Icons hit the stage at this year’s ESSENCE Fest that included Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and Mary J. Blige. If there was any doubt that these ladies could leave us anything less than snatched, check your sources. The performances were phenomenal, and here’s the proof in these photos!
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Chance The Rapper
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Chance the Rapper
Chance the Rapper takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Master P
Master P takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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2017: Solange Takes Her Seat At The ESSENCE Fest Table
Dynamic entertainer and the gatekeeper of all things Black Girl Magic, Solange hit the ESSENCE Festival stage with a visually and sonically breathtaking performance of music from her Grammy Award-winning album, A Seat At The Table.
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2017: The Return Of Xscape
After more than 20 years apart, one of the most beloved 90s girl groups to ever grace the airwaves reunited for their first live performance together in an epic ESSENCE Festival moment.
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Jhene Aiko
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Mary J. Blige, Lalah Hathaway, Ari Lennox, Chaka Khan, and Jazmine Sullivan
Mary J. Blige, Lalah Hathaway, Ari Lennox, Chaka Khan, and Jazmine Sullivan takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Mary J Blige
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Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Jazmine Sullivan
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Jill Scott
Jill Scott takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Jill Scott
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Moncia
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India Arie
India Arie takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Junior
Comedian Junior takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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Rhonda Ross
Rhonda Ross takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.
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John Legend
John Legend takes the stage at the New Orleans Superdome during ESSENCE Festival 2017.