Esperanza and Alicia were decent. Stevie's segment was the best part of the tribute. The rest of the tribute sucked the sweat off a dead man's balls. Extremely disappointing.

RosesRred said:

Go 2 CONCRETELOOP.COM 4 MORE COOL PHOTOS OF THE SHOW...

www.concreteloop.com

Just went to that site. The designs on the back of his shirt are nice. Like it better than the front pic. Also, laughing that he is holding Patti LaBelle's shoe in the air like a trophy...

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amazing tribute to Prince enjoyed watching it and loved Prince's acceptance speech

CerpinTaxt said:

Trey Songz Reaction:

Alicia Keys Reaction:

Patti Kicking Off Her Shoes:

Prince Grabbing One:

Bass Player Smelling It:

Looks like Boobe Gibson (guy behind Prince who plays 4 the NBA Cavs) was having a good time.

NastradumasKid said:

nursev said:

Yeah it was kinda stuck in the 80's which is really a slap in the face to Prince-they just blew over the rest of his songs and then didn't pick the best singers. Hell, I enjoyed seeing El Debarge singing after getting out of jail, but some of his time coulda went to Prince to perform. Matter of fact-they shoulda just let Prince sing shit!

For real!!!!! I agree!!!!! It's like BET was saying to Prince "Well, all we know is PR, which is why we had to sing it twice". And you're right, only Prince can sing his own damn music.

Don't get me wrong I love me some El DeBarge, but this was suppose to be Prince's night-this should have been done with more class.

2Naby7 said:

I don't know if this has been asked before and I really didn't feel like reading 14 pages to find out but...

Was it just me or did it look like Prince was going to cry during the tribute performances? It have just been the light reflecting in his eyes but I dunnnoooooo.

You tell me!

You ain't the only one who thought that. He looked like he wanted to cry, probably because Trey Songz ruined his signature song.

The BET awards were actually better this year, for the most part. Still some crap, but overall a drastic improvement.

As for Prince, his acceptance was about what I expected. I either thought he'd launch into some labored Jehovah/spirituality lecture, or simply thank a few people and be on his way, which is what he did. He looked GREAT!.

LOVED Janelle's "Let's Go Crazy" and Esperanza Spalding's "If I Was Your Girlfriend." Alycia Keyes and Patti were good too, but the first two were the highlight for me.

Very nice. The Prince montage made me realize how fricking cool Prince is. I know, that may be obvious, but when you see footage from all the years together, it's just "Wow!".

2Naby7 said:

I don't know if this has been asked before and I really didn't feel like reading 14 pages to find out but...

Was it just me or did it look like Prince was going to cry during the tribute performances? It have just been the light reflecting in his eyes but I dunnnoooooo.

You tell me!

He seemed to have enjoyed the tribute, with Alicia/Patti/Esperanza and Janelle, as he was bopping his head and moving in his seat to the songs that were being sung.

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2Naby7 said:

I don't know if this has been asked before and I really didn't feel like reading 14 pages to find out but...

Was it just me or did it look like Prince was going to cry during the tribute performances? It have just been the light reflecting in his eyes but I dunnnoooooo.

You tell me!

I think he was moved by it all and genuinely impressed by the performances. He obviously has a great deal of respect for these women and they have just as much for him. It was a love fest!

NastradumasKid said:

nursev said:

He's really a hook singing man and that's about it He surely has not proved himself enough to be doing a tribute to Prince-that was seriously some messed up shit for BET to do

five years ago, this negro was singing "Just gotta make it" and was all up on Twista's ass to get his 15 minutes.

Yeah I remember that video

nursev said:

NastradumasKid said:

For real!!!!! I agree!!!!! It's like BET was saying to Prince "Well, all we know is PR, which is why we had to sing it twice". And you're right, only Prince can sing his own damn music.

Don't get me wrong I love me some El DeBarge, but this was suppose to be Prince's night-this should have been done with more class.

Seriously! El was cool, but it's like this is Prince's night and they really should have thought this tribute out thoroughly.

Klyph said:

Reel said:

Well he said that "he was wild" when he was younger, and then he went into the ole "don't do what I did" speech. He was indeed very very wild, raunchy, nasty etc. And though we are all here because he has a strong fan base. He would have even had a stronger fan base if he didn't isolate some listeners with the raunchy lyrics. Then you know the whole contracts, name change, slave on the face etc. I guess he was trying to impart some knowledge on folks. That's my guess.

WHAT!! Are you serious? I'm sorry but the whole "I was wild, don't do what I did" nonsense SCREAMED "I'm a hypocrite and Jehovah won't let me acknowledge that the BEST music I did was when I was wild." Prince would have been just another talented musician if he hadn't let himself be "free" in every aspect of the word. His "raunchy" lyrics, his androgynous nature, his willingness to say "fuck it" in the face of convention is what MADE him be more that just another talented musician. These weren't mistakes, these were calculated choices from a man who knew what he was doing.

Oh, and one more thing. The state of Black music is HORRIBLE. So Prince, stop lying to these terrible "musicians and performers" because the future of music is in CRAPPY hands if these hack-jobs are it.

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this deserves 10 stars, I hope something happens soon 4 Prince to wake up

Cause I miss him

nursev said:

NastradumasKid said:

five years ago, this negro was singing "Just gotta make it" and was all up on Twista's ass to get his 15 minutes.

Yeah I remember that video

So did I and boy looked like a hot mess!

nursev said:

NastradumasKid said:

Apparently, not many black people in that award show knew anything beyond 1984. Shit, it would been nice to here 1999 or something.

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Yeah it was kinda stuck in the 80's which is really a slap in the face to Prince-they just blew over the rest of his songs and then didn't pick the best singers. Hell, I enjoyed seeing El Debarge singing after getting out of jail, but some of his time coulda went to Prince to perform. Matter of fact-they shoulda just let Prince sing shit!

i think they were just catering to there audience

if they would have choose other songs

the audience would be dumbfounded lol

i can see it now "shawty! what song is this?Glam Slam? they need to play some purple rain"

Man, I can't wait to watch the BET Awards Encore performance tomorrow night.

I thought the entire thing was amateurish and frankly, horrible on many levels. Prince really deserved better.

How often do african american icons like Prince come along, and that is the best you can do to honor him?

JellyBean said:

Man, I can't wait to watch the BET Awards Encore performance tomorrow night.

You can watch the complete Prince tribute portion of the show, at Dr. Funkenberry's site.

www.drfunkenberry.com

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CerpinTaxt said:

T

Alicia Keys Reaction:

look at the dude behind him

HonestMan13 said:

2Naby7 said:

I don't know if this has been asked before and I really didn't feel like reading 14 pages to find out but...

Was it just me or did it look like Prince was going to cry during the tribute performances? It have just been the light reflecting in his eyes but I dunnnoooooo.

You tell me!

I think he was moved by it all and genuinely impressed by the performances. He obviously has a great deal of respect for these women and they have just as much for him. It was a love fest!

Exactly.

2funkE said:

I thought the entire thing was amateurish and frankly, horrible on many levels. Prince really deserved better.

How often do african american icons like Prince come along, and that is the best you can do to honor him?

I agree 100% It should have been put together better-I mean it should have been one of those tributes that definitely let Prince know he is appreciated while he is still alive-it could have been great with the right singers.

PicklesMcMillan said:

CerpinTaxt said:

T

Alicia Keys Reaction:

look at the dude behind him

Poor Princey having to sit through folks messing up his songs.

2funkE said:

I thought the entire thing was amateurish and frankly, horrible on many levels. Prince really deserved better.

How often do african american icons like Prince come along, and that is the best you can do to honor him?

For real! Prince is currently our biggest icon now that MJ is no long living, although MJ will always be the GOAT.

PicklesMcMillan said:

nursev said:

Yeah it was kinda stuck in the 80's which is really a slap in the face to Prince-they just blew over the rest of his songs and then didn't pick the best singers. Hell, I enjoyed seeing El Debarge singing after getting out of jail, but some of his time coulda went to Prince to perform. Matter of fact-they shoulda just let Prince sing shit!

i think they were just catering to there audience

if they would have choose other songs

the audience would be dumbfounded lol

i can see it now "shawty! what song is this?Glam Slam? they need to play some purple rain"

I'm hoping that BET's audience know that Prince has still been singing after PR and Sign O The Times The way it looked was that PR and Adore were his only hits

NouveauDance said:

Come on folks, this was embarrassing, and I felt sorry for Prince - you can see why he chose not to perform, because it was a fucking hot mess. He looked itching to get out of there during the performances.

One of the first things in a long time that unified the Org was this bullshit.

nursev said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

i think they were just catering to there audience

if they would have choose other songs

the audience would be dumbfounded lol

i can see it now "shawty! what song is this?Glam Slam? they need to play some purple rain"

I'm hoping that BET's audience know that Prince has still been singing after PR and Sign O The Times The way it looked was that PR and Adore were his only hits

Inn the black community it is.

nursev said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

look at the dude behind him

Poor Princey having to sit through folks messing up his songs.

I don't think that look is Prince thinking Alicia is messing up, but i believe that's when she climbed on the piano, I think he actually liked that or felt she was reminding him of his 'past mistakes'

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

Yeah, somebody broke the org,

The lady was Shelby J., looks like she recently shaved her head. She's been his backup singer since around '07, after Tamar.

I thought it was a good tribute. Alicia and Janelle were my favorite. Prince looked real worried when Alicia climbed up on the piano.

And the shoe incident was priceless!

I was just happy to see such a sweet smile on his face. Never seen him smile so much in one evening...I tell ya, he looked positively precious,

Actually, Shelby J doesn't look too bad with her head shaved. She had her makeup on nicie. If it works for her and she's comfortable with it, then that's all that really matters. I missed the shoe incident, but will catch the last half of the show on repeat, since we know BET repeats their award shows often.

I agree. Prince looked very happy, and was obviously enjoying the tribute of all who participated and seemed very appreciative. It is obvious he was comfortable with the choices he made to represent him in that tribute. . He was very humble in his speech as well, and it was nice to see that he received enormous love from the BET audience as well.

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I think he was blinking back a couple of tears right at the end of Patti's performance, Shelby gave him a loving look and you could tell he was touched.

Graycap mentioned that P's performance was cut due to time, is that true or did he not want to perform? I'll be madder than hell if they let all these other losers like Piddy and Ludacris have stage time instead. I know a lot of you like De Barge, but why the fuck did he sing so many songs, did he receive an award or something, why was he even there??

I had the feed on mute and didn't even watch it except for flipping to it every once in a while when y'all would say something was going on. But gawd, that was a HORRIBLE show, BET...YOU SUCK!!!!

OldFriends4Sale said:

nursev said:

Poor Princey having to sit through folks messing up his songs.

I don't think that look is Prince thinking Alicia is messing up, but i believe that's when she climbed on the piano, I think he actually liked that or felt she was reminding him of his 'past mistakes'

Exaclty, he just looked nervous when she was climbing on the piano because she is pregnant. It is obvious he appreciated the performances of these ladies who participated in the tribute.

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I thought Janelle was adorable, I know she's pretty young and that youthful energy really works for that song. I love how she was dragged off the stage JB style. It made me smile and when they cut to prince's reaction, noticed it made him smile too. perfect!

Alicia is gorgeous and her performance was great too, her voice seems to work very nice on Prince songs, but i too worried about a pregnant woman precariously climbing onto a piano, lol, but that made it all the more passionate and less of a gimmick.......demonstrating the passion of how women get pregnant in the first place. lol it was great.

It's cool seeing Prince mature personality wise, his speech was nice and humble and all that, but at a certain point in time people will stop wasting their precious time with BS pretenses and let themselves drop their guard a little bit and be real honest and open. Prince still comes off as a bit of a phony. lol

Anyway, it was very nice overall and BET made it mostly worthwhile to sit through a typically bad awards show.

nursev said:

I think the Teddy Pendergrass tribute with Tyrese was better than Prince's Now isn't that some mess for ya

Also that 1 min and 2 sec acknowledgement of Lena Horne was seriously WACK

they just needed to jump to sex of Teddy

Lena paved the way for Prince & Teddy and she was a civil rights activist

and that's all she got