[Intro: Alicia Keys & John Legend]
What's up? (We're here)
We are here (What's up, everybody?)
How's you feelin'? (What's up, world?)
Happy Juneteenth, Happy Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth, we're happy to celebrate
Celebrate freedom and the prospect of more freedom (Yes)
Today on Juneteenth (Yes)
Yes, and the fight for justice that continues
So, we're feelin' good vibes, though (Yes), right?
It's really crazy bein' here
Your husband, Swizz Beatz, started this thing with Timbaland (Word)
A while ago (Yеs)
They started with a battle of thеm playin' their hits
Whew, it was crazy
And it's taken on a life of its own
And then you challenged me
I did, I— I was in an interview and they were like
Uh, "Who would you battle"
I was like, "Um, Alicia Keys!" (Ayy), hahahaha
And— And— And now we're here and we're feelin' the vibe, like
When did I first meet you, John?
We met in the studio
Workin' on one of the songs you're probably gonna play today (Mhm)
You were writing with Kanye West (Word)
And Harold Lilly
Yes, I was, you really remember
And I was this unknown guy but I was already calling myself John Legend at the time
And Kanye introduces me to you
You're like, "Oh, Legend, okay"
Yeah, I was like, "Wait," I was like, "John what?" (Hahaha)
"John who?" (Haha)
But sure enough, on the song that we're gonna play, which I guess we'll talk about it a little later
We'll talk about it when it comes
That was a vibe
It was a vibe, and, uh, it was one of the first records that I got to be a part of
In, like, a major way (Wow)
Uh, it wasn't the first, I'll play that one later, too (Okay, okay)
But it was like, one of the first records my voice was heard on
It's a really amazing moment (Yes), we'll get to that
But right now I think we need to get this thing started
Let's get it started
What are you playin', Alicia Keys?
You know, I'ma— I'ma go 'head and play some things (Okay)
I'm real excited about this one, this is one of my vibes
Uh, I'll never forget this song
And how much I wanted
To be a part of it, so let— let— let me— let me set it off like this