- Oh, my God, can you believe we're at the Apollo Theater?
- We are about to take you on a musical journey
from the past to the present.
Come on, girl. Now we have to rub this stump, baby...
- What are we doing, Tisha? - For good luck.
- Well, you know I like rubbin' on the wood.
- Just go, Tichina, just go.
- Hey, come on, everybody! - Come on, y'all.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Calling out around the world ♪
♪ Are you ready for a brand new beat? ♪
♪ Summer's here and the time is right ♪
♪ For dancing in the street ♪ - ♪ Dancing in the street ♪
- ♪ Dancing in Chicago ♪ - ♪ Dancing in the street ♪
- ♪ Down in New Orleans ♪ - ♪ Dancing in the street ♪
- ♪ In New York City ♪
- ♪ Dancing, dancing, dancing ♪
- ♪ Ah, babe ♪
♪ Move it, baby ♪
♪ Automatic, systematic ♪
♪ Full of color self-contained ♪
♪ Tuned and channeled to your vibes ♪
♪ Yeah, captivating, stimulating ♪
♪ She's such a sexy lady ♪
♪ Built with space age design ♪
- ♪ She's moving and grooving, dancing to the music ♪
♪ Stop now ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
Hey! - Come on, y'all!
Let's go, Ti! - I don't know what's going on.
Get your shit right. - Got the rhythm, honey.
- Hey!
Here we go, El DeBarge!
- ♪ When it feels like ♪
♪ the world is on your shoulders ♪
♪ And all of the madness has got you going crazy ♪
♪ It's time to get out ♪
♪ Step out into the streets ♪
♪ Where all of the action is right there in your feet ♪
- ♪ I know a place where we can dance the whole night away ♪
♪ Underneath electric stars ♪
- ♪ Just come with me and we can ♪
♪ Shake your blues right away ♪
♪ You'll be doing fine when the music starts, oh ♪
- ♪ To the beat of the rhythm of the night ♪
♪ Dance until the morning light ♪
- ♪ Forget about the worries on your mind ♪
- ♪ You can leave them all behind ♪
- ♪ To the beat of the rhythm of the night ♪
- ♪ Oh, the rhythm of the night ♪
♪ Oh, ah, yeah ♪
- ♪ La, la, la, la ♪
- ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪
- ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪
- And this that uptown classic! Give it to 'em!
♪ Take, take 'em uptown to the Polo Ground ♪
♪ Take 'em uptown to the Polo Ground ♪
- New York City, make some noise!
2021 Soul Train Awards, let's go!
- ♪ Real love ♪ - Come on, come on!
Make some noise for Ti and Ti!
- ♪ I'm searching for a real love ♪
♪ Someone to set my heart free ♪
♪ Real love, I'm searching for a real love ♪
- Let's go!
Come on!
- Oh, my God, Tisha.
You know we are too old to be doing these dances!
- ♪ Why I keep bossin' like I do ♪
♪ Why I keep flossin' like I do ♪
♪ Why I keep saucin' like I do ♪
♪ Why it keep costin' like it do ♪
♪ All this ass up in my jeans ♪
♪ You can't get up in between ♪
♪ You can get a piece of me ♪
♪ I can teach you a couple things ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Lord, have mercy ♪
[sirens wailing]
- Ooh! - That's the Sandman.
- They in trouble! - Who he coming for?
You better go get them!
The Sandman.
Give it up for the Sandman.
Thank you! We are honored to be your hosts tonight
for the fourth year in a row.
- For those that don't know,
Tisha and I, we're like sisters, you know?
We have a long--you know that!
You know that. - You know that.
- We have a long working history together
but hosting the Soul Train Awards
is always special for us. - Yes.
But this year,
it's going down in the historical Apollo Theater!
The Apollo stage is where we've seen
some of today's biggest artists,
and tonight, we're adding to that list of stars
with my [indistinct] sister! We were born on the same day!
- Oh, but not in the same year.
- The lovely lady Ashanti! - Yeah!
- Yes, Lady of Soul!
- Ooh! Wait a minute.
And our Legend award honoree,
my friend,
the incomparable Maxwell.
- He's my friend too. Nice to meet you.
- She don't know Maxwell. She don't know him.
Look, the point is tonight is going to be a night
that we all will remember.
- That's right. Now let's get into it.
Please welcome your first presenter
and R&B enthusiast, 21 Savage?
Is that what that say? - 21 Savage?