Iconic females in the music industry shined at the Essence Festival, where Queen Latifah used her debut performance to celebrate "Ladies First" and her 30 years in the trenches. Latifah was one of the headliners on the festival's main stage Saturday and was joined — to the delight of the crowd — by hip-hop legends MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, Salt-N-Pepa, Missy Elliott and Monie Love as well as rapper Remy Ma and R&B singer Brandy.
She also entertained the audience with her vocal skills, showcasing her love of jazz with a rendition of Phoebe Snow's "Poetry Man," which she dedicated to her mother, who died this year of a heart condition. In an interview with The Associated Press, British singer-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius said she looks forward to performing at the festival every year especially since she gets to experience what she described as a "surreal" lineup.
"The lineup is one long weekend of legends, icons and my heroes. ... It's an honor and a humbling experience to be able to set foot on stage with people I've looked up to my whole life," said Ambrosius, who's performed more than a half-dozen times at the festival.
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