The Women of the BET Experience

Celebrity women will be at the BET Experience.

Day Dreamers - Jill Scott can gently ride a melody, or she can put down the mic and her voice will still fill an opera house. Those kinds of resounding vocal cords are what put the "soul" in the Queen's title, and what made Scott one of the most revered vocalists to debut since the turn of the new millennium.(Photo: Gabriel Grams/Splash News)

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Jill Scott - It's that time of year again for the BET Awards! Festivities kick off with the BET Experience, and we've got a fun line up for you. Check out some of the lovely ladies who will be performing and making appearances this weekend, starting with the indomitable Jill Scott (Photo: Gabriel Grams/Splash News)

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Marsha Ambrosius - We love us some Marsha! (Photo: Earl Gibson III/BET)

On Teaching Her Grandmother - "I taught my grandmother how to text, how to email. My grandmother got Facebook, she got Twitter. I even taught my grandmother how to roll a blunt."- The Arsenio Hall Show, December 2013(Photo: Elgin Edmonds-PNA / Splash News)

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Sommore - Look for funny lady Sommore too.  (Photo: Elgin Edmonds-PNA/Splash News)

Jeanette Jenkins - Come get some fitness tips from Jeanette Jenkins! (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Saint John's Health Center)

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Jeanette Jenkins - Come get some fitness tips from Jeanette Jenkins! (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Saint John's Health Center)

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Nikki Giovanni - Legendary poet Nikki Giovanni will be interviewed by Omari Hardwick. (Photo: Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times/Landov)

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Nikki Giovanni - Legendary poet Nikki Giovanni will be interviewed by Omari Hardwick. (Photo: Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times/Landov)

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The Breakthrough  - Mary has transitioned from her depressed, heartbroken records but admits some people wanted her to reamain in a box. But for her, life goes on, as she explained, “A lot of people would rather that I stayed messed up and sad because that’s where they were. But when you grow, you’re going to lose some people and either they’re going to follow you later or they’re not and that’s the chance you have to take as a leader.”  (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Nobel Peace Prize Concert)

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Mary J. Blige - Come salute the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Nobel Peace Prize Concert)

Jennifer Hudson - Vocal powerhouse Jennifer Hudson is not to be missed. (Photo: Kris Connor/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Jennifer Hudson - Vocal powerhouse Jennifer Hudson is not to be missed. (Photo: Kris Connor/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Angela Simmons - Our darling Angela will be on the premises too. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Angela Simmons - Our darling Angela will be on the premises too. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Jasmine Villegas - Actress Jasmine Villegas is on board too! (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Sports Spectacular)

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Jasmine Villegas - Actress Jasmine Villegas is on board too! (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Sports Spectacular)

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