Loved seeing everyone together. Mayte with her hand around Sheila made me tear up.

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kchammond said:

GhostChick said:

Vashtix said:

I thought I was the only one - Beyonce has NO Soul and I do not get the hype imo Sheilah brought life and that is why I loved Prince his energy even when a sad song was life and Sheilah and her crew embodied that tonight

and I am glad that the focus is NOW on Prince, Shelia's tribute and Jesse Williams being all kinds of woke. Enough of Beyonce.

Like seriously ENOUGGGGHHHHH. Firstly, I found her releasing her new album so soon after Prince died direspectful... but that's just me. And NOW... she leaves the BET Awards straight after her performance to fly to London??? Her first show there is not for another week!! Is she serious??? Why not stick around and celebrate one of the greatest artists of all time with your peers? She is just SO self-serving and pretentious. I don't find her remotely sincere or relatable.

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It's quite ironic that someone like Prince, who was this larger than life pop star, was able to create art that was intimidate and relatable. You felt everything note he ever played and every word he ever sung. My god, how I miss this man. I felt his void tonight more than ever.

wow Sheila E, amazing..

Well Sheila's tribute was totally musically on point.

sunmoonanddstars said:

Questlove just said his favorite Prince song is Wally...

https://twitter.com/BETAwards/status/747222267633926144

Keeping the spirit alive, perpetuating the Wally myth. Yeah!

terrig said:

IDRIS ELBA

::sitsupstraight::

Love him. Wish he'd be the new Bond. Ok, back to Prince.

Morris Hayes, Morris Hayes, Morris Hayes, Morris Hayes, Morris Hayes!!!!!

leslievette said:

again, where was D?

leslievette said:

CROWNS1 said:

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These photos bring me to tears. I think this is what i've been missing these past 2 months. Not closure, but just for someone to acknowledge him. This was it. This gesture right here. My eyes will be puffy until morning after all this crying.

I loved the way Mayte held on to Sheila E at the end. Sheila looked so tired and so emotionally wrought. It is a testimony and another part of the mystry of how both of these women who worked with him, befriended him, loved him and shared his bed would be there at the end, sharing his guitar and holding each other up.

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I dug this, especially Erykah/Bilal/Questlove and Sheila E.'s sets, but I dunno about Maxwell crowbarring an entire side-rant into his tribute. I think I'm cooler with melisma/"making the song your own" vocally than I am with straight-up re-writing half the lyrics like that, regardless of the message intended.

I couldn't help but spot all the people in the audience who (with exceptions) a) were feeling it a little bit but didn't want to show it too much because god forbid if you look like you're having a good time (doesn't translate well on instragram) b) looked completely disinterested / had no idea what was going on / didn't know any of the songs c) were on their phones probably youtubing Beyonce's performance from earlier. BAHHH maybe I'm getting old. That whole room should have been one big party!!

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I've watched Sheila and Co's performance on repeat throughout the night. Again, it was really, really something.

Funkmeimfamous said:

I couldn't help but spot all the people in the audience who (with exceptions) a) were feeling it a little bit but didn't want to show it too much because god forbid if you look like you're having a good time (doesn't translate well on instragram) b) looked completely disinterested / had no idea what was going on / didn't know any of the songs c) were on their phones probably youtubing Beyonce's performance from earlier. BAHHH maybe I'm getting old. That whole room should have been one big party!!

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I noticed that too, saw a few young'uns texting during the finale. I know I'm getting old, but I just.don't.get.it. Maybe because I've never been a fan of rap, and not knocking anyone's expression of art, it's just that I don't see how a comparison can be made and after watching these shows year after year with different sets of performers wearing the same baggy pants and gold chains with dollar signs on them, doing the same dance routines I just wonder are there very many artists out that that actually sing and play instruments anymore? A dying breed, for sure.

Funkmeimfamous said:

I couldn't help but spot all the people in the audience who (with exceptions) a) were feeling it a little bit but didn't want to show it too much because god forbid if you look like you're having a good time (doesn't translate well on instragram) b) looked completely disinterested / had no idea what was going on / didn't know any of the songs c) were on their phones probably youtubing Beyonce's performance from earlier. BAHHH maybe I'm getting old. That whole room should have been one big party!!

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I noticed the same thing. I think this is why I preferred Badu/Bilal/Questlove's take, because "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" seemed like it genuinely intrigued the crowd, and "The Beautiful Ones" was the only moment I felt like they were truly immersed, you could feel the electricty climax just like the song.

Otherwise, I got the vibe (just from the crowd) most of the show probably only appealed to prior fans or people who already remembered Prince.

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https://youtu.be/kCT2Vmpuiss

"The Beautiful Ones" ❤Bilal Sayeed Oliver❤

BillieBalloon said:

Sheila E of course..she embodied his spirit thank you. Glad Jerome was there too. Bilal..loved it. He did the song justice..rolling on the floor was slightly comical..Sorry...maybe prince got away with it because he was petite otherwise flawless. Janelle monae was youthfull and vibrant..I liked it..(assless pants..lol) As for Jennifer hudson a great voice but right now I can't listen to anyone other than him singing purple rain. Felt an emptiness because he wasn't there. Sheila and mayte at the end was moving. It made me miss him more. There will never be another. Love you prince.

honestly, I didn't love Bilal BUT I can't exactly complain - mfs just can't do P, so I was ready for him to stop as soon as he hit the floor he tried though!!! I gotta give him that

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CalhounSq said:

OMG, so emotional from the moment I saw Chappelle. Just seeing the pics really drove it home - he's GONE, holy shit. We'll never see him play that thang again. We'll never sing those last melodic notes of PR WITH HIM EVER AGAIN it's just hitting me hard all over again. That must have been sooooo hard for Sheila, I applaud her & all of them - fitting tribute, all around. & I am BROKEN all over again 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜