Now take your dog for a walk
04:57Walk it like a silver like a
04:58Buster like a
04:59Tricky like a
05:00Walk it like a silver like a
05:01Buster like a
05:01Walk it like a silver like a
05:03Buster like a
05:04Drinkin' like a walkin' like a circus
05:05Check this out, yeah
05:07I got a gun, I wanna point it
05:09Yeah, proper steal for a deal
05:11I'm comin' up and I'm livin' with some cash, man
05:13Got a pack of Gak, man, cause I'm for real
05:16I'm from Uptown, we bout to touchdown
05:18I'm from Uptown, we bout to touchdown
05:21I'm from Uptown, we bout to touchdown
05:23I'm from Uptown, we bout to touchdown
05:25Now check this out, y'all
05:27I wanna know what's school in the house, y'all
05:29Come on, everybody
05:30What's the name of your school?
05:32What's the name of your school?
05:35What's the name of your school?
05:38What's the name of your school?
05:40Uh
05:40Thank y'all, thank y'all, thank y'all
05:46Twerk Nola
05:47Twerk Nola
05:49Yeah, yo
05:51What's the name of your school?
05:54What's the name of your school?
05:56What's the name of your school?
06:02You
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