deebee said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

could have done without this one...

It made me laugh. I took it as a cute reference to that risqué side of his image. Good to have a bit of levity in there, too.

Yes she clearly wanted to celebrate his provocative and funny side. Prince was her mentor and friend after all. Jamie Foxx' expression lookin' at her butt was priceless

But I love this picture more...I think it captures her feelings a lot.

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cindymay said:

deebee said:

It made me laugh. I took it as a cute reference to that risqué side of his image. Good to have a bit of levity in there, too.

Yes she clearly wanted to celebrate his provocative and funny side. Prince was her mentor and friend after all. Jamie Foxx' expression lookin' at her butt was priceless

But I love this picture more...I think it captures her feelings a lot.

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She could have stayed in that full outfit & the Parade look(without the asslessness) for the whole show

I love this one

CROWNS1 said:

cindymay said:

deebee said:

It made me laugh. I took it as a cute reference to that risqué side of his image. Good to have a bit of levity in there, too.

Yes she clearly wanted to celebrate his provocative and funny side. Prince was her mentor and friend after all. Jamie Foxx' expression lookin' at her butt was priceless

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Yes! It so very was!

perfume said:

Dolphinking23 said:

I've had my fill of Beyonce for years now.. I'm so over her and her music.

Here here. How much strip mall burlesque can one do? A lot, I guess.

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cindymay said:

deebee said:

It made me laugh. I took it as a cute reference to that risqué side of his image. Good to have a bit of levity in there, too.

Yes she clearly wanted to celebrate his provocative and funny side. Prince was her mentor and friend after all. Jamie Foxx' expression lookin' at her butt was priceless

But I love this picture more...I think it captures her feelings a lot.

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That is a beautiful picture.

Decemberchild12 said:

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You should ask Sheila E. since she is the one that asked her to participate.

BklynDiamond said:

wizardtelly said:

kitbradley said: I personally do not think she was screaming AT ALL. My only issue with Jennifer Hudson is that she does over-sing. There are some singers who, by development, learn how to do that and it happens often with a lot of church born singers. A perfect example of not over singing would be Whitney. That was a church singer, but she made everything contemporary enjoyable because of the exponential ability/inherent ability she had to control her voice. I personally don't find Jennifer Hudson to be soulful, whatsoever. I just think of her as Gospel singer who can take you to church no matter what she is singing. That's not a bad thing. Fantasia is another example, she always takes you to church, but her voice is much more soulful because of her tone and also her ability to use her voice outside of the context of familiarity. She will take you to church, the party, the funeral, and the wedding. The problem with ANYONE singing Purple Rain is that it's an extremely simple song, that people try to make intricate and complex for very clear reasons: it is a hard song to sing. I think people think of Prince's genius as unmatchable because he could make songs that were extremely simple in composition context and still make you feel something much deeper than his compositions brought forth. It takes a certain person to sing Purple Rain really beautifully and touchingly. Jennifer didn't do a bad job, it was beautiful, but yes she did over-sing. Many people over sing Purple Rain because at its core? It's a gospel song a la 80's strong pop ballad. Lol. Patti singing Purple Rain was brilliant also, but again, oversinging a very powerful song. It doesn't matter who you are, how brilliant your voice is, or your status: Purple Rain is DIFFICULT. It would take a soul wrenching singer like Otis Redding (who also took it to church in his day) to get you in the core without oversinging. While this is opinion, it is simple fact that Purple Rain is hard to cover.

I agree with what you stated.

PR is an exteremly simple song but the strength of the song is in the simplicity of the song and quietness of it that still moves you emotionally.

Some think that in order to be moved you must "go to church" but to "quote" Prince "when a man screams you must learn to whisper" and that is what PR is, a whisper of a song that moves you deeply.

You must trust the lyrics of the song and the emotion you feel and let that flow through you. Not "belting" it out like it is a gospel song.

Now I would love to hear Thunder done by a church choir as to me that song calls for it.

As far as Nippy, from what I've read over the years, what we heard on the final cut of her debut album was very different from how she originally went into the studio. Clive had to reign her voice in, tone it down for Pop radio. Clive made her control her voice for that reason. We all know Pop radio genereally has not cared for black women who sing loud so in order to have that crossover success, they had to tone it down. And this may have played a part in a lot of black music consumers giving her the cold shoulder during those first few years and considered her music "white-washed". Being her two main influences were Chaka and Aretha, I can only imagine what Nippy sounded like when she really cut loose in the beginning of her career.

morningsong said:

cindymay said:

But I love this picture more...I think it captures her feelings a lot.

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That is a beautiful picture.

co-sign. i'm not much of a fan but this is utterly lovely.

Decemberchild12 said:

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let's not be nasty

She should have been up there, why not

Mayte is known for being Prince's 1st wife and dancer from 1991-1996 and she choreographed videos and dance for him during the 1997-1998 period

Decemberchild12 said:

starkitty said:

that's.. how.. housequake.. goes

LOL, thats how her failed excercise videos looked. LMAO

Please keep the discussion on topic about the BET tribute and let's leave the slandering out, you can post that stuff in the Absurdities and gossip sticky

Thanks U

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

cindymay said:

Yes she clearly wanted to celebrate his provocative and funny side. Prince was her mentor and friend after all. Jamie Foxx' expression lookin' at her butt was priceless

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Yes! It so very was!

looks like that was actually her behind

OldFriends4Sale said:

Ingela said:

Lol, that was so cute. I love she has a sense of humor. We need a little of that right about now. Its time we enter that phase now. Grieving has its time and place, and now we need to move on. OldFriends4Sale said:

looks like that was actually her behind

And she always said, even when he was still alive, how funny Prince were and that he was always able to make her laugh. So I think it's nice to remember this side of him as well.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

cindymay said:

Yes she clearly wanted to celebrate his provocative and funny side. Prince was her mentor and friend after all. Jamie Foxx' expression lookin' at her butt was priceless

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Yes! It so very was!

Am I the only one who found it creepy when Jamie Foxx was singing Erotic City to his child?

bookwomen said:

Am I the only one who found it creepy when Jamie Foxx was singing Erotic City to his child?

nope. but he's creepy to me anyway.

Well grieving 4 Prince is different than grieving for a family member or friend or good coworker.
I've been connected to Prince since the early 80s. The grief won't go anywhere. I still feel like I don't have closure. But I'm happy. I'm appreciating what and where I can. It's only been 2 months since he passed. For me when things end(relationships) it usually takes me a year from the time it ended for me to have the book 100% closed. I think I will have that Prince closure April 21st 2017

Ingela said:

Lol, that was so cute. I love she has a sense of humor. We need a little of that right about now. Its time we enter that phase now. Grieving has its time and place, and now we need to move on. OldFriends4Sale said:

looks like that was actually her behind

cindymay said:

Ingela said:

Lol, that was so cute. I love she has a sense of humor. We need a little of that right about now. Its time we enter that phase now. Grieving has its time and place, and now we need to move on. OldFriends4Sale said:

And she always said, even when he was still alive, how funny Prince were and that he was always able to make her laugh. So I think it's nice to remember this side of him as well.

lol the lollypop's were funny like when Quincy was trying to get him to sing and Prince offered for him to suck his lollypop

But I don't think Prince meant for those yellow ass revealing pants to be funny.

bookwomen said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Yes! It so very was!

Am I the only one who found it creepy when Jamie Foxx was singing Erotic City to his child?

yeah it was a tad bit creepy

nursev said:

Im going to miss Prince just randomly showing up at awards and driving people crazy then leaving

I loved that about him too!...

blueshouse21 said:

nursev said:

Im going to miss Prince just randomly showing up at awards and driving people crazy then leaving

I loved that about him too!...

purplethunder3121 said:

blueshouse21 said:

I loved that about him too!...

Me too. I was secretly wishing he would surprise us on Sunday I loved Robin Theede's Prince story about working backstage at the BET awards.

lrn36 said:

Sheila and Co. took the cake. All the other perfomances were respectable (minus Bilal) but Sheila was THE tribute. Fabulous job by her to include other members of the purple family. Mayte being there was something extra special. I think what I love is that these women and have come together for this man. They've put the past behind them and it hasn't stopped them from forming a bond. Mayte took Sheila to get her tattoo. Mayte and Shelby J have been hanging out the past couple of days per IG. Kim did Mayte and the Twinz hair for the perfomance. Prince's team have COME TOGETHER for him. That didn't happen with MJ or Whitney. Prince's team is special. I love it. I believe he would've been highly pleased. Can we talk about how beautiful the ladies look too on the press line?? I loved the Twinz dresses. I'm not a big fan of floral patterns but I liked the cut/fit of Mayte's dress and the train.

Appropos of the conversation about the tendency to scream-sing Purple Rain:

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Imagine if the tribute version had consisted of a person at a piano, alone on stage, playing and singing it softly. Imagine the impact of that. Well executed, it would've absolutely killed.

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Missed opportunity for sure.

bookwomen said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Yes! It so very was!

Am I the only one who found it creepy when Jamie Foxx was singing Erotic City to his child?

I thought he was singing along & checking to see if she knew the words, but I bet he realized WHAT he was singing in her direction & STOPPED At least, I hope so