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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Ashanti rocks the EMF crowd
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Jahiem reminds sisters that he would do “anything” for them
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
LL Cool J still drives the ladies crazy
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Faith Evans gives an uplifting performance
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Usher doesn’t know what you came to do, but he came to party
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Steve Harvey livens up the crowd with a few jokes
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Gerald Levert showed the sisters some love.
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Erykah sets the mood at the ESSENCE Music Festival.
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Chaka Khan gladly gives her all at the 2003 ESSENCE Music Fest
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
A sexy Patti LaBelle shimmies in song
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
Stevie wowed the crowd with his "wonder"ful piano skills
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The ESSENCE Music Festival to Air on UPN at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 12
UPN stars Flex Alexander, Mo’Nique and Tracee Ellis Ross are all smiles in New Orleans
