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Reply #870 posted 06/26/16 9:33pm

morningsong

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mannnn, I was gonna wait until tomorrow to watch but y'all got me wanting to see it NOW! biggrin glad BET didn't dissappoint, that would have been awful. Ugh, I know I'm gonna cry!




YOU MUST SEE IT!!!! nod
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Reply #871 posted 06/26/16 9:36pm

1725topp

I loved every second of the BET Tributes!!! Great job BET!!!

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Reply #872 posted 06/26/16 9:37pm

GuyBros

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The performances were nice!

And Sheila's medly was everything I didn't know I needed. I was in tears at the end.

Thank you for that.

"I mean I always figured you were a trip at times, but now I'm beginning to believe you're a freaking vacation." -2elijah
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Reply #873 posted 06/26/16 9:38pm

lrcrouse

shiela did him proud!!!! jennifer hudson has an amazing voice wow!!

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Reply #874 posted 06/26/16 9:38pm

GhostChick

endiadj said:

GhostChick said:

They BOTH loved him. One just got to marry him, but I think for Shelia, Prince was probably the love of her life, and maybe Carlos too!

Again, Mayte just got to marry him.


He got BOTH of them still whipped (and hurting). I mean Mayte and Mani did a Memorial service for him. And Mani is married!!!

Prince had an affect on these women. I mean his male friends miss him too BUT these past loves, they are really attached to him.

Yeah, I just meant w/Mayte after everything that went down between she still in love with him til this day. it's sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. [Edited 6/26/16 21:29pm]

Oh I completely agree.

I mean it just seems like regardless of what went down, he still had a very strong hold on all of these women. Even the ones that left on not the best terms.

I remember years ago when Nona Gaye talked about how heartbroken she was in how he ended things with him and that she would NEVER forgive him. But then the day after on the Roland Martin Show, all she talked about was the "good things" and she really just remembered the good times. Didn't speak bad about him. Didn't bring up the break up.

Same with Vanity. She shunned that past life BUT she still prayed for Prince and in her book, she mentioned he was really the only man she ever loved. And Denise Matthews was fierce about removing herself from her past life.

Mani did an Memorial service with Mayte. Say what you want about her, I mean she is married and she still did that.

Even Ingrid Chavez and Tamar, both of who saw projects they did with Prince get shelved still had nothing but magical words to say about him.

This man had a strong effect on people.

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Reply #875 posted 06/26/16 9:40pm

Baduizm

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BlackandRising said:

watchign this on the west coast, but, what was up with Alicia Keys pushing over the keyboard?

That was an odd moment to me, too. I was like, huh?

I'm in the news again
For paying dues my friend
And not the type of ganda U prop up in my way
Don't Play me
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Reply #876 posted 06/26/16 9:41pm

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To be honest, I recorded the entire show & damn well fast forwarded it to the end, in time to see Sheila. lol & then Jerome & Mayte emerged & I lost it. To see even those few significant people from Prince's past together, all representing different parts of his journey, really hit home for me... it is my hope that a public tribute will be much the same. I'd love to see different collegues paying homage to each respective era/album, actually.

Anyway, not a dry eye in this house when everyone commandeered the stage, with Sheila at the helm. She really represented Prince's musical versatility, with the inclusion of his most beloved instruments/styles... not to mention her homage to his signature scream, "owwa" lol & her outfit! It was inspiring to see her repossess the meaning of tribute, to turn it from tragedy to celebration. & hell, it's always gonna be a tall order to recreate the kind of feelings Prince could when preforming, especially without it being redundant, contrived or showy, but damn did she deliver, & not at the expense of it being personal & genuine, IMO. I didn't want it to end.....
"All the world is faith, trust and pixie dust...''

rose Love gets in my eyes, yet I can see clearer than I've ever seen yes
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Reply #877 posted 06/26/16 9:41pm

Cinnamon234

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I am BEYOND happy with the tribute to our man P.

Seeing Shelby, The Twinz, Jerome,Mayte,etc. and Ms. Sheila Muthaf****g E tonight was amazing.

Sheila REPRESENTED for her friend tonight! She did the damn thing. She knows his music inside out and put her all into this performance, which I know had to be hard. I cried at the end. I just miss him so much. I would've given anything just to see Prince come out on that stage and perform one more time. Sigh.....

I know P is somewhere jamming and smiling though.

Love you Prince!
"And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ heart

"Baby, that was much too fast"...Goodnight dear sweet Prince. I'll love you always heart
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Reply #878 posted 06/26/16 9:43pm

kchammond

I now have Erotic City stuck in my head.

"We had fun, didn't we?"
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Reply #879 posted 06/26/16 9:45pm

babynoz

[img:$uid]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/delivertheword/gifs/prince-super-bowl_zpscjdpcu1z.gif[/img:$uid]

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #880 posted 06/26/16 9:46pm

lezama

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babynoz said:

HeavenMustBNear said:

LOL you had me all excited for a minute thinking I miss Tamar!! Oh Lawd! No, that was not her. I wish though....Hopefully she will be apart of the tribute the family is planning later this year though. She is amazing.

[Edited 6/26/16 20:56pm]



Oops! Who was that?

I'm thinking it must've been Marva, with a new hairstyle.

Change it one more time..
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Reply #881 posted 06/26/16 9:49pm

jumanji2016

This show was so emotional for me. Jennifer Hudson wasn't my ideal choice for Purple Rain, but her intensity had Stevie a bit emotional at the keys. When Janelle Monae collapsed to her knees at the end of her medley, I could feel every thing that she was feeling. And of course, seeing Sheila and Mayté fight back tears at the close of their performance was just...*sigh*. I'm so happy and sad at the same time. A lot of people that he loved seemed to be there. His hairstylist, Kim, was even in the audience.
[Edited 6/26/16 21:50pm]
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Reply #882 posted 06/26/16 9:49pm

LuxLove

Dauphin said:

The BET site is giving me fits trying to play the video:

SheilaE Tribute

If you hunt around the source on the page for the vid clips you can find decent swf files. They seem to start in Low Quality, but get better a couple of minutes in.

THANK YOU for this- the site is sending me round in circles!

Sheila just wrecked the stage! Amazing- so good to see all the backing singers etc. The cloud guitar at the end got me crying.

(WTF with Jamie Foxx singing Erotic City at the kid tho!)

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Reply #883 posted 06/26/16 9:50pm

babynoz

lezama said:

babynoz said:



Oops! Who was that?

I'm thinking it must've been Marva, with a new hairstyle.



Thanks!

Wishful thinking on my part, hoping for Tamar.

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #884 posted 06/26/16 9:50pm

CROWNS1

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Reply #885 posted 06/26/16 9:51pm

endiadj

GhostChick said:



endiadj said:


GhostChick said:




They BOTH loved him. One just got to marry him, but I think for Shelia, Prince was probably the love of her life, and maybe Carlos too!



Again, Mayte just got to marry him.



He got BOTH of them still whipped (and hurting). I mean Mayte and Mani did a Memorial service for him. And Mani is married!!!



Prince had an affect on these women. I mean his male friends miss him too BUT these past loves, they are really attached to him.



Yeah, I just meant w/Mayte after everything that went down between she still in love with him til this day. it's sweet and heartbreaking at the same time. [Edited 6/26/16 21:29pm]


Oh I completely agree.

I mean it just seems like regardless of what went down, he still had a very strong hold on all of these women. Even the ones that left on not the best terms.

I remember years ago when Nona Gaye talked about how heartbroken she was in how he ended things with him and that she would NEVER forgive him. But then the day after on the Roland Martin Show, all she talked about was the "good things" and she really just remembered the good times. Didn't speak bad about him. Didn't bring up the break up.

Same with Vanity. She shunned that past life BUT she still prayed for Prince and in her book, she mentioned he was really the only man she ever loved. And Denise Matthews was fierce about removing herself from her past life.

Mani did an Memorial service with Mayte. Say what you want about her, I mean she is married and she still did that.

Even Ingrid Chavez and Tamar, both of who saw projects they did with Prince get shelved still had nothing but magical words to say about him.

This man had a strong effect on people.



And most became friends like one big happy family. lol Prince was magic!
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Reply #886 posted 06/26/16 9:52pm

babynoz

jumanji2016 said:

This show was so emotional for me. Jennifer Hudson wasn't my ideal choice for Purple Rain, but her intensity had Stevie a bit emotional at the keys. When Janelle Monae collapsed to her knees at the end of her medley, I could feel every thing that she was feeling. And of course, seeing Sheila and Mayté fight back tears at the close of their performance was just...*sigh*. I'm so happy and sad at the same time. A lot of people that he loved seemed to be there. His hairstylist, Kim, was even in the audience. [Edited 6/26/16 21:50pm]



I noticed all the feelings up there too. Sheila and Stevie especially choked me up.

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #887 posted 06/26/16 9:58pm

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I loved the tributes especially Sheila E and all of her guests. I was so happy BET lived up to the hype!!! It's so great to hear everyone else here seemed to appreciate it too. It felt like a celebration filled with love. I've been reading so many of your ideas and suggestions before the Billboard tribute...pretty sure someone suggested doing something symbolic with his guitar - when they held it up and pointed up at the end is when I lost it.
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Reply #888 posted 06/26/16 10:01pm

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I enjoyed The Whole Show. That's the way you present a Tribute - the artists, musicians, choreography, wardrobe, imagery (no f-ing tombstones) & the finale. I also liked that the Tribute was segmented. Younger generations need to know about him. I'm looking forward to seeing what the family has planned.
He's not here, but still very near

From the first moment I saw U
I knew U were The One
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Reply #889 posted 06/26/16 10:02pm

kchammond

CROWNS1 said:

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OMG! YEEEEESSSSS! I saw Sheila with that glittery purple guitar; I thought that's the one they held up... I'M SO GLAD I'M MISTAKEN!! This is BEAUTIFUL! EXRAORDINARY! I LOVED the cloud guitars.

"We had fun, didn't we?"
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Reply #890 posted 06/26/16 10:03pm

kchammond

babynoz said:

[img:$uid]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/delivertheword/gifs/prince-super-bowl_zpscjdpcu1z.gif[/img:$uid]

P: "How'd ya like THAT?!" That's what he's saying rn!

"We had fun, didn't we?"
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Reply #891 posted 06/26/16 10:04pm

luvgirl

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p>It looked like all of the ladies were barefoot.


I'm wondering if that was a statement, considering how Prince performed in heels and the problems it caused.

>


Good observation, I missed so much cuz I was a mess the whole show. Definitely gonna watch a second time to capture all that I missed.
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Reply #892 posted 06/26/16 10:05pm

terrig

I finally saw Janelle! She is so adorable and stayed in her range and killed it with her cute self. I wish she had a fuller voice but I love her to death. She lost it at the end and had me sobbing again.

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Reply #893 posted 06/26/16 10:06pm

GhostChick

LuxLove said:

Dauphin said:

The BET site is giving me fits trying to play the video:

SheilaE Tribute

If you hunt around the source on the page for the vid clips you can find decent swf files. They seem to start in Low Quality, but get better a couple of minutes in.

THANK YOU for this- the site is sending me round in circles!

Sheila just wrecked the stage! Amazing- so good to see all the backing singers etc. The cloud guitar at the end got me crying.

(WTF with Jamie Foxx singing Erotic City at the kid tho!)

I'm gonna have to wait till it gets up on YouTube. It's buffering so slow.

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Reply #894 posted 06/26/16 10:06pm

jumanji2016

Oh, yeah. Even Shameless Maya was doing red carpet hosting tonight. Not sure if that was a Prince coincidence or not. Not familiar with her outside of the AOA photography.
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Reply #895 posted 06/26/16 10:07pm

GhostChick

I saw Mani in the audience too lol

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Reply #896 posted 06/26/16 10:08pm

babynoz

kchammond said:

babynoz said:

[img:$uid]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/delivertheword/gifs/prince-super-bowl_zpscjdpcu1z.gif[/img:$uid]

P: "How'd ya like THAT?!" That's what he's saying rn!



Exactly!

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #897 posted 06/26/16 10:09pm

terrig

kchammond said:

CROWNS1 said:

[img:$uid]http://i1084.ph.../img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://i1084.ph.../img:$uid]

OMG! YEEEEESSSSS! I saw Sheila with that glittery purple guitar; I thought that's the one they held up... I'M SO GLAD I'M MISTAKEN!! This is BEAUTIFUL! EXRAORDINARY! I LOVED the cloud guitars.



Mayte & Sheila holding up that guitar just gives me closure and a sad kind of joy. I needed this - them - you guys and am so very grateful to have had this ride with Prince in my lifetime.

Thank you so much purple people.

We are so very very lucky.

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Reply #898 posted 06/26/16 10:12pm

babynoz

terrig said:

I finally saw Janelle! She is so adorable and stayed in her range and killed it with her cute self. I wish she had a fuller voice but I love her to death. She lost it at the end and had me sobbing again.



Bless her little heart, Prince thought very highly of her.

Jhud also said during the backstage segment that Prince used to tell her to use her voice to take people to church so she was just following his advice. cool

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #899 posted 06/26/16 10:13pm

GhostChick

The Twinz were working it! I always felt they never really got the credit they deserved from mainstream critics. They were really great back up dancers for him.

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