Source Awards

[mizzkes]

I must agree with everyone else. I only saw about 10-15 minutes of the program. The Lil Kim performace was actually all that I did see. I could not take it. One of my biggest pet peeves, and my overall "beef" with Hip Hop artists is that they don't express themselves very well. When someone is supposed to be an "artist" they should at least be able to verbalize their feelings. For instance,it drives me nuts to have a conversation with someone who constantly say "you know what I'm saying" as if that is the period at the end of a sentence. Little things like that...the "artists" who took the stage were just....uncouth.

[chAKAlate]

I agree with most of the sentiments expressed already.

I was so hype about the awards and was sorely dissapointed. It was so tacky and low budget. The people in the audience looked terrible as well and every guy there with the exception of a few was ugly.

To answer the question about why the cuts and pastes on the show. There were several fights that happened during the taping and so the night of the awards they had to cancel half of the show, that is why major awards showed pre-taped acceptance speeches. People in LA were acting a fool and as a LA native it is sad to say.

But I am hopeful that the Soul Train Awards will revive my interest in music awards.

[AKAtude]

And just think, it was shown in "prime-time". We had a discussion a while back about how our award shows seem to only air late at night and several months after the awards show took place. I wish this one was shown late, late, late at night.

[Diarra]

I am sorry to say but it is our fault ( meaning as a community). We keep on buying their music. We wonder why they act ghetto in public when all they showcase in their songs and videos is vulgarity, profanity and straight up disrespectfullness toward women and themselves... and we keep on watching... and requesting the songs on tv and radio. What exactly can you expect from these artists. Lil Bow Wow is cute in a video when he is talking about things way over his age, but then when he uses profanity on stage it is wrong!? help me to understand I just don't get it. In my opinion, the only thing we can do is stop buying their music. They may then understand that they have to loose the bad ... stuff ( for lack of a better word)... just a though

[AKA2D '91]

I don't think it has to do with just buying their music. What is seen, basically is all they know. Do you actually think that these performers take "grooming" classes?

Look at Mary J. In the beginning, she was out of control, but as she has gotten older, matured, and got the "right" people in her corner....MIRACLES can happen...she is able to express herself in interviews, her "speeches" are understandable, and so on and so forth...

[ZChi4Life]

Hello everyone,
There is really a bad trend going on w/ rappers and hip hop artists today. It's like a vicious cycle. The people behind the artists are telling them that things like sex, money, bling-bling, etc is what sells and that's what the people want. Meanwhile, the public is looking at the artists like "hey, such and such has got a lot of bling-bling, so I gotta get that too" or "ooh she wearing those booty shorts, a little bikini top,etc, etc so I gotta look like that". In turn, the artists and the people behind them look at the public and say "Oh yeah, all the teenagers, young people, etc are wearing this, driving that, etc". When in actuality, the public is merely mimicking the artists out there. It's actually NOT what the public "wants", but what they see from the artist. See the cycle? It's confusing to explain. But it's silly that the artists and their people don't see what's going on. It's like at this point, the artists have SO much influence on young people now, it's ridiculous! I mean, lil Bow Wow for instance. If today's artists weren't swearing up a storm, rocking ice, etc, do you think he'd be doing it? Nope. But b/c they are, then what does lil Bow Wow do? He "rocks an iced out Mickey Mouse around his neck". For shame, for shame!

Then, have you all noticed the trend of shooting a video in a "ghetto"? What is that?! I can't stand that! It's like they think "oh we'll shoot this in da hood and the people will feel us cuz we in da hood". Um no. It's just another thing that artists and their peeps think appeal to people. I mean, look at how they've coined the term 'ghetto fabulous'. Now the public thinks it's tight to live fabulously in the ghetto. Um, if you have that much money to spend on a car (not just any car but a $50,000+ car)...then shouldn't you have the money to bring yourself OUT of the ghetto? Or at least try to? I'm not trying to be mean or disrespect anyone, but really now...is that really the smart thing to do? Is it really cool to live 'ghetto fabulous'? Seems a little backwards to me....but I digress.

Sorry this is long. I am a big music fan, esp of hip hop. But it's getting to the point where all people talk about is bling bling, ice, the car(s) they got, the women they slept with....ugh, it's just not cute. I'd honestly rather listen to someone like Christina Aguilera (whom I love!), Backstreet Boys and others like that cuz I can deal w/ them talking about love and stuff. I can relate to that. It may be a little cheezy, but at least I don't have to worry about them up in the video w/ platinum plated teeth and about 20 pounds of ice around their necks! I like the beats, but I can't relate to that! I don't have bling bling! I don't drive what they drive! Lord, what is the world coming to!

[AKAtude]

ZChi4Life, I'm with you. I like Christina's music as well.

[ZChi4Life]

Originally posted by AKAtude:
ZChi4Life, I'm with you. I like Christina's music as well.

That girl can sang!

[AKA2D '91]

Christina can sang her butt off. She puts Britney to shame.

Christina will be around for along time!
True talent...True talent!

[Monique]

I'm sorry but to me the source award was an disgrace to the black comm. It was ghetto put together at the last min. and some of the people were soooooo stupid..I'm sorry but thats just the way it is.

[ahhkbah]

between the utter embarassment of the Source Awards and BET's Cita my faith in viable Black entertainment is slowly dwindling. We get an award show see mistakes in it and do nothing to fix it. Who remembers the beef between Suge Knight and Puffy Combs a few years back. We saw how that ended. Profanity, oversized clothes, bling, and the like are cornerstones in the fixated minds of America's inner-city youth. What a lot of rappers fail to realize is that many no longer live the lives they rap about. And far to many times they glorify a lifestyle that robbed them of their innocence. They only perpetuate the problem.

Just a sidebar-Lil Bow Wow cursing-hmmm...what the!?!?!?

[Eclipse]

Once again I am showing my age and out-of-touch-ness, but who the heck is little Bow Wow and what is his claim to fame?

[khearto]

Post-Source Awards Controversy...Nightline is doing a three-part series on Hip-Hop/Rap culture, tonight. Should be interesting...