BET AWARDS RECAP.......

Well, well, well....the BET Awards aired tonight @ 7pm and with the death of Michael Jackson the entire show was dedicated to him. Although this was an awards show, they only presented about 10 awards on air in the entire 3hrs 42min show. Overall, the show was just ok, with a couple high points. The high notes for me were Neyo, Monica, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Maxwell, and the Shank Robbers (Wanda & Shanaenae) clip. Jamie Foxx as a host really did an impressive job and it was good to see Janet Jackson speak towards the end, especially with everything going on and all. It was apparent Usher and Chris Brown were unable to make it, seeing as how Neyo took to the stage about 5 times, but he did his thing. Just a couple notes to BET: 1) Kobe was robbed of the Best male athlete award. 2) stop letting Tiny speak on camera....it's a no-no. 3) BAN Ving Rhames from future shows...lol! Listed below are my thoughts of all the performances...

1. New Edition....Tribute to MJ; it was really good to see all 6 of the guys back together singing and dancing. They did a good job.

2. Keri Hilson....Turnin' me on & knock me down....her dancing and singing have both improved, it just didn't connect for me,the track was louder then her and she changed mic's 3 times and she should have have ended the performance instead of doing the MJ adlib at the end, it didn't work.

3. Neyo....Lady in my Life....with this tribute to MJ, Neyo showcased his vocals without all the dancing, and he did it well....one of the best of the night.

4. Keke Palmer...Who's Lovin You....well, she didn't perform, she showcased her vocals before presenting an award, and she can really sing!

5. Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, & Travis Barker....Blame it on....aside from T-Pain's "BIG ASS CHAIN" the performance was hot, especially when he rocked it out towards the end!

6. Soldier Boy....Swag On....YAWN! waste of time! I know i'm older now but somethings just don't make since to me, and this would be placed in that category.

7. Beyonce'....Ava Maria.....a little shocked that she did this particular song, because she known for doing the over top shows and kills, but this time she did a simple performance just her and the music, all while keeping her vocals on point and it worked. Not many other artist could have pulled it off.

8. Mary Mary ft. Queen Latifah....God in Me... The sisters of Gospel music did a good job and Queen's rap really added a nice flavor to the song.

9. Jamie ft Neyo & Fabulous...She Got Her Own...Not sure who performed more tonight Neyo or Jamie. Don't get me wrong, the performance was not bad but it was really not needed. I mean for real BET......

10. Old School Dedication

• Keith Sweat....I Want Her
• Guy....I Like
• BBD.....Poison

Growing up listening to each of these artist/groups it amazing of how well they still perform and the sound is very unique..i mean who doesn't recognize Keith Sweat's voice

11. Ciara....She did a tribute to MJ, i can't remember what she sang, but I do remember i didn't like it.

12. Keyshia Cole ft Monica....Trust.....Well Monica's performance KILLED! I understand this is Keyshia's song, but Monica's vocals just do it...now if she can just accomplish the same thing on one of her own songs and get a album out!

13. Jay-Z...Death of Autotunes...One of the hottest performance. Jay-Z still has it, retired or not.

14. Tribute to the O'jays "My name is Eddie and this is what I do!" LOL!

• Tevin Campbell....although he looks a little different, he still has a nice sound. 'Can We Talk' was my jam back in the day!
• Tyrese, Johnny Gill, Trey Songz...although they were doing a tribute to the O'Jays, you would have thought they were giving there own farewell performance. They really sang and did a good job
• O'Jays...Still got it!
  

15. Maxwell....took a long vacation and came back even better. If there was every any doubt if he could still sing it, then he answered the question tonight. He did a excellent job.

16. Drake, Lil Wayne, Young Money Crew......Drake was hurt and had to sit the entire performance, he did excellent job. For him not to even have a album out and be a new artist, he really proved himself....now on the other hand, i am a avid fan of Lil Wayne, but what was he thinking having his daughter and her friends on the stage, while he spoke of "loving all the girls in the world", but saying it in a more vulgar way, and then said "I Love You Michael" HA!....oh well, i guess everyone is allowed to make a few mistakes.

17. Jamie Foxx & Neyo...I'll Be There....They closed the show with a very emotional tribute to the "King of Pop" . A slideshow of Michael was on the screen while they performed.