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ESSENCE KICKOFF : Monica, Nas, Trey Songz, Jazmine Sullivan, K. Michelle, Elle Varner, Boosie & Meek Mill Roll Into EssenceFest Weekend

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The 2014 Essence Festival in New Orleans is in full swing. And to kick things off, Jazmine Sullivan, K. Michelle, Trey Songz and Nas hit the stage for the “Now Playing" concert in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Peep the IG pics inside…

Folks are trekking it to New Orleans this weekend for the 20th annual Essence Festival weekend. And to kick off the weekend full of festivities, Nas, Jazmine Sullivan, K. Michelle and Trey Songz rocked the stage at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome last night.

But before the concert, singer Monica caught up with Rev. Al Shaprton (above). The slim-and-trim Al Sharpton was on his way to the welcome reception hosted by Essence Communications president Michelle Ebanks backstage at the superdome.
 

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Monica caught up with Letoya Luckett (still rockin' her new 'do) and said, "There just aren't to many like this lady right here!! Nothing but love & positivity [heart emoji] so glad she's here #NOLA #Masquerade #LoveMyFriends @letoyaluckett"

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Before Jazmine Sullivan took the stage, she posed it up alonside Monica backstage.

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After poppin’ off on Elle Varner on Instagram recently, K. Michelle snapped a pic with Jazmine Sullivan before they stormed the stage.

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Jazmine is steadily making her comeback to the music scene. She started her set with her new track “Dumb” featuring fellow Philly native Meek Mill. During her set, she gave a tribute to Lauryn Hill, singing covers to some of her classics.

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K. Michelle sang her hit “Can’t Raise A Man” then did a 90’s R&B medley including SWV’s“Rain” and Monica’s“Don’t Take It Personal” & “Before You Walk Out My Life.”

As she closed her set, K said she will no longer be on "Love & Hip Hop" and announced her own reality show on VH1, which will premiere on Nov. 3rd.

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Trey Songz (who dropped his new album Trigga July 1st) took the stage and got the ladies all riled up with his track “Dive In.”

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As he celebrates 20 years since his classic album Illmatic dropped, Nas headlined the “Now Playing” concert at the 20th annual Essence Festival. Nas dedicated his performance to the recently deceased Maya Angelou and then performed some of his hits “Made You Look” and “One Mic.”

Peep the videos below.

K. Michelle singing “Before You Walk Out Of My Life” cover:

Trey Songz on stage:

After the concert...

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Monica changed into a printed Clover Canyon dress paired with Christian Louboutin shoes and blue Chanel bag before heading out to a party in New Orleans. She captioned, “Tonight was a blast as usual #NOLA #Masquerade Thx to all who came out ....”

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Looks like Elle Varner and Meek Mill are getting extra chummy after K. Michelle blasted Elle over a pic she took with Meek. We’re not sure why K is mad, but Elle and Meek don’t seem fazed.

Elle and Meek posed it up backstage at Southern University Minidome in Baton Rouge for Lil Boosie’s homecoming concert. Elle captioned, “Gas tank on E but all drinks on me! @officialboosieig @meekmill #church”
 

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Meek (who also took the stage) posted the pic above with the caption, "@officialboosieig checking dat ass out @ellevarner lol" Ha!

Photos: Elle’s IG/Meek’s IG/Monica’s IG/Trey’s IG/EssenceFest’s Twitter


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