you know I know you knew Frankie what a legacy a music Legacy he left I mean tell us about some of your fonds memers I don't even know the words yeah about what Frankie Beverly was to us culturally yes if you are 40 years old you understand I I don't even have to if you are 40 years old I don't even have to explain this to you but if you are not 40 years old and you don't know then you should know what you should do what you should do is go on Apple music and download everything you can from Frankie Bey and I want you to listen to it and I want you to understand why this man could sell out Arenas having not put out an album in 20 years I want you to go see why I want you to see why for years years he closed out the biggest musical festival in America for us the Essence Musical Festival I want you to understand why he I didn't care who was on the show I don't care who you bought down there Frankie Beverly and ma was the show Closer period yes sir I don't know if you even understand what how entrenched in the soul of Soul music lovers that Frankie Beverly and ma was you can't know but you have to hear the songs now listen I know if you young y'all have a propensity sometimes to overlook old school and think it's old if it wasn't for that you don't exist today if you don't think Frankie Beverly bad ask Beyonce she remade his song she remade his song yes queen I am telling you you cannot call yourself a music connoisseur and not know what this man did that's right Frankie Beverly and then on top of that was just a beautiful soul he was a cool ass dude yes I'm talking about man when you talk about Co he wasn't hard he wasn't no gangster he wasn't no Thug I'm epitome of cool yeah Co with a capital O cap to c o o l all caps Frankie Bey all caps all white yes cap the cap yes this how deep he was no introduction necessary the only person and excuse me I'll take this Flex moment only person ever introduced Frankie Beverly at Essence was Steve Harvey only one come on now nobody else you just you just walked off the stage he left it black nobody Frankie Frankie walked out there well I'm just saying me though Frankie had a Frankie had a set thing I'm just telling you Frankie had at Essence I said at Essence Frankie had a set thing everybody leave the stage stage go black the band walk out yes they do the band don't say nothing one two two three and then they start yes after that Frankie Beverly walked out there was no introduction just one time I asked him could I do it he say Steve I'mma let you do it I just wanted to what did you say I just wanted that that honor now but this dude right here it he it was no introduction necessary he was Frankie to us yeah he was Frankie the our soundtrack as his voice changed as he got older for us he was Frankie Beverly yes for us man and what he meant to us immeasurable imme unbelievable to the culture