Watch: Coco Jones slays at CultureCon LA

Coco Jones is high off her Peacock series “Bel-Air” and the release of her new single. CultureCon is where you find and share similar experiences with people who look like you! Any attendee will find a deep sense of belonging as you see the power of forging connections with fellow Black creators. Jones discusses her new single and what’s next on her plate.

The following is a transcript of that conversation.

James L. Gilmore: [00:00:45] All right, everyone. Here we are at CultureCon with Coco Jones. How are we doing today? [00:00:50][5.4]

Coco Jones: [00:00:50] I’m good. I’m blessed. [00:00:51][0.3]

Gilmore: [00:00:51] Yeah. Is this your first time at CultureCon? [00:00:53][1.7]

Jones: [00:00:53] Yes. Oh, this is. Yeah. [00:00:55][1.4]

Gilmore: [00:01:15] Let’s talk about how you uplift Black people through your music and everything. [00:01:19][4.3]

Jones: [00:01:20] So I think for me, I think I try to uplift heavily Black women because I feel like we all have gone through times where we didn’t see ourselves as the most beautiful or the most worthy of great things. And I try to be very vocal even in my song lyrics that we are deserving of great things, just like all the other girls. If not us, then all right. [00:01:38][17.9]

Gilmore: [00:01:38] So, I only got another question for you. So listen, in your music, you got to give me your top three, four or five artists that made you like, hey, I want to get into singing. I want to, you know, uplift through my voice. Who’s your top three people that influenced you? [00:01:52][13.7]

Jones: [00:01:53] Three people that influenced me: definitely Beyoncé, um, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston. [00:01:58][5.5]

Gilmore: [00:02:00] Strong list. This is a great area with Coco Jones. Thank you. [00:02:03][3.1]

Jones: [00:02:03] You’re welcome. Thank you. [00:02:03][0.0]

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