Thank you Jody Watley, Deniece Williams, Melvin Riley of Ready For The World, Sheila E, Morris Day and Jerome Benton of The Time, Shannon, Lisa Lisa, Larry Blackmon and Willie Morris of Cameo, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Alicia Myers, George Clinton, Chaka Khan, and El Debarge. You are my heroes.

And thank you BET and Soul Train for the incredible honor of turning "Pass The Mic" into a prime time celebration.