David Idemudia and Malcolm McFadden (Justice the Genius Child) co-host the opening welcome for the 8th Annual Speak Your Truth event in Annapolis, introducing themselves to the audience, hyping up the crowd, and orienting attendees to the venue’s food and raffle offerings.

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Transcript

[00:42:14] Thank you, Tyler.

[00:42:15] Hello?

[00:42:17] I thought you gave me

[00:42:18] a mic that did not work.

[00:42:20] I was about to be like,

[00:42:21] you are at it again, my friend.

[00:42:22] Another year.

[00:42:23] I’m not going to mess

[00:42:24] with you this year.

[00:42:25] I’m going to be a lot

[00:42:25] more serious this year.

[00:42:27] Please.

[00:42:27] I mean, just be you.

[00:42:29] Just be you.

[00:42:29] That’s not serious.

[00:42:31] I can tell.

[00:42:33] All right.

[00:42:34] Welcome, everybody,

[00:42:35] to this year’s

[00:42:37] the eighth annual

[00:42:38] Speak Your Truth.

[00:42:40] Hey, give it up

[00:42:41] for eight years.

[00:42:42] Give it up for eight years.

[00:42:43] I did not expect

[00:42:44] a round of applause like that.

[00:42:46] So I was, you know,

[00:42:47] trying not to talk over.

[00:42:48] But yes, my name is David.

[00:42:51] I’m a licensed clinical

[00:42:53] social worker, therapist,

[00:42:55] and I am one of your co-hosts.

[00:42:58] This is…

[00:43:00] I’m Justice.

[00:43:00] I’m your other co-host.

[00:43:02] I am an artist.

[00:43:02] That’s what I do.

[00:43:04] He’s underselling

[00:43:05] what he does.

[00:43:06] He’s the one on the screen.

[00:43:08] He’s the one that helps

[00:43:09] your music.

[00:43:10] If you’re an artist

[00:43:11] and you need your guitar

[00:43:12] plugged in,

[00:43:13] talk to Justice.

[00:43:15] All right?

[00:43:17] So we’re in

[00:43:18] for a great show.

[00:43:22] Hey, that don’t sound

[00:43:23] like y’all in for a great show.

[00:43:24] We in for a great show.

[00:43:25] What’s going on?

[00:43:26] Hey.

[00:43:27] Yeah.

[00:43:28] Yeah.

[00:43:29] You guys didn’t get

[00:43:30] some good Caribbean food

[00:43:32] out there?

[00:43:33] Oh, I did.

[00:43:34] Right.

[00:43:34] That joint was good.

[00:43:35] Oh, it’s a food truck

[00:43:36] out back.

[00:43:37] It’s a Caribbean food truck.

[00:43:38] The jerk chicken is phenomenal.

[00:43:40] I’m telling you right now.

[00:43:41] It’s good.

[00:43:42] There’s water in the back

[00:43:44] with some lemon.

[00:43:46] Get fresh.

[00:43:47] Get refreshed.

[00:43:48] Raffle tickets going on sale

[00:43:49] over there in the back as well.

[00:43:52] Okay?

[00:43:52] Guys, I’m going to need

[00:43:53] some more energy.

[00:43:54] So let’s give it up

[00:43:55] for this year’s

[00:43:56] Speak Your Truth again.

[00:43:57] I want to hear you

[00:43:58] raise the roof.

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