Rap-Up.com || Solange, Kelis, Jill Scott, & Dawn Richard Celebrate Black Women in Music

It was ladies’ night at the 4th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Music event on Wednesday. The magazine honored Solange and British soul singer Lianne La Havas at an intimate celebration at Greystone Manor Supperclub in West Hollywood during Grammy week.

R&B’s leading ladies and some fresh faces including Kelis, Jill Scott, Dawn Richard, Tamia, Estelle, Leah LaBelle, and Bridget Kelly toasted their fellow females. Solange entertained with some new material off her EP True and was joined onstage by her collaborator Devonté “Dev” Hynes and Earth Wind & Fire’s Verdine White.

Their male counterparts including Tank, Bilal, and Eric Benét also came out to show their support.

See more pics of the ladies showing out on the purple carpet.

: Solange

: Kelis

: Lianne La Havas

: Estelle

: Jill Scott

: Leah LaBelle

: Keke Palmer

: RaVaughn Brown

: Sabi

: Tamia

: Sabi, Bridget Kelly, and Dawn Richard

: Dawn Richard and Leah LaBelle

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16 Comments

Dave
February 7th, 2013 at 7:41 am
YESS, Actual TALENT!

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Swag_2013
February 7th, 2013 at 7:53 am
OMG I love all these women. All of them have so much class and here I go acting thristy. Solange is the prettiest one. That is the sexiest picture I ever seen from her.

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Jacksmith
February 7th, 2013 at 8:05 am
Solange: YOU TRIED

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youbmad
February 7th, 2013 at 8:15 am
dawnie!

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Shutterbug
February 7th, 2013 at 9:44 am
THESE are the REAL R&B/SOUL LADIES…I’m happy to see that Solange has chosen our side instead of the sellout wannabe white side that her big sister’s chosen!

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Kyle
February 7th, 2013 at 9:54 am
Wow, what a great group of women. I seriously enjoy ALL OF THEIR MUSIC. Kelis, where the hell is your new music? I have been patiently waiting…

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LOLatHaters
February 7th, 2013 at 11:33 am
I swear I love Kelis and I want to do like Jackass and come behind Solange with some clippers and a camera. I hate the fro

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Ursula
February 7th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Yasss!!!!!!! Everyone is talented and fierce.

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HEARTS HEAUX!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 7th, 2013 at 1:57 pm
@Dave, SOLANGE LOOKS ROUGH AS FUCK, o___O ESTELLE LOOK LIKE BRANDY, DAWN LOOKS SEXY WITH HER HALLE BERRY HAIR CUT. & THAT SABI CHICK LOOKS LIKE AALIYAH :O KEKE & TAMIA LOOK NICE TOO.

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Larry
February 7th, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Solange is beautiful! Keke, love that girl.

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KeepingItFunky
February 7th, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Dawn & Solange are my favorites however all these women are gorgeous, classy & talented. Love seeing females support each other : )

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Sean
February 7th, 2013 at 10:22 pm
dawn looks so sexy

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Prouy of Uk 2013
February 8th, 2013 at 12:02 am
oh got damn all those ladies Look beautiful and wonderful

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kate
February 8th, 2013 at 3:57 am
talanted and real singers

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Kellie Ann
February 9th, 2013 at 9:50 am
…BEAUTIFUL women with beautiful spirits. The ability to embrace the aesthetic uniqueness of one’s self and others is the true essence of the “Golden Heart” movement. I have much love and respect for Dawn Richard, her crew, and the fellow artists who are also reaching for their dreams. The universe is the limit!

**side bar: Queen D.(Dawn)…SIMPLY STUNNING, though!!!

Sincerely,
The newest “hearts-heaux” member

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