Throwback photo alert! The Cash Money Millionaires snapped this gem in 2000 on the set of "The Jenny Jones Show. From left are Mannie Fresh, B.G., Turk, Lil Wayne, Juvenile and Birdman. Photo: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images
Thousands of people are in town for Essence.
The big picture: Essence continues through Sunday with free events at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and shows at the Caesars Superdome.
Birdman, Juvenile and Mannie Freshare at the Dome tonight with a tribute to 30 years of Cash Money Records.
The intrigue: Lil Wayne is the most prominent member of Cash Money Millionaires, which helped put New Orleans rap on the national stage.
He's not on the schedule, but will he surprise us tonight? He did last year.
If you go: Busta Rhymes, T-Pain and The Roots perform tonight too.
