he first round performance line-up for the 2015 Essence Festival have just been announced and for the first time, K-Dot will be joining the list of headliners including Mary J. Blige.

The festival takes places in New Orleans July 3-5. So far, other acts include Common, Erykah Badu, Floetry, Slick Rick, Kool Moe Dee, Doug E. Fresh, Mystikal, Raheem DeVaughn and more