BET Awards: An Absolute Mess
Wow. Just wow. I turned on the show when Don Cornelius, long-time host and creator of Soul Train, was presenting the O’Jays with the lifetime achievement award. Before I say anything remotely disrespectful, I want to mention that Cornelius is a legend. He really is. But back to my rant. Not only did Don sound like a cenile person talking, but he would…not…stop…t…a….l….k….i…n…g. After complaining about not being able to read the teleprompter, boring stories, and more epic failures, I was blinking my eyes like, “is this really happening?”
Then the O’Jays get up from their seats abruptly to accept the award. Don says, “the winner of the” and pauses for a good 20 seconds before finishing “…lifetime achievement award.” The O’Jays accept their award, and then start disrespecting Don Cornelius for being “slow.” One of the dudes actually manages to say “shit” on live TV which is always a good look.
Jamie Foxx caused a few BET execs to jump into oncoming traffic when he did the obligatory PSA for HIV/AIDS testing. He made a joke to lighten the subject, saying “ever been having unprotected sex when one of those HIV/AIDS commercials comes on and you’re like ’should I stop…naw!’ I can’t convey with words how inappropriate it was, but I’m sure you can imagine. Also, I learned tonight that I can moonwalk better than Jamie Foxx.
Drake performed sitting down the whole time (now I hear he has a torn ACL?) while Lil Wayne pulled pre-teen girls on stage as he sang “I wish I could fuck every girl in the world…” Young Money looked horrible performing as a collective. When you have a huge single (“Every Girl”) and can’t get the crowd to move, then you need to step your performance game up. It’s not a talent show, it’s the BET Awards.
What did you think? Maybe I missed some good parts, but regardless the bad was undeniable. Also, why did Janet Jackson and Joe Jackson attend the Awards show? It’s their personal decision, but I know what it’s like to lose someone that close to you and the last thing I’d want to do is be all up on live TV two days after the fact. Plus, I think a more meaningful tribute could have been put together if we let a year go by instead of trying to throw something together just to capitalize off all the MJ-news.
What did you think?
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i’m just gonna re-say what i said on twitter:
“BET Awards ‘09: a failure of EPIC proportions…i’ma need y’all to un-dedicate this to michael. if this is for him, y’all did him dirty.”
It was a true monstrosity!!! It was just so random. I agree that a real tribute is still in order. BET has to redeem itself. It was so unorganized and a true slap in the face to such a great performer that gave his best to the world. To half do a tribute was a true embarrasment for BET and all those watching. I wasted 3 hours of my life. Even Beyonce was bad. I take that back she sounded great, but looked a mess. You know you are in a black hole when you go from Ave Marie to Lil Wayne and his sexual advances to preteens. What was BET thinking……
^ i agree 100000%