around pyro and all those type of productions. because i haven't had the best success with those. [ laughter ] but i want to thank you guys for having me. so, yeah. >> what does it mean to you to be performing on this day of all days on juneteeth? >> oh, it's awesome. it's incredible. i'm truly honored that i would even be thought of to come out and help celebrate this wonderful occasion. yeah, man, i know my granny's excited. it should be nice. >> part of the thing i think for us is that music, the celebration has been such a part of our community being able to persist and to overcome and entertainers like yourself, when you add your voice and you add your presence to something like this, it just lifts everybody up. do you feel that? are you aware of what it means to us? for us to have nelly here is a