2015 Essence Music Festival

Earlier this year, Missy Elliott emerged from the Technicolor cave she'd been hiding in to bless Katy Perry, the NFL and the world at large with a performance at the Super Bowl. That quick turn in Arizona was enough to vault her illustrious, forward-thinking catalog back to the top of the charts; since then, fans have been clamoring for new music and performances by the legendary MC...

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Kendrick Lamar is going to have a pretty busy spring/summer. The Compton rapper has recently been announced as one of the headliners for the 2015 Essence Music Festival. The festival takes place in NOLA and headlining alongside K-Dot will be Mary J...