When I was about 10 years old I remember anxiously awaiting summer to get popsicles, play "mother may I" in the drive-way of my house, and play outside until the street lights came on. Everyday my mother would utter the same words, " You smell like outdoors!" Everyday was the same until award show day. When the MTV awards came on I would wait all day inside until dinner, grab my plate and sit in front of the television for the 3 hour spectacle. Pre-shows, post-shows, the MAIN EVENT!!! It was all so much as I watched the stars I adored so much in awe. Fast Forwarding to the year 2007, as watched this years BET awards I was thoroughly disappointed. The show started with MoNique's usual parody of Beyonce's latest dance moves. While I myself am a full figured woman who enjoys seeing this sort of empowerment, I only wish she had gone with something a little less predictable. Usually Mo sports the hottest hair and outfits on the award show, but this year I might say she was looking like the drag queen from Holiday Heart. I mean her wig attempts were absolutely horrid, and her poorly tailored wardrobe failed miserably. At this point I will move on from Mo though because I love her and I think she just had an off show...maybe next year will be better.
The performances were another dismal point in the award show. We started with Jennifer Hudson and the Jennifer Holliday. While the performance was a highlight in black history...I am completely and utterly tired of J Hud singing this song. If this is the last time I hear it, it would still be too soon. Furthermore How could she go on to win, 3 awards?!?!?!? She does not even have an album yet? Since when did we start handing out awards for one hit wonders?!?!? ( That question goes for all the other award shows as well) While the Beyonce performance was on point, and Neyo and Fabalous were okay, Fifty could have saved it. I mean who the H*** does he think he is?!?!?! HE completely and utterly disrespected everyone in that audience, not to mention every person that has supported his sorry black a**! And while he tried to correct it by going on 106th and Park the next day these were merely the urgings of his public relations agent. I'm not buying it!!!
On a high note I will commend BET for recognizing the late Gerald Levert, and Don Cheadle for his work in awareness!! And Diana Ross held it down with her speech.
All in all the award show was okay. They get two thumbs to the side. I hope next year they step it up and I can have that same childhood excitement I once knew.
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