It was an amazing time at the ESSENCE Music Festival. Take a look at some the highlights — we mean the eye candy.
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Boris Kodjoe
Boris Kodjoe flaunts his handsome smile on the ESSENCE.com Live Stage at the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival.
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Don Lemon
Don Lemon gives an exclusive interview at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage at the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival.
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Nick Cannon
Nick Canon gets on the ones and twos at the Visa booth at the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival.
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Usher
Usher speaks backstage at the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival.
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Usher
We swooned right along with all the other ladies on Friday night when Usher rocked the stage.
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Usher
Fans in the front row got a chance to see Usher, and his perfect physique, up close and personal
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Eric Benet
The super sexy crooner heated things up on the Superlounge stage.
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Kanye West
No one man should have all that swagger!
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Kanye West
Knaye turned the party out on Saturday night and had us dancing to hit after hit. Now that’s sexy!
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El Debarge
The Comeback Kid still has a place in the ladies hearts. The screaming started when he hit the stage Saturday night and didn’t stop until his pitch-perfect set ended.
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El Debarge
We sure do love his smile!
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Timothy Bloom
Timothy Bloom shows off his sexy and his vocals on the Superlounge stage.
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Miguel
Miguel heats things up on the Superlounge stage singing his sultry R&B hits.
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Tank
Tank stopped by the ESSENCE.com Live Stage on Sunday and our entire team felt butterflies.
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Hosea Sanchez
‘The Game’ star slid on over to the ESSENCE.com Live stage while visiting the festival and seriously made our day.
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Noel Gourdin
Noel Gourdin arrives backstage at the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival.
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Kem
ESSENCE Music Festival headliner Kem smiles backstage at the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival.
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Chef G. Garvin
Celeb Chef G. Garvin throws deuces after his interview at the ESSENCE Music Festival Convention Center. Don’t you love it when they’re sexy and can hold their own in the kitchen?
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Treach
We were all smiles when Naughty By Nature took to the Superlounge stage.
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Brian White
Brian White looks oh-so-good in his suit as he poses for a photo opp at the ESSENCE.com Live Stage.
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Isaiah Washington
Looking more dapper than ever Isaiah Washington stopped by the ESSENCE.com Live Stage for a Q&A about his new book, A Man From Another Land.
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)
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New Orleans’ Finest
The forecast is sunny and warm in New Orleans this weekend but you better bring some cover girls because it’s still raining men. There’s just too much eye candy out and about not to share. (You’re welcome!)