coco jones

Lauryn Hill at the 2023 Roots Picnic. (Photo by Derrel Jazz Johnson for rolling out.)

Lauryn Hill, Ron Isley, Mary Mary perform on 1st day of Roots Picnic

Performances by icons Lauryn Hill, Ron Isley, and Mary Mary were among the many highlights of the first day of the 2023 Roots Picnic at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. State Property, the Philadelphia hip-hop collective signed to Jay Z’s Roc-A-Fella records two decades ago, united to perform together for the first time in years, while hip-hop artists GloRilla and Lil Uzi Vert and musician Mike Phillips were among some of the many others to perform across two stages.

2012 Essence Music Festival Event Guide

  The ESSENCE Music Festival is the nation’s largest African American live musical and cultural experience attracting over 400,000 people from around the world. This four-day