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PrintableSheila E was a hoot, she owned the stage. | |
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OldFriends4Sale said:
LOL ouch
I almost like 99% prefered if Sheila E had her own band. with some add ons like Jerome Mayte (those were the Twinz right)?
NPG never did Erotic City lol Nah it was all good. And seeing people like Shelby J on stage warmed my heart. And I swear I saw Andy Allo in the audience, I'm still hoping someone is putting together a tribute at the new US Bank stadium in Minneapolis. One that will bring together more people that played with him over the years. Paisley Park is in your heart
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I thoroughly enjoyed the prince tributes trough out the night. No, they weren't all vocal masterpieces, however, they were song from the heart and with soul. You could tell they loved, cared, and deeply respected the man. Sheila E and co, of course were the highlight for me. I also thought it was touching that they included Mayte, deservedly so. She bore his child and deserves to be up there, even if things ended tragically with them.
To those who say, it should have been more racially/ethnically diverse, sigh. I find it odd that whenever there's a black awards show, black cast etc, it's seen as non-inclusive. The reality is we continue to make these productions because we continue to be marginalized within this society and around the world really. While I do believe more artists from the diaspora should be represented on BET, I do not agree with the complaints shared about those who participated in the Prince tribute. At the end of the day, Prince was a Black man. When one of us rises, it represents hope for all of us. The way in which people try to separate Prince from his blackness is ridiculous to me. He included people of all races in his band, however, he never stopped being a Black man and BET and like awards shows, channels etc celebrate Black people because we continue to be treated unfairly. Go rewatch Jesse William's speech, it echoed many of the same sentiments Prince has made throughout the years. We also don't know for certain that the Revolution, 3rdeyegil etc weren't asked to participate so all people are going off of are assumptions. I can agree with having more musical diversity and representation of his rock music, yes. [Edited 6/27/16 6:30am] [Edited 6/27/16 6:30am] | |
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Honestly, I think they could have chosen some of the 90s songs. Some of Prince's 80s music is completely unknown for some millennials.I'm born in the 90s and I've heard people from my generation, casually mention, Diamonds and Pearls, The most Beautiful girl even in the world and cream. They nearly played all of Purple Rain album... He had great songs outside the 80s. When the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will know peace -Jimi Hendrix | |
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Yeah, when I realized that was 99% people who were in Prince's bands, I was satisfied.
So much was happening that is was hard to see what was what. who was who. I like Sheila's set, just too rushed.
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In the locked thread i said "Ehh... i watched her screaming for a couple seconds and turned it off. That's enough for me. I can live the rest of my life without seeing it in full. This is the reply i got " You didn't like prince then.My boy could scream esp in get off" Can someone explain the thought process behind this, please? | |
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I watched the fuzzy upload on utube. Very very touching. I'm happy a number of his band members etc were on that stage. Also Badu & Dave. But I really was hoping 2 see The Time, Jesse, W&L, Eric, Sonny & Bland, Andre etc. Still, I'm glad Hayes & Rome were included. They all did a great job. "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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Tina wasn't throwing shade at the tributes to P, she was saying we shouldn't take living artists (or even the people we love) for granted and only pay homage to them after they die. I'm in the news again
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peri1025 said: I thoroughly enjoyed the prince tributes trough out the night. No, they weren't all vocal masterpieces, however, they were song from the heart and with soul. You could tell they loved, cared, and deeply respected the man. Sheila E and co, of course were the highlight for me. I also thought it was touching that they included Mayte, deservedly so. She bore his child and deserves to be up there, even if things ended tragically with them. To those who say, it should have been more racially/ethnically diverse, sigh. I find it odd that whenever there's a black awards show, black cast etc, it's seen as non-inclusive. The reality is we continue to make these productions because we continue to be marginalized within this society and around the world really. While I do believe more artists from the diaspora should be represented on BET, I do not agree with the complaints shared about those who participated in the Prince tribute. At the end of the day, Prince was a Black man. When one of us rises, it represents hope for all of us. The way in which people try to separate Prince from his blackness is ridiculous to me. He included people of all races in his band, however, he never stopped being a Black man and BET and like awards shows, channels etc celebrate Black people because we continue to be treated unfairly. Go rewatch Jesse William's speech, it echoed many of the same sentiments Prince has made throughout the years. We also don't know for certain that the Revolution, 3rdeyegil etc weren't asked to participate so all people are going off of are assumptions. I can agree with having more musical diversity and representation of his rock music, yes. [Edited 6/27/16 6:30am] [Edited 6/27/16 6:30am] This doesn't really apply to Prince does it? Go look at photos of Paisley Park right after he died and all the people paying tribute and crying outside the fence. A lot of white people there. For nearly 30 years Prince lived in a predominately white community. No one is trying to take away his blackness, just pointing out that he transcended race. But considering how people had a go at Justin Timberlake on Twitter because he gave props to Jesse Williams having more diversity on stage is probably not something BET viewers are interested in. Paisley Park is in your heart
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OldFriends4Sale said:
That first pic right as Janelle is about to hit her knees.   | |
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Yes, I'm in my 20s and I didn't know anybody else my age remotely familiar with Prince's music growing up. This is why I don't really agree with the "where were you when he was alive?" sentiment a lot of the time. Under a certain age where were you going to hear him? My generation's familiarity with Prince usually begins and ends at the Chapelle Show basketball skit, tops. | |
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Aww man I held it together til Maxwell starting singing Nothing Compares 2 U | |
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JMO. I taped the show, I was afraid it might get to me and at least this way I could stop and start it. Put it on when I got up and honestly I don't know what to say. With 38 years of material and memories, counltess young careers he helped along, industry things he changed to help other artists, you would think they could devote a show just to him. Not squeeze him in between an awards show. I just thought it didn't do justice to the wonderful man and genius he was. As sad as a full blown tribute would have made me, this made me even more sad. admission is easy, just say U believe, then come 2 this place in your heart. | |
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Bilal tried but I wasn't feeling it. Still love him though. | |
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Not a Janelle Monae fan but she did Prince proud..loved her performance and the outfit. | |
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GhostChick said:
No, Lenny could do those solo guitar parts. Let's stop sleeping on Lenny. Loveandkindness | |
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that saying is an age old 'proverb' of it's own heard in different languages and different cultures around the world
I don't see anything wrong with what she said. It's true
was the passing of Natalie Cole acknowledged or Vanity @ this show? | |
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GhostChick said:
No, Lenny could do those solo guitar parts. Let's stop sleeping on Lenny. Loveandkindness | |
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He did try...his voice did carry the song though. He even wore boots with lil heels. | |
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I liked Stevie and the young lady too | |
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Yes... | |
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WhisperingDandelions said:
Yes, I'm in my 20s and I didn't know anybody else my age remotely familiar with Prince's music growing up. This is why I don't really agree with the "where were you when he was alive?" sentiment a lot of the time. Under a certain age where were you going to hear him? My generation's familiarity with Prince usually begins and ends at the Chapelle Show basketball skit, tops. I was born in '73, yet grew up hearing music from the 2 generations before me, plus my own. A large percentage of it wasn't on tv etc. All I can say is my generation dropped the ball when it came 2 passing it on down. My goddaughter knows P & others coz her a Dad & I are music lovers. "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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WhisperingDandelions said:
Yes, I'm in my 20s and I didn't know anybody else my age remotely familiar with Prince's music growing up. This is why I don't really agree with the "where were you when he was alive?" sentiment a lot of the time. Under a certain age where were you going to hear him? My generation's familiarity with Prince usually begins and ends at the Chapelle Show basketball skit, tops. I don't know, I'm 27, and I feel like teenagers today have LESS of an excuse for not knowing who Prince is than my generation. The Internet has had more development and devised more algorithms than it did when I was a kid...when you still had to become familiar with an artist through magazines, radio, music videos, and the occasional interviewing. All of this information is literally at their disposal with YouTube, Google, Google Play, Tidal, iTunes, their favorite artists paying homage now and many of them referencing him long before his death. Kids seem to find material from more idiotic artists just fine. No reason why they can't find a gem like Prince. He's part of music's Mount Rushmore...even if you didn't know a song, you knew him. I wasn't alive when Purple Rain came out and my mom who was born in '58 like he was didn't own his records--but I've known who he was most of my life. He was on television A LOT during those  years...especially '99 and 2000. I even remember him stopping by Total Request Live on MTV which was a top show musically for my generation. Social media wasn't even available 20 years ago and the Internet was still in infancy compared to what we have now, so I can't agree that he 'removed himself'. He was like one of the first artists to market his music sales through the Intrrnet with NPG as a matter of fact...when people were still doing Columbia House mailings.[Edited 6/27/16 7:03am] | |
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--------- That is a problem that the younger generation has with being ignorant about anything that is not going on right this minute as if life itself started with your generation.
I was aware and enjoyed the music of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye when I was in my 20s because as black people we all listened to the music our parents listed to. You guys have the internet that will give you access to anything in minutes. Some of P's stuff was out on Youtube, I-Tunes, the DailyMotion. I know of 100 Facebook pages. He is one of the most bootlegged artist and was still touring and selling out venues only a few months ago.
Not knowing who he was is a choice and after seeing some of those awful performances on the BET awards you need to pay attention to what he was doing. I know I am going to be listening to alternative rock and oldies RnB until I die because I cannot listen to the Trap music. I hate what young people are doing to RnB and to our culture. | |
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Sheila and Jerome are just too cool...that was sweet. They did great. Both Sheila and Mayte looked like they wanted to cry. | |
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Co-Sign --- If you can find "Panda" and "Whip Na Na" you can find Prince. | |
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nursev said:
He did try...his voice did carry the song though. He even wore boots with lil heels. He did?!  I didn't catch that. Good 4 him."We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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laurarichardson said:
Co-Sign --- If you can find "Panda" and "Whip Na Na" you can find Prince. LOLOLOL.  | |
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