2nd Annual BET Awards

[aprilzeta]

Why was I cracking up at Ja-Rule when he couldn't get the jumper thing off.

Did Charli B. steal Mr Ed's tail?

Please tell me why Chaka didn't know the words to EWF's song? Did she forget to practice?

Snoop, Don Juan (or whatever his name is), and Johnnie Cochran...one hot mess!!!

Free, Jilly from Philly(she still my girl) outfits...WHYYYYYYYYY??????

BTW, what in the world did Missy have on? She looked like she was trying out for the basketball team.

Muhammad Ali was the best when he called their award cheap(LOL).

BET needs to seriously consider how to have an awards show...

[KnowledgeEternal]

ummmm....

.....did I just see someone wearing a tuxedo AND a bowtie without a shirt?

.....did every one that performed get an award right after their performance(or soon after)?

.....did Will Smith give a 15-20 minute acceptance speech?

.....did Leila Ali say "Vena and Serena Williams"?

.....did they have big bootyshake performances before AND after the gospel performance/award?

.....seeing as how 99.99% of the people voting for videos are young teenage girls did they not expect B2k to win viewers choice?

.....were there only 10 award categories?

BET made a smart move in showing Janet (Or as I like to call her Ms. Jackson ).

[delph998]

YEAH, you did see a man in the audience with a bow tie on and no shirt! That was FUNNY AS HECK!!!!!! LMAO!!!!

Ja had me rollin' when he was trying to get out of that outfit...LMAO!

Charlie Baltimore was in ULTIMATE VIOLATION for that phony pony!!


Yolanda Adams was soooooooooo wrong for those ugly STRING bangs in her face! What the heck was that?! I think her performance sucked. I love her and all, but I wasn't impressed.

Earth Wind & Fire: did that guitarist look crazy in that red outfit or what?! His hair was off the chain!!!

Jill disappointed me...she looked terrible in that outfit. I do love her though.

Is it just me, or do y'all think they GAVE India.Arie that award?

Will Smith is soooo fine!

There are so many things I wanna say, but can't think of them, so that's all for now!

[delph998]

Usher's performance was super to me. And he looked really good in his white linen suit!!

B2K did a great job as well.

Ashanti was so so, but that was the best live performance I've seen her do.

Ludicris set it off!

The show was too long but BET is getting better. I thought it was going to be a little less professional, so I was impressed. That's all, I think.

[delph998]

Why didn't Angie Stone get nominated for anything? Her album is BANGIN'!!! I think she deserved, at least a nomination.

[Bro. Jones]

Originally posted by Steeltrap
Again, no real jazz categories for the awards. AfAms created jazz, and I'm not talking about that "smooth jazz" trash. If our own don't recognize it, who will?

*sigh* i dont think you could have said it any better.

Overall, it was a decent show. I have seen better, but, with this only being the second show, it wasnt so bad... I guess

Was that comment about J.Lo really neccessary (considering P.Diddy just walked off the stage a SECOND before the comment)?
-->"Im going down to Atlanta to look for some booty. Im not talking that J.Lo booty cause e'er body done had a piece of that..."

Can Janet Jackson's stomach get ANY more flat?

[babydoll3]

I think that was Ashanti's best performance too, she sounded okay but before she sounded a mess.

There were about 10 performances and Ja Rule were in 3 of them, can you say OVERKILL!!!!

B2K had a good performance but I'm so tired of people lip singing.

Usher was really good, considering he danced and really sang!!!!!

Yeah I think they GAVE India Irie that award due to the fact that she didn't win ANY grammy's! (was she a little dramatic or what?)

As the ONLY black station, I thought they should have done a tribute to out fallen stars such as Aaliyah and Left Eye.

[2DISCRETE4U]

Well I didn't get to see the whole show because I fell asleep.
But I did catch the 106 and Park preview show. Ok, I have no comment on the 'outfit' that Free had on. It was just plain ridiculous!
Did anyone else see the performance from Truth Hurts?? Um, I wasn't impressed and she seemed to struggle on the few high notes that she did have in the song.
I did catch the end of Usher's performance and I loved it! He's a great entertainer.
I'll definitely have to catch the rerun so I can see Chris Lover Lover's (a.k.a. Ludacris) performance!

[kiml122]

I don't even know where to start. First off I was I kept saying to myself is this show ever going to end...dayum!! It was like it went on forever.

Jill is my girl too, but I was not feeling her that bright yellow/orange thing she had on.

Did anyone notice that Laila didn't thank her dad, or say anything about him. I think one of the Williams sisters should have won that award, but feel that they gave it to Laila because of ALi getting the award at the end.

I think they gave India.Arie that award because she was robbed in so many of the other shows. It also got to the point where I was like ok sit down now.

I was cracking up when Ja couldn't get the clothes off, I thought he was going to slip and fall on the floor and then I would have for real been no more good.

I was not digging what Mary had on in her performance.

Steve's suit when he was doing his thing for EWF was a bit much for my eyes. Vernadine's (sp) hair is always flowing. I was glad to see V's brother Maurice White able to join them on stage. When Phillip Bailey was singing Reason's...I was like oh my listen to his voice. I still enjoyed their performance though.

I was cracking up at how many performances they had, and then didn't give out that many awards...but hey it was BET.

Did anyone notice that when Free and AJ were on stage with the viewer chioce winner, and when they were talking about who was nominated, before they went off to the screen to show you who was nominated, the viewers choice winner had started to open the envelope already...I was like please don't let her blurt out the winner before hand.

That's all for now.

Oh one more thing, if ALi didn't want the award, then why in the hell did he come in the first place....give me a break, and I thought for sure that he was going to drop the award when Will placed it in his hands with all that shaking.

[SeriousAKA]

OK.... ya'll ar real.y cracking me up!!!! Too bad I missed alot of the show becasue of my addiction to RW. Did Mr. Ali reallysay cheap award? I must catch the re-runs!!!!!

(By the way, I'm still laughing at Bobby Brown being the original R&B king!!!!)

[vanda]

Verdeen white needs to be in a Pantene commercial. his hair is just too beautiful.

I didn't see Dre from outcast unless he has gained a few hundred pounds( Who was that guy?)

Yolanda Adams looked like she had weeping willows on the front of her head and they wilted from the humidity.

Is it me or did it seem funny Aaliyah was in the lead for the viewers choice all through the program but B2K won? Did you notice Alicia had the least amout of votes ( Are we getting tired of her already?)

Why did the boxing promoter come out looking like a Chippendale dancer that just wouldn't retire with that tuxedo and bowtie with no shirt getup?

It tugged at my heart to see not only Muhammed Ali but also Maurice White deal with the effects from Parkinson's disease. But it was good to see them.

B2K. That wasn't really singing a song too me. Just lots of dancing.

Did you see Kim Whitley mouth Oh My God when Janet came on the stage?

What did Suge Knight do during the awards or was it off camera because India.Arie mentioned it during the post interview?

How many of y'all was singing right along with Steve? I know I was!

[BLUTANG]

Originally posted by vanda
What did Suge Knight do during the awards or was it off camera because India.Arie mentioned it during the post interview?

From BET.com

There were some tense moments during a commercial break when it appeared to those in the audience that Suge Knight and Snoop Dogg were ready to rumble. Suge, dressed in bright red leather, sat right across from Snoop when a seat become available. The two exchanged words and things quickly got tense. Since the show was broadcast live to the East Coast, for a minute it looked like the confrontation would spill over into the broadcast. Steve Harvey asked for respect, then Suge walked to the stage and the two men had a brief conversation. Snoop moved to toward the backstage entrance, but stayed visible there for most of the show.

"I talked to Suge and asked him for respect and Suge said he would never disrespect the event," Steve Harvey said backstage later.

[FeeFee]

I did not see the entire show b/c I was at Bible study at church. I'm quite sure BET will replay the show about 100 times though

Free from 106 and Park - What was she wearing??? She looked like a big ole mop!!! Janet Jackson - Yes I did see Kim E. Whitley shout out "oh my God" too; Ms. Jackson look like she could use a couple of sandwiches, she looks soooo tiny!
India.Arie - Even if they did GIVE her the award, about time she got something!!!
Snoop, Bishop Don Magic Juan (whatever his name is ) and Johnny Cochran - WHAT'S UP WITH THAT
The Ali tribute - very nice performance by Alicia, Yolanda, Jill and Angie.
Butch Lewis - nice speech, but next time please wear the shirt that came with the tux, that look is NOT sexy on you!!
How come when a rapper wins an award, he/she feels the need to bring the entire crew on stage??? Not cute.
Mary J. Blige - how come she looked like she was about to catch the Holy Ghost with all that jumping around???
Will Smith - I could not wait for him to stop talking!!!
Muhammad Ali - NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
EWF - I missed that part, quite sure I will catch the replay.

[Japera1920]

EWF performance was hitting. Perm was tight. You can tell Phil Bailey is getting older because he cannot hit the high notes.

EWF will always be my favorite.

[prayerfull]

I thought the show was pretty good. I was ROTFL when Cedric acknowledged New Edition and then said "Is Bobby with y'all tonight?"

Somebody...please hire Alicia Keys an image consultant/etiquette trainer. What's the deal with that guy who's always with her...is that her man or what?

Trina, Foxy Brown...nominated for what? why?

A little more info on the Shug/Snoop thing...from a Soror on The Vine...

"Shug Knight walked into the middle of the BET Awards
show. People saw him & IMMEDIATELY broke out. Shug
sits down on the same row as Snoop. They stare each
other down. They move toward each other. The WHOLE
bottom level of the seating area CLEARS OUT (knowing
something is about to go down). PURE CHAOS! When
Lailah Ali comes on, the audience can't even hear her
because of the CHAOS. When Alicia Keys wins her
award, she comes from the back (behind the stage) to
get her award...and that is why she said what she said
about US loosing too many of our people. Alicia
had been sitting across from Shug when the mess was
about to go down. Snoop changes clothes to all BLUE-
the Crypt colors....BET Security kept them separated;
they did a really good job. Most people NEVER return
to their seats. It was an ABSOLUTE MESS!!!