Since it is award season, and Prince has made several high-profile appearances at award shows lately, if you could produce the lifetime achievement award segment at the BET Awards for Prince, even if it risked Prince not showing up, what would you have done differently? From the music, pre-taped video montage, musical guests, length of time for performances, the works.

He deserved a longer segment and I would've had some better performers-not Trey No Singing Songz and for that matter Prince should have played and shut that mofo down

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I laughed my ass off at Patti Labelle's performance of Purple Rain.

I'm not even sure why. It wasn't that bad.

I dislike Prince remakes, but sometimes they're good. For example,

I love Cyndi Lauper's "When U were Mine"

At any rate, what I would do over is Prince dreadful outfit.

SagsWay2low said:

I laughed my ass off at Patti Labelle's performance of Purple Rain.

I'm not even sure why. It wasn't that bad.

I dislike Prince remakes, but sometimes they're good. For example,

I love Cyndi Lauper's "When U were Mine"

At any rate, what I would do over is Prince dreadful outfit.

That outfit was fire!!!

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nursev said:

SagsWay2low said:

I laughed my ass off at Patti Labelle's performance of Purple Rain.

I'm not even sure why. It wasn't that bad.

I dislike Prince remakes, but sometimes they're good. For example,

I love Cyndi Lauper's "When U were Mine"

At any rate, what I would do over is Prince dreadful outfit.

That outfit was fire!!!

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SagsWay2low said:

nursev said:

That outfit was fire!!!

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I hope u aren't trying to be racist Imma let this one slide Dan

nursev said:

SagsWay2low said:

I hope u aren't trying to be racist Imma let this one slide Dan

What's race got to do with looking shocked and surprised?

If I tried looking for shocked, surprised, white maids, I'd probably just

come up with ALice from the Brady Bunch in some lesbian themed gif.

SagsWay2low said:

nursev said:

I hope u aren't trying to be racist Imma let this one slide Dan

What's race got to do with looking shocked and surprised?

If I tried looking for shocked, surprised, white maids, I'd probably just

come up with ALice from the Brady Bunch in some lesbian themed gif.

Well you better find Alice then to make up for this

nursev said:

SagsWay2low said:

What's race got to do with looking shocked and surprised?

If I tried looking for shocked, surprised, white maids, I'd probably just

come up with ALice from the Brady Bunch in some lesbian themed gif.

Well you better find Alice then to make up for this

OMG, how did I come up with this?

My google search has lead me to Renhoek the orger in a photoshop !!!

This thread sucks ass now.

SagsWay2low said:

nursev said:

Well you better find Alice then to make up for this

OMG, how did I come up with this?

My google search has lead me to Renhoek the orger in a photoshop !!!

This thread sucks ass now.

This thread needs more of Prince's slamming outfit

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nursev said:

SagsWay2low said:

OMG, how did I come up with this?

My google search has lead me to Renhoek the orger in a photoshop !!!

This thread sucks ass now.

This thread needs more of Prince's slamming outfit

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SagsWay2low said:

nursev said:

This thread needs more of Prince's slamming outfit

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Oh stop it

To really do this tribute justice, Alan Leeds would say a few things about his time with Prince. Wendy, Bobby, Lisa, Mark and Matt would come from backstage to say a few things and then the performances: The Time, Sheila E. The Family and then finally Prince comes out with his guitar strapped ready to go. Rocks out, then leaves with the crowd begging for more.

I would have thrown a lesser known/hidden gem type song in there just because. And possibly a different rock song then let's go crazy. When I went to the 2/7 concert Cee-lo's performance of "When You Were Mine" was better than the entire tribute minus IIWYG.

Well...let me think...

1. I'd have made damn certain that anyone that works at BET was from the planning phase!

2. I wouldn't have let Trey Songz anywhere in the building, much less near the stage but had he snuck up there somehow and pulled that "Look Ma, I can do Purple Rain" shit, I'd have beat the Black off his happy ass, right then and there!

3. I'd have blackmailed and/or kidnapped AT gunpoint...only if I had to resort to such drastic measures. Wendy, Lisa, Bobby, Mark and Matt...into being there.

4. I'd have had Outkast do "Let's Go Crazy" because that Janelle Monae causes my right eye to twitch, every time I see her. To me she's like staring into one of those strobe lights. Just too much of a flashy thing.

5. I'd have kept Esperanza Spalding. I really like her style.

6. I'd have kept Alicia Keys but I'd have been sure to tie her pregnant ass to that piano bench, so she wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to climb her big ass up on that piano.

7. I'd have made sure that 20Ten shirt Prince was still rocking after his European Adventure went to the cleaners and never made it back. So he'd have had to put on something FLY!

8. I'd have had Patti and Chaka do the honors of introducing Prince, after a memorable look back on his career because I can't even remember if there was a look back on his career or not.

9. As soon as the crowd stopped cheering long enough for Prince to say, "Thank you!" I'd have had the curtain raised behind him to reveal, The Revolution, ready to play...along with The Time, Sheila E and an empty microphone with Prince's favorite guitar, sitting there...waiting for His Royal Badness to break free from his self-imposed (inflicted?) sabbatical to show just WHY...he was getting a Lifetime Achievement Award and rightly so.

He'd have done that as only HE could! The crowd would have gone total ape-shit! The Org would have exploded! The internet would have died! The MSM would have lost their minds, kissing his ass from that day forward, as this would have gone down in the history books as the greatest Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation...of all time!!!!!

Ah, well!

I think PRINCE should have a whole show for him , his music and his achievements , but thats just my opinion

B.E.T. did a horrible job. The performers were bad. The only good part was Prince catching Patti's shoe. Alicia Keys gets a pass because she was pregnant. Prince looked good from the neck up, but his bill board pajamas gots to go. Even Steve Wonder segment was weak. He wasn't serious enough. He looked like he was trying to do stand up.

BET had good intentions but this wasn't just any great musician. This was PRINCE!

He deserved much more and better quality. The first thing I would change is that bullshit he was wearing. Performers - Outkast housequake, Alicia Keys how come u don't call me anymore,

Justin Timberlake If I was your girlfriend, and Lenny Kravis purple rain. Also replace Stevie with Madonna.

To top it off Prince come out at the end and performs adore.

I agree with all that. I would have loved to see The Time play 777-9311.

Performers - Outkast housequake, Alicia Keys how come u don't call me anymore,

Justin Timberlake If I was your girlfriend, and Lenny Kravis purple rain. Also Stevie with Madonna.

To top it off Prince come out at the end and performs

This would have been soooo awesome!!!!!!

Latoya Jackson would've done 1999 and Melissa Morgan would've done, Do Me Baby. Wendy and Lisa would've done Purple Rain with Lenny Kravitz.

nursev said:

SagsWay2low said:

I laughed my ass off at Patti Labelle's performance of Purple Rain.

I'm not even sure why. It wasn't that bad.

I dislike Prince remakes, but sometimes they're good. For example,

I love Cyndi Lauper's "When U were Mine"

At any rate, what I would do over is Prince dreadful outfit.

That outfit was fire!!!

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"Please, please be seated" lol...becoming so customary

The rehearsals were better than the actual live performances. I think the artists become nervous once he was there watching. As for Trey Songz morphing his song into Purple Rain, Stephen Hill should not have allowed that. I was sitting there watching it and instantly became irritated.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Well...let me think...

1. I'd have made damn certain that anyone that works at BET was from the planning phase!

2. I wouldn't have let Trey Songz anywhere in the building, much less near the stage but had he snuck up there somehow and pulled that "Look Ma, I can do Purple Rain" shit, I'd have beat the Black off his happy ass, right then and there!

3. I'd have blackmailed and/or kidnapped AT gunpoint...only if I had to resort to such drastic measures. Wendy, Lisa, Bobby, Mark and Matt...into being there.

4. I'd have had Outkast do "Let's Go Crazy" because that Janelle Monae causes my right eye to twitch, every time I see her. To me she's like staring into one of those strobe lights. Just too much of a flashy thing.

5. I'd have kept Esperanza Spalding. I really like her style.

6. I'd have kept Alicia Keys but I'd have been sure to tie her pregnant ass to that piano bench, so she wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to climb her big ass up on that piano.

7. I'd have made sure that 20Ten shirt Prince was still rocking after his European Adventure went to the cleaners and never made it back. So he'd have had to put on something FLY!

8. I'd have had Patti and Chaka do the honors of introducing Prince, after a memorable look back on his career because I can't even remember if there was a look back on his career or not.

9. As soon as the crowd stopped cheering long enough for Prince to say, "Thank you!" I'd have had the curtain raised behind him to reveal, The Revolution, ready to play...along with The Time, Sheila E and an empty microphone with Prince's favorite guitar, sitting there...waiting for His Royal Badness to break free from his self-imposed (inflicted?) sabbatical to show just WHY...he was getting a Lifetime Achievement Award and rightly so.

He'd have done that as only HE could! The crowd would have gone total ape-shit! The Org would have exploded! The internet would have died! The MSM would have lost their minds, kissing his ass from that day forward, as this would have gone down in the history books as the greatest Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation...of all time!!!!!

Ah, well!

I agree with just about everything...however point number 9 sent my imagination on fire......the thought of that picture.....OMFG....he would most definately have to put on some brocade/paisley/lace attire and just rock the FUCK OUT! I can't even handle that thought!!!! OMFG Could you just imagine him just really letting loose and unleash THAT Prince showcasing his PURE GENIUS.....Man we are not worthy of that...it would be too much IMO...but I"m LONGING for that day to come soon.

When Sheila E came out at the IZOD I literally thought that the roof was coming off of the arena....it was ELECTRIC!!!! I was screaming like I had never seen this woman before...she looked great ...he looked great and it just hit that magic feeling inside me why I was truely a Prince fan.....I was on a 2 week high!!!

I got to stop typing now....I'm all hot and bothered!

DAV123 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Well...let me think...

1. I'd have made damn certain that anyone that works at BET was from the planning phase!

2. I wouldn't have let Trey Songz anywhere in the building, much less near the stage but had he snuck up there somehow and pulled that "Look Ma, I can do Purple Rain" shit, I'd have beat the Black off his happy ass, right then and there!

3. I'd have blackmailed and/or kidnapped AT gunpoint...only if I had to resort to such drastic measures. Wendy, Lisa, Bobby, Mark and Matt...into being there.

4. I'd have had Outkast do "Let's Go Crazy" because that Janelle Monae causes my right eye to twitch, every time I see her. To me she's like staring into one of those strobe lights. Just too much of a flashy thing.

5. I'd have kept Esperanza Spalding. I really like her style.

6. I'd have kept Alicia Keys but I'd have been sure to tie her pregnant ass to that piano bench, so she wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to climb her big ass up on that piano.

7. I'd have made sure that 20Ten shirt Prince was still rocking after his European Adventure went to the cleaners and never made it back. So he'd have had to put on something FLY!

8. I'd have had Patti and Chaka do the honors of introducing Prince, after a memorable look back on his career because I can't even remember if there was a look back on his career or not.

9. As soon as the crowd stopped cheering long enough for Prince to say, "Thank you!" I'd have had the curtain raised behind him to reveal, The Revolution, ready to play...along with The Time, Sheila E and an empty microphone with Prince's favorite guitar, sitting there...waiting for His Royal Badness to break free from his self-imposed (inflicted?) sabbatical to show just WHY...he was getting a Lifetime Achievement Award and rightly so.

He'd have done that as only HE could! The crowd would have gone total ape-shit! The Org would have exploded! The internet would have died! The MSM would have lost their minds, kissing his ass from that day forward, as this would have gone down in the history books as the greatest Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation...of all time!!!!!

Ah, well!

I agree with just about everything...however point number 9 sent my imagination on fire......the thought of that picture.....OMFG....he would most definately have to put on some brocade/paisley/lace attire and just rock the FUCK OUT! I can't even handle that thought!!!! OMFG Could you just imagine him just really letting loose and unleash THAT Prince showcasing his PURE GENIUS.....Man we are not worthy of that...it would be too much IMO...but I"m LONGING for that day to come soon.

I got to stop typing now....I'm all hot and bothered!

I agree with and appreciate everything you said...with the exception of the part that I highlighted in red.

I know...strongly believe and would gladly testify to the FACT! That if it were NOT for US...his FANS....being the loyalists to him that we've been...through the good...the bad...AND in spite of...way...way too many of the WTF's.

He could AND would...NOT...have lasted in the business that is the music industry...to have been receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award...in the first place.

So...motherfuck that. We have already PROVEN...we were worthy that and then some!

The problem is all the johnny-come-lately folks, that didn't see what needed to be seen...when it really counted....but suddenly are happily all aboard the Prince train...NOW...because now that the music industry is in such the disarray that it has become...he has no competition nor equal. So when he's challenged by those that actually KNOW what he is capable of...it's become far too easy...for HIM to buy into and for US to think..."Man we are not worthy of that."

Ok...ranting over.

I don't give Biggie Smalls many props and that's my own fault but I've really come to understand through the years...just exactly what he meant...when he said...

It was all a dream!

bashraka said:

Since it is award season, and Prince has made several high-profile appearances at award shows lately, if you could produce the lifetime achievement award segment at the BET Awards for Prince, even if it risked Prince not showing up, what would you have done differently? From the music, pre-taped video montage, musical guests, length of time for performances, the works.

I would've had Lisa, Wendy, Dez, Andre, Jill Jones and a lot of the Related Artist do the music performances for the show and I would've had Chaka Khan be the presenter.

bashraka said:

Since it is award season, and Prince has made several high-profile appearances at award shows lately,

What "several" appearances at what award shows? The only ones I've seen lately was the NAACP show where he presented the award to Halle and last year's BET Honors

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Well...let me think...

1. I'd have made damn certain that anyone that works at BET was from the planning phase!

2. I wouldn't have let Trey Songz anywhere in the building, much less near the stage but had he snuck up there somehow and pulled that "Look Ma, I can do Purple Rain" shit, I'd have beat the Black off his happy ass, right then and there!

3. I'd have blackmailed and/or kidnapped AT gunpoint...only if I had to resort to such drastic measures. Wendy, Lisa, Bobby, Mark and Matt...into being there.

4. I'd have had Outkast do "Let's Go Crazy" because that Janelle Monae causes my right eye to twitch, every time I see her. To me she's like staring into one of those strobe lights. Just too much of a flashy thing.

5. I'd have kept Esperanza Spalding. I really like her style.

6. I'd have kept Alicia Keys but I'd have been sure to tie her pregnant ass to that piano bench, so she wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to climb her big ass up on that piano.

7. I'd have made sure that 20Ten shirt Prince was still rocking after his European Adventure went to the cleaners and never made it back. So he'd have had to put on something FLY!

8. I'd have had Patti and Chaka do the honors of introducing Prince, after a memorable look back on his career because I can't even remember if there was a look back on his career or not.

9. As soon as the crowd stopped cheering long enough for Prince to say, "Thank you!" I'd have had the curtain raised behind him to reveal, The Revolution, ready to play...along with The Time, Sheila E and an empty microphone with Prince's favorite guitar, sitting there...waiting for His Royal Badness to break free from his self-imposed (inflicted?) sabbatical to show just WHY...he was getting a Lifetime Achievement Award and rightly so.

He'd have done that as only HE could! The crowd would have gone total ape-shit! The Org would have exploded! The internet would have died! The MSM would have lost their minds, kissing his ass from that day forward, as this would have gone down in the history books as the greatest Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation...of all time!!!!!

Ah, well!

Well Planned!!

ecstasy said:

bashraka said:

Since it is award season, and Prince has made several high-profile appearances at award shows lately,

What "several" appearances at what award shows? The only ones I've seen lately was the NAACP show where he presented the award to Halle and last year's BET Honors

he also present that award to Streisand

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

4. That Janelle Monae causes my right eye to twitch, every time I see her. To me she's like staring into one of those strobe lights. Just too much of a flashy thing.

6. I'd have kept Alicia Keys but I'd have been sure to tie her pregnant ass to that piano bench, so she wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to climb her big ass up on that piano.

Ok...

::Counting to 10 & shaking the living shit out of Hatrina's shoulders:::

Are you gonna sit here on a Sunday and LIE your grown ass to me and tell me you'd rather have Alicia OFFKeys wobblin' her big ass around the stage while committing an act of eardrum rape with "Adore" than having Janelle?

Girl, I cannot help you

Harlepolis said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

4. That Janelle Monae causes my right eye to twitch, every time I see her. To me she's like staring into one of those strobe lights. Just too much of a flashy thing.

6. I'd have kept Alicia Keys but I'd have been sure to tie her pregnant ass to that piano bench, so she wouldn't have thought it was a good idea to climb her big ass up on that piano.

Ok...

::Counting to 10 & shaking the living shit out of Hatrina's shoulders:::

Are you gonna sit here on a Sunday and LIE your grown ass to me and tell me you'd rather have Alicia OFFKeys wobblin' her big ass around the stage while committing an act of eardrum rape with "Adore" than having Janelle?

Girl, I cannot help you

You want me to have her as a hostage so you can come and shake her? Because Alicia wouldn't be nowhere near that tribute. Even my mom felt uneasy by Patti's performance but I loved the part where she threw that shoe (at Prince's direction nonetheless ).