I recorded the BET awards and watched it as soon as all of the Twitter commentary ended…which was hilarious! Kept me in stitches all night. I fast forwarded through all of the awards and commercials and much of the “hosting”. I just wanted to see the performances. Here’s my take on it all.
- Jamie Foxx is not that funny…but that Sheneneh + Wanda skit was hilarious!
- Keri is a mess. [fast forward]
- Ne-Yo is wonderful.
- Queen Latifah looks good!
- I mean, is this a Jamie Foxx concert? Enough already! Oh here’s Ne-Yo again. I guess he saves it for me. Too much dry ice though. And what is this staccato ballet thing going on? [fast forward] Oh Fabolous! [fast forward]
- Keef Sweat?! Nice! I mean, he can’t sing any better today than he could in 92, but it’s all good. It’s still good to see him. *gasp* GUY?!! With a keytar?! Oh snap! Oh, Aaron sounds and looks a mess…just like he always has. :-) Souljah Boy is a cutie, I can’t lie. And LeBron. And Bell Biv Devoe too?!?! Singing Poison! Ha! I think I was in like 2nd grade when this song came out. Nice performance. What’s up with the censors though? Wack. Ooh, Ne-Yo singin’ with ‘em! He sounds good! I’m a fan.
- Lots of cuties in the crowd!
- Real Housewives of ATL? [fast forward]
- Who is this? Ciara. Oh goodness. We never agreed that she was really even a singer, so why is she allowed to sing. No CiCi. [fast forward]
- Keyshia. What’s up with the outfit? She’s tiny. Monica? Bring it Moni! Yes!! Love Monica! When is her album coming out? The rotating stage is kinda corny. Monica made that song her own. LOVE HER!! Why are they sinking into the stage and still singing?
- Really? Sponsored by Citi Trends and Applebees? Ugh.
- Marlon Wayans has always been my favorite Wayans boy. Cuteness! But, what is Beyonce wearing? Are shoulder pads in now?
- Jay-Z! ”Swagger” is overused, but Jay has IT. This performance is nice! Ha! ”I might wear black 4 years straight!” So many artists performing tonight are using autotune though. Kinda sucks.
- Day 26 look a mess. They look like all of the pieces of like 3 suits were laying on a bed, and they just randomly picked out stuff to wear.
- Don Cornelius looks good, but is he sick/drunk? This is painful [fast forward]
- Tevin Campbell!! Used to LOVE him!
- Tyrese, Johnny and Trey Songz! Trey has a great voice. So underrated, mostly due to the crappy songs he sings. :-( This is a nice tribute to the O’Jays. Oh snap – Stairway to Heaven! Trey is handsome. Johnny doesn’t know the words! They look nice in suits too.
- More Don C. Gotta love the O’Jays. Eddie looks good for his age. God be with him. He’s overcome so much in his lifetime. LOL @ him cursing on stage!! Classic. Let’s get to the singing. Get ‘em Eddie! He sounds amazing! And they all look good. Wow! They’re schooling the youngins. They still got the footwork. (How did I know Neicey Nash and Kim Coles would be friends? lol)
- Debra Lee talking about what BET had to do to pay tribute is not paying tribute to Michael Jackson – it’s making the show about her. I’ll always know her as Debra [L]evil. Not a fan.
- Nice. Alicia is beautiful. Wyclef’s jacked looks like that 3rd grade ribbon-weaving project everyone did with construction paper.
- [fast forward through all this]
- MAXWELL!!!! MAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL! Jesus, help me. I love that man a little too much. I don’t even like the song, but I LOVE the man!! Pretty WANGS, your pretty WANGS. lol *gasp* Feathers!! Ooh, he looks so good in a suit! How is his skin so nice on his face?
- this camera-in-the-corner-while-folks-take-bathroom-breaks is awful!
- Drake got a bad ankle, huh? He’s not cute. (loving Melo’s MJ shirt) Drake is alright. I’m still not feeling all of the hype. So many others are deserving. I’m just saying… Oh Wayne. The censors are failing! His locs look nice though. This is horrible, coming after Maxwell. And I really hate it when folks who aren’t from Atlanta say “shawty”. [fast forward]
- Ooh Janet. This is hard to watch. She’s in so much pain. Joe Jackson doesn’t look like he’s grieving at all. I’m just sayin’…
- Ne-Yo’s performed like 5 times. I can live without Jamie ever singing again. eh…not really feeling this either. It’s just ’cause of Jamie though. I should be able to remove that from my mind.
Wow, so Ne-Yo carried the awards by himself! I wish they would have just put together a real special for MJ later. This was poorly produced. I knew it would be a mess and, in that respect, it didn’t disappoint. In all other respects, it did.
*sigh*
i was sooooo gonna blog about the awards but couldn’t find pen and paper to jot down notes… with that said, i’m sure i’ll blog about it later today.
you’re totally on point with this (except that Trey Songz thing)!!! i think we should start preparing for Maxwell tickets!!!!!
You don’t like Trey?
Maxwell will be in Cleveland soon, but I actually think I’m gonna pass. I have to choose between Max and De La Soul. :-/
i like some of Trey’s songs (HAHA) but i just don’t think he should perform live… if you’re gonna sing the O’Jays, sing the O’Jays! don’t pity pat around not knowing the words, melody, or key.
*gasp* at your Maxwell comment!
Maxwell and Jay-Z were just in another league last night. It was crazy to look at. The rest of the non-sense, I couldn’t stomach. And I’ll admit, Ne-Yo did his thing every chance he got. There is no way in h e double hockey sticks that I watch any of those reality shows on BET………
So true. They looked and performed like seasoned pros. steph and I saw Ne-Yo open up for Maxwell YEARS ago, before we knew who he was. The dude can sing (and write love songs for women). lol
You were right about the Jamie Foxx/Martin Lawrence skit. That joint was hilarious!
Maxwell did his thing, as did Hov.
Beyonce….she needed to step away from the cotton balls, pipe cleaners and tissue paper. What is this, 3rd grade fashion design class? Must be one of those House of Dereon originals.. *sigh* smh.
As out of tune as they were. You couldn’t tell me nothin bout BBD! I got up in the living room and started busting out some of the dance moves like I knew what I was doing.
You see I couldn’t bring myself to even type anything about that ballerina-in-a-jewelry-box mess Bey was wearing. House of Damn-It’s-Wrong. But did anyone else see her stumble? REWIND!!
BBD didn’t sound hot, but they looked good. Same line-up and all.
LOL…I thought I was the only one who was wondering wtf was she wear..and her butt pads were poppin…lol