♪ (music playing) ♪ narrator: ladies andgentleman the president of the united states andmrs. michelle obama. (applause) the president:hello, hello, hello.
is light roast coffee stronger, thank you. everybody have a seat. well, you can tell whatkind of night this is. that was not the usualruffles and flourishes.
that was not john philipsousa right there. (laughter) this must be a bet event. hello, everybody. audience members: hello. the president: welcometo the white house. female speaker:we love you. the president:i love you back. that's why we'rehaving this concert.
so, over the past eightyears michelle and i have set aside nights like thisto honor and celebrate the music that hasshaped america. and it's with a little bitof bitter sweetness that this is our final musicalevening as president and first lady. i know. it's going tobe all right. and i want to thank betfor helping us out tonight
to throw a great party. it's no secret thatmichelle and i love music, and we try to share ourpassion with the rest of the country. but it is important tonote we are not the first occupants of this houseto fill it with music. the truth is thatthroughout history, the white house has celebratedthe new and innovative. it's even been a littleedgy once in a while.
president chester a. arthur was ahead of histime in inviting the all-black fiskjubilee singers. and their performancemoved him to tears. teddy roosevelt welcomedscott joplin because his daughter wanted tohear that new jazz. and then, guests of thekennedys apparently did the twist in the eastroom, which may not sound like a big deal to you,but that was sort of the
twerking of their time. it was -- -- it was bold. there will also beno twerking tonight. at least, not by me. i don't know about usher. but it makes sense becausethis is the people's house, and it ought toreflect the amazing diversity, and theimagination, and the
incredible ingenuity thatdefines the american people. and while much of themusic that you will hear this evening -- gospel,r&b, rap, is rooted in the african americanexperience, it's not just black music. this is an essentialpart of the american experience. it's a mirror to who weare, and a reminder of who we can be.
so, with that, i'mgoing to stop talking. are you readyto get started? if so, give it up forour first performer the amazing, thelovely jill scott. jill scott: this song i'mabout to do is dedicated to all the workingmothers, working wives. working womenof the world. hello, ladiesand gentlemen! baby, mama be back in aminute/gotta hustle and
handle my business/i'll beright back when i'm done/i gotta run run run run/i'msuperwoman/flying through the city/there's only oneway to make baby go and get it/overworked. underpaid./lordknows i need a raise but when i walk by theguys say/baby, do you wanna go for a ride? /you can cruise on down405/cause it looks like you could be the one./igotta run run run
run/baby, gotta put foodon the table/mama's workin' and you knowmama's able/i'll be right back when i'm done/igotta run run run run me, oh my/me, myself andi/and my baby/i tell no lie/i try for mybaby/every night/i pray for my baby oh. i swim the deepest sea./iclimb the highest mountain for you,baby/anything, oh -- somebody just put yourhands together, would you now?
mama's gonna be there whenyou're.../mama's gonna be there when you're down/ilove you, baby/but now, i gotta run run run run runrun run run run run run run/baby . thank you, ladiesand gentlemen. can i get one more? okay. now, we get loose. i'm taking myfreedom,/pulling it off
the shelf,/putting it onmy chain,/wear it around my neck,/i'm taking myfreedom,/putting it in my car,/wherever i choose togo,/it will take me far/ i'm livin' my life likeit's golden/livin' my life like it's golden/livin'my life like it's golden/livin' my life likeit's golden/livin' my life, my life, my life i'm holding onto my ownfreedom/putting it in my song,/singing loud andstrong,/grooving all day
long,/i'm taking myfreedom,/putting it in my stroll/i'll behigh-steppin' y'all/ livin' my life like it'sgolden/freedom/livin' my life like it'sgolden/livin' my life like it's important/like itmatters/ life get's better/ life get's better/livin' my life my life like it is golden/ likeit's golden/like it's important/ like itmatters/ life gets blessed/ livin' lifelike it's golden, golden
freedom./ i'm freedom/livin' my life like it's golden/ like it'simportant/ like it matters/ life get'sblessed/ like it's my own. narrator: bet presentslove and happiness: an obama celebration. we will return with ourhosts, regina hall and terence jade as they takeus through a night of spectacular performances,from common, usher, the roots, leslie odom jr.,janelle monae, de la soul,
jill scott, yolanda adams,bbd, michelle williams, and kierra sheard, plusspecial moments from samuel l. jackson, jesse williams,bradley cooper, and angela bassett. it's a celebration youdon't want to miss. from the white house southlawn, bet presents love and happiness: anobama celebration. and now, please welcomeyour hosts, regina hall
and terence jade. terence jade: thank youfor having us as your hosts for this mostimportant evening. love and happiness, amusical experience. you look amazing, regina. regina hall: thankyou, terence. terence jade: thank you. regina hall: we are sohonored to be here. everything about thisfirst family is historic.
and the bet network feltthat you deserve an event to celebrate you foreverything that you have given us thelast eight years. and of course, foryour love of music. terence jade: being ableto call you mr. president for two terms, i think ican speak for everyone. it's filled us withenormous pride. as i stand here witheveryone, you can feel it. this standing ovationtakes me back, and reminds
me of some words i heardback in the day, from the late great tupac who said"we ain't ready for a black president." regina hall: eight yearslater, there are children who have only knowna black man -- -- as president ofthe united states. terence jade: we weretalking about that back in the dressing room. that's no small thing.
you know, these children-- no matter where they are on the planet, have aradically different idea of what you a world leadercan be, and that's because of you, sir. it's kind of abittersweet occasion. regina hall: oh, yeah. oh, yeah. terence jade: we'rereally going to miss you. i mean, this is worsethan -- like, this is --
regina hall: well, this isactually worse than when bet replaced free and aj. that was devastating. terence jade: whoa -- regina hall: thatwas devastating. terence jade: no,regina, that -- regina hall: devastating. terence jade: regina, youknow, if i can recall, you know, the people that cameafter, they were
pretty awesome, too. you remember -- regina hall: nah. no, no, no. i love you, terence. terence jade: i loveyou, too, regina. i love you, too. but seriously, mr.president, you entered the white house a dreamer,and unbelievably, after
all you've seen, you'releaving the office more optimistic than youwere when you entered. regina hall: for you, sir,hope was never a slogan, but a fundamentalphilosophy. a world view. and we are stronger as anation because of your leadership. terence jade:what a night. what a room.
time to jumpinto the show. as you could see -- regina hall: yeah. terence jade: -- tonightwill be an evening like none other. please welcome to thestage -- he wanted me to introduce him this way. regina hall: okay. terence jade: the highestgrossing box office
movie star of alltime, samuel l. jackson. samuel l. jackson: well, well, well. so, you wantto leave, huh? just can't takeit no more? i get it. you're a betterman than me, sir. you really care about usand the american people, and we applaudyou for that. you have been through alot, and you've always
remained so cool. see, i once played acharacter named jules -- -- in a little moviecalled pulp fiction. now, that was a manwith ice in his veins. but after your time inthe white house, sir? you put jules to shame. ain't nobodycooler than you. you been throughthe wringer. we watched.
conspiracy theories. birth certificates. congressional obstruction. they even criticizedyou for swatting a fly. a fly! a fly. but even as they got mad,you just kept at it. and for eight years, youkept your word, and your calm. you are theepitome of cool.
our next performer isanother cool cat, and also the first rapper that everperformed on television from the white house. please welcome common. common: the president andthe first lady are the leaders of the people. we have no president thatstood up for the people the way our president has. this is street radio forunsung heroes/ridin' in
they regal, tryin' to staylegal/my daughter found nemo, i found the newprimo/yeah, you know how we do - we do itfor the people from englewood to a singlehood in botswana/i see the "i" in "we," yours is mydrama/standin' in front of the judge with nohonor/barack stick, knight the people like obama/thekarma of the streets is needs and takes/sometimeswe find peace in beats and breaks/put the bang inthe back so the seats can
shake/rebel cadillac musicfor the people's sake now i'm on the rise,doin' business with my guys/visions realized,music affected lives/a gift from the skies to berecognized/i'm keeping my eyes on the people:that's the prize yeah, yeah. you know the days havecome/because of you, you know that we are one/yeah. just take your time,everybody just take your
time./you da bomb/yourlight will shine. i get down. go ladies. i never knew a luh,luh-luh, a love like this/gotta be somethingfor me to write this/queen, i ain't seenyou in a minute/wrote this letter, and finally decideto send it/signed, sealed, delivered, for us to growtogether/love has no limit, let's spend it slowforever/i know your heart
is weathered by what studsdid to you/i ain't gon' assault them, i did ittoo/because of you, feelings i handle withcare/brothers recognize the light/but they can'thandle the glare/hey, i ain't the type to walkaround with matching shirts/if relationship iseffort i will match your work/i want to be the oneto make you happiest/and hurt you the most/theysay the end is near, come close/to the mosthigh/regardless of what
happen, on him let's rely. chorus: there are times -- common: yeah,sing it, you all. chorus: -- whenyou need someone. common: everybody sing. chorus: i willbe by your side. common: yeah, yeah. let them know aboutthe light white house. chorus: there is alight that shines --
common: how it shines. chorus: --special for you. common: hey,break it down. break it down sothey can do it. i need you all to sing. audience members: thereare times when you need someone. i will be by your side. let them know aboutthe lights, you all.
come on. audience members: thereis a light that shines -- common: how it shines? audience members: --special for you and me. common: god bless. yolanda adams: one daywhen the glory comes/it will be ours, it will beours/oh one day when the war is won/we will besure, we will be sure/oh glory (glory, glory)
oh (glory) common: hands to theheavens, no man, no weapon/formed against, yesglory is destined/every day women and men becomelegends/sins that go against our skin becomeblessings/the movement is a rhythm to us/freedomis like religion to us/justice isjuxtapositionin' us/justice for all justain't specific enough/one son died, his spirit isrevisitin' us/truant
livin' livin' in us,resistance is us/that's why rosa sat on thebus/that's why we walk through ferguson with ourhands up/when it go down we woman and man up/theysay, "stay down", and we stand up/shots, we on theground, the camera panned up/king pointed to themountain top and we ran up oh (glory, glory) now the war is not over,and the victory isn't won/but we'll fight on tothe finish, and when it's
all said and done/we'llcry glory, oh glory /we'll cry glory, oh glory common: selma's now forevery man, woman and child/even jesus gothis crown in front of a crowd/they marched withthe torch, we gon' run with it now/never lookback, we done gone hundreds of miles/fromdark roads he rose, to become a hero/facin' theleague of justice, his power was the people/enemyis lethal, a king became
regal/saw the face ofjim crow under a bald eagle/the biggest weaponis to stay peaceful/we sing, our music is thecuts that we bleed through/somewhere inthe dream we had an epiphany/now we right thewrongs in history/no one can win the warindividually/it takes the wisdom of the eldersand young people's energy/welcome to thestory we call victory/the comin' of the lord, myeyes have seen the glory
will be ours, it will beours/one day when the glory comes/it willbe ours, it will be glory, glory, glory,glory, glory, glory. one day. common: yolanda adams. yolanda adams: common. narrator: you're watchingbet's love and happiness: an obama celebration. up next: jesse williamsshares some important
words, and janelle monaegives an electrifying performance. regina hall: ladies andgentlemen, from the hit show, grey's anatomy, oryou probably remember him as the humanitarianrecipient from the bet awards, pleasewelcome jesse l. williams. jesse l. williams: andanother thing. all right, not tonight. i'm not going todo anything crazy.
tonight is an incrediblenight for all of us. it's a big deal. it's an opportunity forall of us to be thankful for a few thingsin our lives. take a break, sharesome gratitude. and in these last fewmonths, with you guys in the white house, i'd justlike to publicly thank the obamas for being such agreat and lasting source of pride for all of us.
now, we live in a countryso long committed to dictating our potentialbased on trivialities, like skin color, andgender, and orientation, and faith. and we just want to tellyou that we get it. we know. we know, all too well,that despite arguably irrational hope andpatriotism and pledges of allegiance, we understandwhat you endure, and we
appreciate the model thatyou set, and the ceilings that you break -- -- demonstrating thevalue of leadership, of preparation, offatherhood, and dignity -- uphill. well, now, while none ofus can be expected to agree with everything aleader does, we always have been inspired by yourintelligence and your grace throughout, and thatyou brought directly
to this office. now, your legacy is stillbeing written, and i, for one, believe that you mayhave an even greater path ahead of you, reachingback into the communities where you began, poundingthe pavement for working people in this country. our young folks arewatching, and they are setting theirgoals accordingly. toughness and temerity.
calm and collected,intellectual, daring, and decency -- the examplesthat we set, they matter, and we thankyou for yours. our next performer, one ofthe few beautiful people who made it onto thepresident's official playlist -- my mix tapehadn't dropped yet, so i missed the deadline-- technicality. please welcome the one,the only, miss janelle monae. janelle monae:mr. president.
at this point,we're family. i love you, first lady. i remember singing thissong, and you've given me hope, like the hope youhad in your eyes when you became the president ofthe united states of america. you saw the future. smile, though your heartis aching, smile/even though it's breaking/whenthere are clouds, in the sky you'll get by/if yousmile, through all fear
and sorrow/smile and maybe tomorrow/you'll find the sun come shiningthrough for you light up your face, withgladness/hide every trace of sadness although a tear may beever so near/'cause that's the time you must keep ontrying/smile, what's the use of crying/you'll findthat life is still worth while/if you, mydarling, smile, smile, smile but you didn'tjust stay here.
you were on the campingtrails, and i remember you saying these words. "you can't get too high. you can't get too low." so, i wrote a song aboutit, and it's called tightrope. are you all readyfor the tightrope? are you ready? one, two, three. whoa/another day/itake your pain away
some people talk aboutya/like they know all about ya/when you get downthey doubt ya/and when you tippin' on the scene/yeahthey talkin' bout it/'cause they can't tipall on the scene with ya/talk aboutit/t-t-t-talk bout it/when you get elevated/they loveit or they hate it/you dance up on themhaters/keep getting funky on the scene/while theyjumpin' round ya/they trying to take all yourdreams/but you can't allow it
'cause baby whether i'mhigh or low/baby, whether i'm high or low/igotta tip on the tightrope/t-t-t-tipon the tightrope tightrope/baby, baby,whether i'm high or low/baby, whether i'mhigh or low/tip on the tightrope/now let me seeyou do the tightrope/and i'm still tippin' on it see i'm not walkin' onit/or tryin' to run around it/this ain't noacrobatics/you either
follow or you lead,yeah/i'm talkin' bout you/or keep on blaming themachine, yeah i'm talkin' bout it/t-t-t-talkin' boutit/i can't complain about it/i gotta keep mybalance/and just keep dancin' on it/we gettin'funky on the scene/yeah you know about it/like astar on the screen/watch me tip all on it because baby whether i'mhigh or low/whether i'm high or low, i gotta tipon the tightrope, yeah,
yeah, yeah/baby, whetheri'm high or low/i'm gonna tip on the tightrope/nowwatch me tip on the tightrope you can't get too high/isaid you can't get too low/'cause you get toohigh/no you'll surely be low/now, now, now, shut up yeah, yeah, yeah/now, youshut up, yeah/ladies and gentlemen the funkiesthorn section in/the white house and we call thatclassy brass/
you got to stay on thescene/one more time/one more one more one moretime/one more time/one more time/one moretime/one more time tightrope, oh, yeah i said i said / i said he always stayedon the scene/he stayed on that tightrope, y'all narrator: our celebrationis just getting started.
when we return, hamilton'sleslie odom junior gives a special tributeto the president. plus, a show-stoppingperformance from bbd. it's bet's love andhappiness: terence jade: ladies andgentlemen, from the hit broadway musical,hamilton, please welcome leslie odom jr. leslie odomjunior: thank you. mr. president, mrs. obama,on behalf of the entire
broadway company ofhamilton, thank you so much for yoursupport of our show. your legacy, i'm sure,will warrant a musical in the next 100 years. i'm positive about that. now, i may not be aroundto perform it then, so is it cool if i trysome of it now? i wrote a littlesomething. adam, okay.
barack obama: the musical. he is the son of animmigrant from kenya/and the woman from wichitadropped in the middle of a phenomenon in thespot/state 50, swifty shifty, lifting treesupon cool debris of calm/organizing thesenator, he went through the door and whoa/is thatgreat speech in 2004/and whoa, world began toreally pay attention to the top spot could behis/the people started to
mention/and then there'smichelle, she's ride or die/an amazing woman,right there by his side/and we watched as hishope grew/and in two and two for the office of thepresident/uh-oh, guess who/barack hussein obama,barack hussein obama/ life filled with drama/but man,we love you like a mama -- okay, i'm stillworking on it. i'm going to get lin topunch it up, i promise. it will be better.
it will bebetter than that. but in all sincerity,if i could, i think the hallmark of yourpresidency has been grace, and this songspeaks to that. may god's bless and keepyou always/may your wishes all come true/may youalways do for others/and let others do for you/mayyou build a ladder to the stars/and climb on everyrung/may you stay/forever young/and may youstay forever young
may your hands always bebusy/may your feet always be swift/may you have astrong foundation/when the winds of changes shift/mayyour heart always be joyful/may your songalways be sung/and may you stay/forever young/and mayyou stay forever young terence jade:unbelievable. and please, give it up forour musical director, adam blackstone and thebbe all-star band. amazing job.
all right. we're going totake things back. now, the first movie date. do the right thing, right? and then, shortlythereafter, i'm sure there was a night ofdancing, right? the turn up startedearly, right? ladies and gentlemen,welcome to stage some guys that get downlike no other.
ricky bell, michaelbivins, and ronnie devoe, otherwise known as bbd. bbd: it's driving me outof my mind that's why it's hard for me to find can'tget it outta my head miss her, kiss her, loveher, wrong move you're dead/that girl is poison pump your fists,like this. here we go. what's the name ofthis jam, you all?
poison, yeah. it's at the whitehouse, you all. michael bivins:you ready, ron? ronnie devoe: i'm ready. michael bivins:you ready, rick? ricky bell: ithink i'm ready. i'm over here like -- girl i must warn you isense something strange in
my mind/situation isserious/let's cure it 'cause we're running outof time/mm mm tell 'em rick it's all sobeautiful/relationships they seem from thestart/yeah mm mm it's all so deadly/when love is nottogether from the heart it's driving me out of mymind/that's why it's hard for me to find/can't getit outta my head/miss her, kiss her, love her, wrongmove you're dead/that girl is poison/never trust abig butt and
smile/that girl is poison if i were you i'd takeprecaution/before i start to leave fly girl/youknow 'cause in some portions/you'll thinkshe's the best thing in the world she's so fly, she'll driveyou right out of your mind/steal your heart whenyou're blind/beware she's schemin', she'llmake you think you're dreamin'/you'll fallin love and you'll be
screamin' dreamin'/poisondeadly moving it slow/looking for a mellowfellow like devoe/getting paid laid so better laylow/schemin' on hots my end the pro show/the lowpro hot should be cut like an afro/see what you'resayin' huh/she's weighin' but i know she's a loser give it up, you all. you all, pump your fists. pump your fists like this.
pump your fists. are you allready to dance? ricky bell: hey, yo, adam. you got that baseline? i was at the bar shakeshakin' takin' 'em off/and that night i played thewall/checkin' out the fellas the highs thelows/keepin' one eye open still clockin' 'em/stillone particular girl that stood out from therest/poison as can be how
how is she/michael me andsee and i'm runnin' the show. audience members:bell biv devoe. bbd: say what, you all? hands up, you all. help me sing this song. it's driving meout of my mind. sing it, you all. audience members: that'swhy it's hard for me to find. bbd: can't get it outta myhead/miss her, kiss her,
love her. thank you so muchfor having us. thank you, guys. thank you, all. we love you all. narrator: bet's loveand happiness: an obama celebration will returnwith some beautiful words from angela bassett, pluskierra sheard, michelle williams, and yolandaadams take us
to sunday service. don't move. and now, please welcomeangela bassett. angela bassett: i kind ofknow what it's like to be married to a man who's abig deal when you're a pretty big deal yourself. to be married to a manwho's dedicated his life to something bigger thanhimself, who's committed to making the world abetter place, is to live a
life that looks beyondyour own love for each other, and to imagine afuture beyond your own lives together,mrs. obama. you have been a beacon oflight these past eight years. you have been a paragon ofdignity in the face of the worst kind of politics --in the face of a tax on obstruction, you have beena steady reminder that the high road is the onlyroad worth taking. your marriage, yourout-loud love for one
another has inspired youngpeople to look to one another, even as they lookout at the challenges that they must face, and theworld that they must transform. i don't have the words tosay how much i'm going to miss the elegance, theglamour, the easy intimacy with which you havefaced challenges. i am comforted by theknowledge that you will belong to us as much asyou belong to each
other for all time. and here, now, tocelebrate the blessing of love in this absolutelyhighest form, accompanied by the reginald goldensingers, please welcome kierra sheard, michellewilliams, and yolanda adams. michelle williams:come on, everybody up. if you need a blessing,praise the lord/ (praise him) /if you need an answer,praise the lord/
when you praise himeverything must change/for my god inhabits the praise yolanda adams: with thatfree i'm going to clap my hands because he's beengood/i'm going to do my dance becausehe's been amazing. i'm gonna live mylife with his lord. glorious, god isglorious/wonderful, yes, he's wonderful/marvelous,yes, he's marvelous praise the lord.
kierra sheard: don't stoppraising/keep on singing , oh glory/ oh what amighty god/ he saves/ / prince of peace/praise the lord yolanda adams: put yourhands together/put your hands together we're going to go tochicago right about now. is that okay? michelle is going to tellus how jesus can work it out. michelle williams:yes, ma'am.
yolanda adams: you ready? michelle williams: yes. yolanda adams: come on. michelle williams: jesus/ (jesus can work it out) if you let him,follow jesus that problem that i had/ijust couldn't seem to solve, i tried and itried, but i kept gettin' deeper involved
so i turned it over tojesus, and i stopped worryin' about it, gaveit over to the lord, (he worked it out) oh, jesus, oh, jesus,thathabit that i had, (i had) i just couldn'tseem to break (to break) i prayed and i prayed/ (i prayed)
but i thoughtit'd be too late (too late) so i turned itover to jesus (jesus) and i stoppedworryin' about it (about it) oh yeah, he worked it out yolanda adams: oh, jesuscan if you let him, can if you let him/butyou've got to let him jesus
what are you trying to figure out, he's already worked it out, he's the onethat can work it he's already workedit out already -- hey, come on. already. come on, come on. work it out. narrator: when we return,bradley cooper reminds us of some special momentsduring the obama
presidency, and thelegendary roots crew team up with hip-hopveterans de la soul. plus, usher performs. you're watching bet's loveand happiness: regina hall: ladies andgentlemen, introducing one of our favorite actors -- terence jade: pleasewelcome bradley cooper. bradley cooper: where wereyou when barack obama was elected president in 2008?
because there was aninfectious magic that made its way around theworld and the country. i remember, i was withyou two in missouri, in a football field, in atent two days before the election. it was an honor. on the actual day, i wasshooting hangover one. we were in a hospital inlos angeles, and then zach galifianakis and i walkedaround venice afterwards.
and we just watchedeverybody get out of the house, and honkinghorns, and celebrating. where were you in 2012? we were shootinghangover three. i'm not kidding. in las vegas, it wasmr. chow's suite, and he was having a party whenthe results were coming in, and we kept rushing into look at the television. so, if we make hangoverfour, you'll stay?
because i'll get the wolfpack back together right now, and make it happen. that moment --many other moments. there are so many momentsthat have marked your presidency -- moments thatare etched into my mind and all of your minds. and i could say, iremember where i was, what was happening whenthat moment happened. i love you.
and on that note, it'smy honor to introduce hometown heroes, philly'slegendary the roots crew. roots: ♪ (music playing) ♪ sounds of the legendaryhardworking, foundation, roots crew fromphiladelphia p.a. please stand. here comes the hotmusic/the hot music/the hot music/thehot hot music. listen.
you go one, two. one, two. that's how we usuallystart, once again it's the thought, it's the phillydalai lama of the mic, the prime ministerthought, this directed to whoever in listeningrange, the whole state of things in the world boutto change black rain fallin' from the sky lookstrange, the ghetto is red hot, we steppin' onflames, yo, it's inflation
on the price for fame, andit was all the same, but then the antidote came, theblack thought, ill syllablist, out thefifth, this heavyweight rap shit i'm about tolift, like a phylum lift up its seed to sunlight,wheni plug in the mic, draw like a gunfight,but inever use a cordless, or stand applaudless,sippin'cholorophyll out of ill silver goblets,i'm likea faucet, monopoly's the object,ain't no way to cutthis tap, you got to get
wet,your head is throbbin'but i ain't said shit yet,the roots crew,the next movement stop what you're doin'and, set it in motion, it's the next movement, youlisteners, stop what you're doin' and, set itin motion, it's the next movement we deliver thisstop what your ding and set it off and we go herecome the hot music, the hot music, the hot hotmusic, hot music, hey yo, for real, for real, listen,the formation of words to
fit, that's what i usuallydisturb you with, you all never heard of this, iknow half the time it is, you doubt theilla-fifth, what could you accomplish? whether they skywritingyour name, or you anonymous, you bespeechless, with stinging sinuses, the roots royalhighnesses through your monitors shinin' like a ruggedamethyst, at your music
conference, i'mthe panelist jamming like an analsyt see if you canhand this off. you got the cool m.c. boo yeah white house boogey, yeah, white house boogey, uh huh, white house boogey, yeah, white house boogey uh get down, white house boogey, white house boogey, pick it up, white house boogey daddy daddy ladies and gentlemen.
please put your handstogether for my good friends and brothers. this is de la soul. hello, mr. soul with the whole control -- hold up. wait a minute. oh, hey. check it out.
it's like this y'all, it'slike that, see, this is the way. this is the way. this is theway we organize yo, i speak divine of godtheories, no need to be high, always exhale thefacts cause i don't inhale lie, play the greater man'sgame, to bounce off my loss, so i can earn theacres the houses and the horses, of course it's muchgreater than your benx or
your lex, the engine to mycomprehension this is too complex, uh-huh, much toocomplex, effects be live like das, making movesdown south, to avoid the bull, and never, flaunt thecoin 'cause dime-getters be gazin', they call meluther van, they say my style is so amazin', fazin'those who're supposed to have the last laugh, evenwhen i'm gone i'm reappearin' in the af', ihave to, send respects to real money makers, do notconnect us with those
champagne hoes, taste thequarter pound from here to new york, don't swine,don't eat no pork who am you? the d to the a the v tothe e and can't nobody kick it like these threemcs i'm the b-l-u the g to the 1 i walk around theplanet making money money having fun. and i'm the c to the odouble m - o -n i see and think with a drink abouthow i am going to win. the c to o double m-o-ni'm from the city of win
y'all now, now, now youwanna be an mc, but do you want to serve, doyou wanna be dope (say what) or do you want to king of the crillit, ifeel it, i'm the style, , we have self control ofour destiny, and the best of, take it down like rec lougainess, whether be at the white house than at the at one point in timei thought i lost my
direction, then igot it back with the resurrection, i am the c to theo double m- o-n come on, presidentobama, do it again. i'm the c to theo, double m-o-n. where i come from y'allit's the city of win (c'mon) . the c to the odouble m-o-n. i wish you coulddo it again.
let's do it, you all. hey, listen. all right, you all. we're about toparty, you all. it's just me, myself, andi, i want to hear you, it's just me,myself, and i. hey, it's justme, myself, and i. i want to hearyou all singing. it's just me, myself,and i, you all.
everybody. me, myself, and i. it's just me,myself, and i. i point to everybody inthe crowd and what you're going to say? black is beautiful. mirror mirror on the wall just me, myself, and i. one last time.
sing with us, you all. terence jade: give it upladies and gentlemen for de la soul. we love you mr.president, mrs. president, firstfamily, we love you. celebration will returnwith more from the roots and jill scott, plususher takes the stage. welcome back to bet's loveand happiness: and now, a look back atthe remarkable
presidency of barack obama. (music playing) the president: generationsof americans have responded witha simple creed. audience members: (applause) male speaker: an africanamerican has broken the barrier as old as therepublic, an astonishing candidate, an astonishingcampaign, a seismic shift in american politics.
female speaker: it is mygreat personal honor to present the 44th presidentof these united states, barack obama. the president: you tookthis campaign and you made it your own and youorganized yourselves starting a movement thatspread across the country; a movement made up ofyoung and old, and rich and poor, and black andwhite, latino, asian, native american, gay,straight, democrats,
republicans who believewe've all got something to contribute. the president: blackhistory has been american history. african american culturehas profoundly shaped american culture -- audience members: (laughter) the president: --and music, and art, literature, and sports.
be confident inyour heritage. the president: beconfident in your blackness. past couple months i'vehad lunch with the queen of england and hostedkendrick lamar in the oval office. mrs. obama: but it'simportant for us to remember that this whitehouse is committed to maintaining this openness,and making this place a place where allvoices can be heard.
the president: weare one people. we are one nation. mrs. obama: it's neverbeen each person for themselves. no, we're all inthis together. we always have been. the president: weliberate ourselves when we liberate others. we give ourselvesopportunity when we give
other peopleopportunities. the president: we benefitwhen we see other people prosper. today's leaders arebuilding a new, inclusive movement that's mobilizingpeople of all backgrounds to stand up for change. and with that, i just havetwo more words to say, "obama out." audience members: (laughter and applause)
regina hall:oh, god y'all. we'll neversee this again. regina hall: ithurts a little bit. regina hall: okay -- regina hall: you saw hera little earlier when she opened our show likeno one else could. here to perform withphilly's legendary roots crew, are jillscott and usher. the roots: yeah, yeah.
jill scott, start feeling. jill scott: and youarrived at last. no matter who i saw, oh. walk on my wayto my homies. if you wereworried about that the roots: somebody toldme that i just playing with smoke, we used tolive in the same building on the same floor, wenever member throwing she in my world like hip hop.
jill scott: if you wereworried about that, no matter who i saw oh,walking my way to with my homies if you were worried boutthat, no matter who i saw or, walking my to withhomies, baby don't worry, you know that you got me the roots: ♪ (music playing) ♪ like i was talking to mysister from new york city, she says she knows thisball player and he
think i'm pretty. jill scott: if you areworried about that, no matter who i saw or, don't worrybaby you got me. if you are worried boutthat, no matter who i saw or, walking my way to withmy homies, you know you got me. it'd be like. usher: if you were worriedbout that, no matter who i
saw or, walking my way towith my homies, baby don't worry, you knowthat you got me if you were worried boutthat, no matter who i saw oh, walking -- male speaker: yeah, yeah. male speaker: put yourhands together, ladies and gentlemen, for usher. usher: somebody feelinggood right now? if you're feeling good,let me hear you
make some noise. usher: yeah. love and happiness. we love loveand happiness. we love it, yeah. listen call anythingthat came between us. you were likemy best friend. the one i used to run andtalk to with me and my girl. listen, she used tosay it'll be okay.
suggested little nicethings that i should do. and when i go home atnight and lay my head down all seem to thinkabout was you. and now you make me wannabe the one with, start a new relationship with youthat's just what you do girl. you make, you make. relationship with youthat's just what you do, girl. now what's bad is you'rethe one that hooked us up knowing it shouldhave been you.
what's sad isthat i love a tell me what should i do. should i -- tellmy baby bye-bye. should i- do exactlywhat i feel inside. don't wanna go, don't needto stay, but i really need to get it together. you make me. relationship that'sjust what you do. oh no, no.
baby, you make me. with you that's justwhat you do girl. at this point thesituations out of control baby. never meant to hurt ya,but i got to let it go. she may not understand it,while all the things is going on. baby i tried, i tried tofight it, but the feelings just too strong.
she make me. you make me wanna be theone with a relationship with you that'sjust what you girl. narrator: don't move. we have moreusher on the way. and president obamatakes the stage. terence jade: you knowwhat ladies and gentlemen? bbd said they want tohear some more usher. so let's get right to it.
give it up one moretime for usher. usher: let me hear it i'm the kind ofbrother, who been doing it my way, getting my way foryears in my career and every lover, in and out mylife, i've hit, love and left the tearswithout a care until i met this girl whoturned the tables around she caught me by surprisei never thought i'd be the one breaking down, i can'tfigure it out, why...
i'm so (caught up) got me feeling it i don't know what itis, but it seems she's got me twisted i'm so i'm losing control, thisgirl's got a hold on me my mama told me be carefulwho you do 'cause karma comes back around same oldsong but i was so sure that it wouldn't happen tome 'cause i know how to
put it down, buti was so wrong this girl was mean, shereally turned me out her body was so tight, i'mlooking for her in the daytime with a flashlightmy homies say this girl is cramping my style, andi can't figure it out, but... i'm losing control, thisgirl's got a hold really feeling it usher: sing it loud, i'mblack and i'm proud. say it loud
doing it in the park,doing it after dark. oh yeah. come on, come on. yeah. come on y'all. let me hear ya. one more time. sing it out. up in the club with myhomies, tryna get a lil'
v-i, but keep it down onthe low key, 'cause you know how it feels. i saw shorty she wascheckin' up on me, from the game she was spittin'in my ear you would think that she knew me. so we decided to chill conversation got heavy,she had me feelin' like she's ready to blow! oh!
she's saying,"come get me! come get me." so i got upand followed her to the floor, she said, "baby,let's go." that's when i told her i said yeah (yeah) shorty got down low andsaid come and get me yeah i got so caught up iforgot she told me yeah her and my girl used tobe the best of homies yeah
next thing i knewshe was all up on me screaming: yeah, yeah, yeah! yeah, yeah! yeah! so she's all up in my headnow, got me thinking that it might be a good idea totake her with me, 'cause she's ready to leave (ready to leave)
but i gotta keep it realnow, 'cause on a one to ten she's a certifiedtwenty, but that just ain't me. hey. because i don't know ifi take that chance just where is it gonna lead,but what i do know is the way she dance makesshorty alright with me. the way she (get low)
i'm like yeah, justwork that out for me. she asked for one moredance and i'm like yeah, how the hell am isupposed to leave? and i said take that and rewind itback, ursher got the voice to make ya booty go (clap) take back and rewind itback roots crew got the beat that makeyour booty go
take back rewind it backyou ain't even left yet, but we need you back take back rewind itback, rewind it back usher: we love you. narrator: when ourcelebration continues, first lady, michelleobama, joins the man himself, president obama,as we say our final good-byes to the nation'sfirst black president. its bet's love andhappiness:
terence jade: it's hardto put into words and articulate what yourpresidency has meant to us. you stood up for farmers, for our universities, for our outraged youth, forour lgbt community, for all of our brothers andsisters across the nation, thank you so much. your accomplishments meana better future for all of us for generationsto come. regina hall: we know thatyou are not finished with
your legacy, that yournext chapter, mentoring vulnerable youth,may be your greatest. terence jade: ladies andgentlemen, please welcome president barack obama,and first lady michelle obama. terence jade: guys,president barack obama! the president: well, onbehalf of michelle and myself, this wasspectacular. audience members: yes. the president: and iwant to thank bet --
male speaker: yes. the president: -- foragreeing to film, barack obama's block party. the president:where's dave? you got your block party;i've got my block party. the president: couldeverybody please give a huge round of applause tothis incredible collection of artists. the president: on behalfof both of us, anything
that we've accomplished,it was because there were people lifting usup all the time. and we've just got suchan incredible group of friends here who have hadour backs from day one. and for that we willalways be grateful. so thank you very much --
the president:-- we love you. god bless you. the president: thankyou, everybody.
regina hall: ladies andgentlemen, the roots.
