I enjoyed the 2005 BET Awards. It was fun, entertaining, and full of intentional (and unintentional) surprises.…
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I enjoyed the 2005 BET Awards. It was fun, entertaining, and full of intentional (and unintentional) surprises.…
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26 - simpliluvly
Well, well, well....another BET awards show, with lots of comments. Overall, I thought the show was good, but not GREAT. I know I'm not Wendy Williams, but here's a rundown of the show in my opinion. Fugees need to come back with the real hip hop, but Lauryn needs some help first...she just wasn't herself. That Ike Turner hair and bowtie were making me uncomfortable. Will and Jada were no Monique (like someone commented) but they were still good. The Mr. and Mrs. Smith stuff was funny..but you had to see the movie to understand. I'm upset that awards were given to artist for songs that were old. I mean I love Jesus Walks, but didn't he win for that song at the '04 awards? And why was Kayne listed with the Gospel artist...that was just one song..not a gospel album! Okay..Missy could have shocked me more..but she was good. John Legend, cute and good. T.I. did pretty good, but something was missing. The Game was aiight...Mary's sound, not her voice, was off or something. Destiny's Child...hmm. Okay people are 50/50..they were sexy vs. they were slutty. Having the guys up there was cool, but I don't think it needed the bending over and shaking my booty in your face part. Um, by the way..is it me or did B's booty look HUGE with dimples...and she was wearing a tummy slimmer...that was visible. Magic Johnson looked scared and Terrance Howard better watch his back for Jay-z. Kelly was doing moves in front of Nelly like she was trying to remind him of something he missed and the BET CEO made me think "old dirty man" when he mentioned a lap dance to Beyonce. Why did they look shocked everytime people said lapdance?!? They were a dollar away from a strip show....good girls..hmmm...sure. Sorry for staying on this topic, but Michelle was a gospel singer last year...was she not?...well she truly broke Jada's rule #3. Moving on...Mariah..poor child. That song is hard to do live..she was struggling. She looked very tense and scared to move. Then at the end, I think she expected everyone to be standing for her, but it didn't happen. Gladys always great. Toni looked very nice..Faith needed help. Omarion was ok, but I expected more from him and Ciara. Speaking of..is it me or does Ciara shock you when she's speaking...her songs and her personality are different. Kinda like you expected her to be kinda ghetto, but she's doesn't seem like it. Missy is extremely shy..and you wouldn't really think that either. Okay...I'm from Houston and I have to say Mike Jones is hot but the performance was the same'ol stuff..nothing tight. I guess coming from underground...you can't expect too much. OHH Stevie! He did his thing. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that everyone stood up in awe like..."Ohh..the lil blind baby can dance" I guess all that sitting behind the piano, people thought he couldn't walk either..c'mon now. Well, I was a little upset that Lauryn didn't come back out, but all in all the show was good, but I wish it was better. All the tributes were nice..Teena Marie...God bless her...she really wanted that to be special. All in all I think Will and Jada wanted it to be a celebration of black entertainment and it was...during the whole show you just felt like..."these are my people doing big things"...it was all good.
27 - Felicia Houston
I think the BET Awards show was good. I think Ciara could have tried harder. I think Maria was in vocal trouble but she did pull it off. I think the Game and Mary J did an outstanding performance., I think Destiny Child was off the hook. I think CEO should look at the show from the audience's view and make the necessary corrections for next year. It needs to be HOTTER,take notes from the MTV music awards.
28 - Temple Stark
Is this going to be repeated. I'm sorry I missed it.
29 - Sterfish
It will be on again tomorrow (Friday July 1st) at 7:30 ET/6:30 CT
30 - Quon
The BET awards were awesome. The performance by Destiny's child was off da hook. Is it me or did Magic Johnson Look Scared of Michelle, and Kelly was puttin moves on Nelly (He hit it). My Girl Alicia Keys looked beatiful. It's about time the panel at BET started to recognize her true talent, b/c she is the only femal singer R&B singer whor writes, performs music, and sing at her live shows, she is a god given gift.
31 - Wanda
I really enjoyed The BET AWARDS Show. I first would like to say Will and Jada did a good job hosting. Now Lauryn Hill and The Fugees were alright but i'll admit Lauryn Hill's out fit and hair do did make her look like a clown. Also her voice wasn't that tight. Now don't get me wrong she's still my girl.Then Anothony Hamilton and stevie Wonder were awsome together. But I think it would have really been excellent if Alicia Keys could have been up there with them too. being that she's a great Musician too. I felt The Game and Mary J. was off the chain. the game with his baby and all was nice you don't see that happen to much. Oh now Destiny's Child was off the hook they my Girls. but i really didn't think that was approving to the Husband wives. I watched Bet New and the Guy Beyonce was giving the lap dance to said that this may have cost him his marraige. He said he told Beyonce to get off his lap because i'm very sensitive. He even said he's afraid to go home to face his wife. Magic Johnson said he first apoligzed to Cookie his Wife but he told her that she'll have to remember to do some of those moves Mitchell was doing. O was alright. Ciaria wasn't putting it down like she usually does. Missy was off the hook well done i really liked the children she brought out to dance. Maria Lokked like she wasn't feeling well at all. It wasn't to much of her voice. but i noticed she wasn't really moving around that much like she was afraid to walk maybe it was that PMS Cramps.But she looked wonderful.Tina Marie did a very good rememberance for Rick James, They still are my best old school favorites. Mike Jones did well for his first performance on BET. Gladys was Stunning natural,Always glamous. Toni and Faith did a fair job. I really liked when The Set It OFF Girls Robbed Anothony Anderson. Well that's about it until the MTV Awards.
32 - Jas
I really like Mariah Carey very very much, she's number on my list..BUT, what happened at the BET awards? Her voice was stressed she didn't sound as good as she does!!!!She need vocal rest before a live performance.
33 - Tasha
I think the BET Awards was very well put together. Will and Jada did an excellent job on hosting the program, although I was very upset that Fantasia did not recieve a award, she has excellent vocal skills that go un notice,Alicia Keys should have not got an award for best female artist, that album was old, not saying that she has a amazing voice, but I really wanted Fantasia to win, and to top it off they did not let her perform one of her songs..... I was pissed, thats one reason I WATCH THE AWARDS I WANTED TO SEE A REAL ARTIST, HELL SHE WAS WELL CAPABLE OF SINGING WITH TONI BRAXTON, because Faith Evans suck............................................................... Destiny Child was good and the Game AN MISSY AND Mike Jones , Slim Thug ,and Paul wall......
34 - ns05
Did nobody else hear just when mariah went into the climax, the sound changed and it sounded like a pre-recoreded vocal took over!? I don't know if it was just me, but that's definitely what it sounded like!! Wouldn't be the first time she's done it either. She did the same thing when singing "My Saving Grace" on Oprah back in 2002.
35 - Temple Stark
Thanks Ster ... Watching (or recording, depending ...)
- Temple
36 - lordking
mariah was perfect i don't understand why she did not win an award she is the most successfull than alicya, ciara or fantasia.
to conclude, she was classy and she had offer us a beautiful emotion simply but subtil (her voice was a little tired but is a consequence of the different shows she made....).
37 - cece
I really liked Mariah Carey song We Belong Together but the performance was OK. It's like her voice lost it but thats still my girl.I can't believe Cookie let Magic get that lapdance.That was CRAZY.And Nelly and Terrance was loving it .But they had the best performance. And I saw Bow Wow and Ciara setting by each other they probaly still go together.Missy and Ciara did they thang.It was Ciara first time. But I really think Fantasia should had got a award because that girl can sing.She gets DOWN.It was funny when Will gave Jada a lapdance trying to do what Destiny Child did.But Omarion act was all that it was OK.But the Awards was HOT
38 - Pyro King
Mariah carey sounded a hot mess!!!!! Plain and simple. I hated the fact that almost nobody was there to claim their award. At the MTV awards everyone showed up except about three people. I loved Stevie Wonder's dance. Will and Jada were good hosts. I liked when the set it off girls came out on Anthony Robinson. And last but definitely not least. Destiny's child. I do not know what I would have done if Beyonce was dancing on me the way she danced on terell (or whatever his name is). SShe is in my opinion, the most beautiful person in the WORLD!!! She is sexy as hell too!!! Did you see the guy's face she was dancing on. He couldn't control himself!! enough...
39 - andrea
Is it just me or was anyone else a little concerned that Kanye West was nominated as a Gospel artist. He has one song that says Jesus in it, but he is far from a gospel artist. I would have really been offended if he won in that category.
40 - Jay Red
Overall the awards were OK. I think that Will and Jada were excellent hosts and made the show classy. Destiny's Child, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Game, and Gladys Knight had the best performances. However many artists had a rough time on stage. Mostly because as Faith Evans said in a radio interview that no one could hear themselves while they sang and that BET's sound system and earpieces were screwed up. Also Lauryn Hill didn't perform the finale song because she was furious about her performance with the Fugees.
41 - Britt
I think the Destiny's Child performance was crazy cool! They did they thang.Especially B,gon' gurl.But I know you gon have to explain all this to J!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
42 - Temple Stark
I am now watching the awards on repeat, though it wasn't on when it was supposed to be and I missed some.
Queen Latifah and Anthony Anderson and the Set It Off girls were hilarious - these award bits are better when you have real actors involved.
John Legend and Stevie Wonder I saw and Missy Elliott was just, wow. !@#$% brilliant. i'm looking forward to that release.
To be honest I'm flipping around. But tuning in. Saw Tom Cruise beaming like a man on uppers.
I hadn't seen Will and Jada at all - until that choking bit - playing off their good image.
Alicia Key was looking, well, all there and then some. Now nothing wrong with that, I'm not sayin' that. And one thing I've been noticing here is that larger women are much more excepted in the black music world.
In fact, I'm trying to think of a large white woman who's successful in music and it is not happening. Mama Cass is the last one. I've got to be blanking ...
43 - HW Saxton
Temple, I don't know if this counts but:
The last time I saw the Wilson Sisters
from Heart they had put on some serious
poundage. Not that there is anything
wrong with that mind you... And Pink is
not exactly thin herself either.
44 - lisa
pretty good show. thought the Rick James tribute by Teena Marie was excellent but would have rather seen her sing. She could have stepped in when Lauren Hill did Ooh La La cause she didn' sound that good and Teena still has an awesome voice and it was Teenas #1 song to begin with. That would have been great
45 - me
Mane......
Mariah was straight SCRAP!!!!!
Yeh, dawg you are right, she did have a pre-recorded track come on at the climax of the song. My boyfriend and I rewinded about 50 times and I could tell you exactly where the track starts. Go listen to it again. When she gets ready to go up on "We belong together" there are two voices. You can hear a clearer voice taking over and you can also hear her rhaspy voice (which she had during the rest of the performance) I guess she forgot to stop singing or something. Then on the high notes, there was alot of reverberation. Now... she hadn't had any effects on her voice through out the whole song, and all of a sudden on two notes you can hear it? Come on now if you knew anything about recording in a studio, it would be plain to see that that's what happened, and I do since I'm and SRT major. Yeah it's sad. Poor Baby!! Maybe she was tired from all the other shows, I dont know, or possibly her time is up, maybe getting too old. She has been out for a minute. You can make your voice sound like anything in a studio now days, but you can tell the real from the fake in the live performances. She still tight though!! The girl can blow!!!
46 - hard hitta
I didn't see the whole thing of the 2005 BET awards but I was pleased to see the GAME give a shout out to my favorite rapper SOULJA SLIM (rip)and all the fallen legends and the music industry
47 - Amber
Omarion was hottttttttt and spicin.He stole the show. Ciara was the second one to steal the show.
48 - Lola
just so u know tito got his nose done too.
49 - Terra
Aiight, this wuz really good. O.K. Bow And Ciara are o.k. together, but Ciara is just 2 damn tall 4 him. That's ashamed. Bow I still love u, and Ciara u still my nig.
Holla. LaTerra da hottest new rapppa in E.C.
50 - Mihos
Hip Hop needs the Fugees?
I was a big fan until I saw through the lip gloss. Killing Me Softly was written by a couple of middle aged white Jewish guys about Martin Luther King Jr. How come the Fugee version sounds like a commercial for a reggae themed casino? That whole pimp thing was too much. I wish Bill Cosby had emceed. There is no time like the present to get back to reality.
51 - leighann
the game's performance was crazy and with mary and his came out it was i wish the game's girlfriend was on stage too. i also in missy's performance,ciara was bad until luda came but the mintue he left it got worse sorri cici but i thought your performance was going to be better than omarions but i was so wrong..
52 - CSi
Hi Guys I was just wondering if anyone knew the name of the song that Toni Braxton sung in the tribute to Gladys Knight?????????????I cannot find it anywhere and I really need it. It would be greatly appreciated if someone can email me back the answer at FaBoLoUs1893@aim.com
53 - koolchick#1
Bow wow and ciara was so cute at the awards and I thought Omarion did his thang. So did Missy and Ciara. But back on Bow wow and Ciara she presented herself well and so did her man and I like how she acknowledged him as Shad and not Bow wow also his mother as Ms.Tereesa.
54 - jamie
i think mariah did awfull it sounded like she was sick or she is going down the path rick james did
55 - barry
please can someone tell me who sung that godspell song....something like I can make it without you-no way
56 - stray
A slap in the face to the channel that played a major role in makin them famous! Was anybody there to accept their award? All the absent stars should be ashamed of themselves. I bet they'll be at the Grammys or MTV awards though.
57 - Kiya
Now I loved the BET awards but my favorite performance was by Destiny's Child. Kelly ripped it her and nelly was so cute together he was into that lap dance. Go head gurl( if nobody else giveyou your props from that night you getting it from me. Beyonce killed it too Tearrnce Howard was feeling it. And Michelle you know I love you, You stepped up and I have alot of respect for you.Well that's all i gotta say
58 - mariah number one fan!
whatever happened happened..at the BET awards!..shit we all no mariah could sing her ass off!!! homegirl is off the hook! her and her talented ass!!! she is blessed! u go GIRL!!!
59 - nev
mariah could sing her butt off!!!!!!!!!!!!! u the illest MAriah! who ever hatting on u are just hating cuz u the ish and they aint!!! holla..luv u mariah!!!!!!!!
60 - greg
i agree with u nev!and mariahs number one fan u speaking the truth! mariah off the hook! point blank! like it or not
61 - crazy
it was all gravy...will and jada keepin it hot, lauryn still my girl, alicia and mariah were wonderful, ciara well we all know the singin wasn't great but keep dancin girl, destiny's child still think kelly the best but go on ladies! Ah yall i heard about this new artist coming out soon named G'lan (Pronounced JELAWN) she is off the chain, ciara better watch out. But the show was kool!
62 - Deandra
mariah your fantastic i hate you gained all that weight after honey. you were actually the most beautiful and finest female in 1997. you were slender built with blonde hair that's right yall beyonce didn' tstart that mariah did. beyonce just brought it back out with her fake muscle booty ass. did you see that she can't even shake just wag like a damn dog. how abotu the lie that she 's just playing sasha on stage. no how about if your sasha who are kelly and michelle cause they alos did the lapdance so your leaving them as whores wel guess what your the whore dancing on a married man with kids thats why you and jay z broke up in 2006 may2. hmm. all fake yall bitches make me sick.
63 - leora kincaid
Mariah Carey I got all of your Cd's New and Old you are the one now and will always be the one forever. LUV YOUR GURL Leora Kincaid
64 - D
The Fugges bangin', my girl Lauryn Hill girl you must forgot 2 go shopping, John Legend was OK, Omarion was Ok, Gladys Knight 3rd Best of the Show, Ciara, the best of the show, I got all your CD'S,keep dancin'. Destiny's Child the 2nd best, Mariah Carey the 4th best, she is a good singer but I guess she forgot to drink her lemon juice.
65 - Dontario
Ciara, got 2 give it 2 you , you was the best of the show. Dat is all I got 2 say besides Destiny's CHILD they were of the Cater 2 U hook.
But still Ciara !!!!!!!!! is the __.
66 - Dontario
Ciara, Ciara,Ciara god you are fine. Please God make another girl like that. Bow Wow U crazy for dumping her, the best of the show.
67 - angela
Oh goodness. Michael didn't lighten his skin, contrary to popular belief.
Go research "vitiligo" and you'll see what I mean.
68 - ashley
i think that the bet awards was off the hook and also i loved destiny's child performance they should do that agian