’08 BET AWARDS PERFORMANCE & SHOW

June 25th, 2008

The 2008 BET Awards was full of performances – a select few were hot and quite of few, not. But in case you missed it, here’s our photo recap for you along with links to the performances…

ALICIA KEYS – TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR / SWV, ENVOGUE & TLC FEATURE (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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CHRIS BROWN – WITH YOU/TAKE YOU DOWN FT. CIARA (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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USHER – “LOVE IN THIS CLUB” (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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YOUNG JEEZY FT. KANYE WEST – “PUT ON” (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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KEYSHIA COLE – “HEAVEN SENT/ LET IT GO” FT. LIL KIM (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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MARVIN SAPP – “NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE IT” (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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NE-YO – “CLOSER” FT. JABBAWOCKIES (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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T-PAIN MELODY FT. FLO-RIDA, RICK ROSS, DJ KLAHED, LUDACRIS, & BIG BOI (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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ANTHONY HAMILTON @ BET AWARDS JILL SCOTT @ BET AWARDS MAXWELL @ BET AWARDS
AL GREEN TRIBUTE W/ JILL SCOTT, ANTHONY HAMILTON, & MAXWELL WATCH PT. 1 / WATCH PT. 2

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NELLY FT. JD, CIARA, & FERGIE – “STEPPED ON MY J’S/PARTY PEOPLE (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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RIHANNA PERFORMS RIHANNA PERFORMING RIHANNA PERFORMS

RIHANNA – “TAKE A BOW” (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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LIL WAYNE & T-PAIN – “GOT MONEY/LOLLIPOP/A MILLI” (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

AUDIENCE PHOTOS

diddy and sons

jermaine dupri & quincy jones kanye & keyshia cole john legend and girl friend christie

Big Boi, Kanye West and Baby jordin sparks and brother

RIHANNA & CHRIS BIRDMAN, LIL WAYNE & THEIR CHILDREN

chris brown alica keys in the audience ne-yo

debra lee & queen latifah quincy and alicia

( Photos: Wireimage / Filmmagic )

  1. 1.
    Kesha

    The performances was hot. But Usher really suck!!! He lip synch and everything. Just boring. It was good to see Dawn back with EnVogue. I love that group.

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  2. 2.
    Tiffany

    Congrats to Wayne selling a Millie in a week.

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  3. 3.
    TWEET

    I LOVED the Ciara and Chris Brown performance, sexual.
    I bet Rihanna was bummed by it tho lol!

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  4. 4.
    sTACY HOLT

    I did not see all of the show, but the Rhianna performance was boring! that girl cannot really sing. she is beautiful, but that is about it. damn did Chris and Ciara get down like that ?

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  5. 5.
    Kesha

    Neyo Rock and GO jabbawockees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. 6.
    Caramel*Kiss

    MOST OF THE PERFORMANCES WERE OKAY….HOWEVER A.KEYS, WAYNE, AND AL GREENE PERFORMANCES WERE AMAZING!!!!

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  7. 7.
    lilblackfan

    i barely even watched it this year
    but from what i saw, it was pretty wack.
    alicia and ne-yo had great performances! [the best of the night, imo]
    :D

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  8. 8.
    TiffyT

    I LOVED Chris Brown and Ciara, but it was only a teaser, I want to see more. I hope they work together again in the future. @ Tweet, Rihanna for some reason was smiling from ear to ear when Ciara was dancing over Chris. I’m starting to think maybe they are just friends.

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  9. 9.
    ciara's main

    CIARA, I FUCKIN LOVED U SEXY ASS, THE WAY SHE WAS GRINDIN IT WAS RIDICULOUS, TOP NOTCH BABY. I DIDNT KNO SHE COULD MOVE LIKE THAT, DAAAMMMNNNNN

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  10. 10.
    M.Love

    Ciara is a bad BITCH!!!!!! Hands down!

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  11. 11.
    Renee

    I looooooooved Neyo and Alicias performances!!! Neyo really stepped up his game and Alicia killed it! Bringing out all of those old groups were genius! I was like, where Xscape at? LOL

    Usher freakin lip-synched…I was very disappointed…

    AL Green was the definition of a legend! He was great!!

    Marvin Sapp was very good as well.

    Rhianna was nice and simple…her voice was aiight….Keyshia’s voice was……well at least she looked nice

    Chris Brown n Ciara did their thing. I just wish it was longer….But Best Male R&B performance had to go to NEYO! I just loved him..

    WEEZY KILLED IT!! I looove him!

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  12. 12.
    David Washington

    Chris Brown, and Ciara Performance was the business, oh yeah, and Nelly performance.

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  13. 13.
    Dame(I would like to thank the BET academy)

    Usher bad bad bad maybe the rumor of Bee and Weezy hurt him more

    Ci Ci that is Badddddddddddddddddddddddddd girl she worked Chris over and he was good too

    Alicia was great toooo En Vogue I love them

    Neyo was off the hook too

    I enjoyed the AL Green set too

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  14. 14.
    TYLERNOL

    En Vogue. That is all.

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  15. 15.
    Leekie

    Chris Brown can take me down wit his lil young and sexy a@@!

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  16. 16.
    TRoxi2states

    Dayum CiCi! that chick killed it and i love her! Ms. Keys put it down…wig and all! Keyshia not so much, and her sisters boobies were falling out of the dress :( Jeezy was ok, but why the hot ass vest kanye? Neyo was classic and clean lov’d it! The BET Awards is still snubbed by so many because half of the winners (kobe & missy) didnt even bother to show. All in All good job BET!

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  17. 17.
    Kynara

    i agree with #1..usher’s performance put me 2 sleep..da dancin was “okay..” but real performers can sing & dance at da same time..lip synchin’s da easy way out..in my opinion..alicia’s was surprising. “weak” is my jam..chili will never age..lol. but was it jus me, or did da mic’s sound kinda weird all night? idk..chris brown and ciara’s performance was hott..even tho ciara and alicia keys was rockin da same hair do..oh & al green was a trip…

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  18. 18.
    Juicy SuperStar

    Oh and T-PAIN…..

    Ummmm Hey Soul Circus people I think he would be perfect on tour with you all as a clown…. Can he sing???? You know without the machine, Im just wondering???

    Rick Ross – Wow, that was alot but I like your style…lol

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  19. 19.
    Dreamgirl

    Rihanna: BORING and her hair is starting to make her look like a man.. Beyonce should have been there. Rhi should take notes from at least alicia.

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  20. 20.
    Krazy K from DUVAL

    Usher, that was the worst i have ever seen you perform. Keyshia Cole and Mel B looked lovely. Ciara and Chris should’ve kept the gyrating at home. Kids were at the awards, too. En Vogue killed it. They look and sounded like nothing changed. Nelly, you sucked too.

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  21. 21.
    Ricky

    Why do Usher keep wearing the same SHxT?
    Chris Brown outdid Usher…
    GIVE IT UP USHER..U ARE DONE..

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  22. 22.
    Ricky

    Why do Usher keep wearing the same SHxT?
    Chris Brown outdid Usher…
    GIVE IT UP USHER..U ARE DONE..

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  23. 23.
    Ladyssolady

    LeLee looked great! That Cici and CB ‘Take You Down’ performance was on some ‘Promise’ type stuff, lol. Whoo, Maxwell!!! Fergie did well. John Legend, please. I’m just glad he introduced because I wasn’t quite ready to go to sleep. Diddy is promoting the hell out of Ciroc…I can’t even lie, I got some here at the house and it’s smooth as hell. Jordin looks sooo out of place. Queen looks nice as always. I wouldn’t be surprised if Quincy Jones hasn’t hit on Alicia since he’s know her. He loves young women.

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  24. 24.

    I missed it..Ciara looks REAL GOOD!!!

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  25. 25.
    ola

    Maxwell’s & Al Green’s performances were the best hands down. Maxwell’s swagger was so great. He still sounds really good. I liked Jill & Anthony Hamilton also

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  26. 26.
    WOW

    Neyo & A. Keys hands down had the best performance but Chris B & Ciara was insanely sexy!!!!

    Poor Usher….smdh

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  27. 27.
    Nothing But Love

    Rhi Rhi did good…haters need to give it a rest.

    Chris and Ciara was alright, im not one to get easily excited

    Alicia Keys….BEST preformance of the night she SAVED the show.

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  28. 28.
    UP 2 U

    Rihanna sucked wiv her performance, she cant sing live or entertain on stage she sucked like always. Why does she do this to herself? Her talent game is OVER this was a chance to step her game up and she sucked assss like always..I know Rihanna stans think Im hating and tell me to shut up but THAT is the truth we saw it with our own eyes, so if you cant stand it deal with it!!

    Now Ciara and Chris Brown’s performance was crazy, very entertaining..they looked good together they both can move well.

    Usher looked sexy but the performance was okay, not mind blowing

    Weezy and T-Pain – Loved it!!

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  29. 29.
    Ladyssolady

    #3, it was just a dance, so I would hope she wouldn’t be mad about it. Chicks used to crack me up in the club when they would see their man dancing with another chick. It’s like, damn, he’s going home w/you, just chill, lol.

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  30. 30.
    JustCurious

    UMMMMM…. JUST A QUESTION: Where was BEYONCE????! I know she’s in LA filming her new film, so I’m curious as to why she decided to skip the BET Awards? I thought Destiny’s Child was gonna be the next group to come out after TLC, but none of them were there. I guess BET isn’t on their level anymore…..

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  31. 31.
    WTF?

    The performances were some of the best I had seen thus far…

    However, i never knew Rihanna was such a poor singer/entertainer… I revere her fashion sense, and I know her solo concert sales did poorly and she was added to Ciara’s tour.. but seriously- her singing made me very uneasy due to it’s ameturism..

    they are sponsering her out of the tail though- so kudos to that.

    Any die hard fans: I am not a “hater”; just a commentator on last nights’ events like the rest of you. I made sure to drop both a comment and a compliment- so spare me in advance.

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  32. Rihanna didn’t mind cuz she gettin the D forreal!! lol

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  33. 33.
    Montè

    Overall, the show was wack. Marvin (Warren) Sapp and Al Green’s performances saved the show from being a complete mess a la The Source Awards! Alicia wasn’t on par until she bought the 90′s girl groups out. But Where was Xscape? Weezy was iight he couldve been better. Rihanna bored me. Chris Brown was….Ciara saved him cause I was about to change the channel. Ashanti was too HYPE when she got on stage to introduce Nelly. I’m was thinking to myself “If only your “fans” were as hype over you as you are over Nelly maybe you wouldve pushed more units” Hopefully next year things will be better.

    Oh yeah D.L. bored the hell outta me!

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  34. 34.
    BaddestJawnEva!

    The only problem wit usher was the lip-synched…but it really was a great performance…i guess since you open the show u gotta give more than that and that was the problem cuz he didnt due the lip-synching….

    Neyo really surprised me..he becoming a better performer..because due to the previous awards show they were boring….

    conclusion, this wasnt the best awards show they had..they had to many people performing the same way(Usher, Neyo, Chris Brown)….and most of the songs were old and tired of hearing that were nominated…and DL wasnt a good host…..

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  35. 35.
    Kynara

    OH! how’d i forget about da jabbawockees..! now that was hott to me..i love neyo’s song..oh keyshia did look nice lol..

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  36. 36.
    Khia Fan (R-E-S-P-E Respect Me!!)

    I OFFICIALLY LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE ALICIA KEYS!!!! THANKYOU SO SO MUCH SISTER FOR BRINGING BACK AND DOING SUCH WONDERFUL TRIBUTES WITH THREE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GIRL GROUPS. TOO OFTEN THESE CATS DONT GET ENOUGH PROPS IN THIS DAYS AND AGE BUT YOU’RE TRULY A STAR!!!!!

    ALICIA IS ALWAYS ON POINT WHEN SHE’S LIVE.

    AND MAYBE IT’S JUST ME, BUT I LOVED KEYSHIA COLE’S PERFORMANCE. HER AND LIL’ KIM GO SO WELL TOGETHER, GO TOGETHER LIKE HAND AND GLOVE.

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  37. 37.
    TheR

    Keyshia Cole is my little brother!
    Rihanna look like my nasty cousin.
    Lil’ Kim, Love her, but she “look like it hurts.”
    A. Keys, shape is bad, but why wear an outfit that brings out your saddlebags?
    SWV….Who burnt the hotdogs? What did they get – a pair of shoes for the performance. The one with the squished teeth…with some one size fit all leggins on. I bet she was weak in the damn knees.
    T.Boz pants came from DEB or Rainbow or some grocery store strip mall store?
    Usher stinks…..LMAO & Chili should get her hair blown out straight and get rid of some that damn kindergarten antique ass hair she got. Damn, she’s scared of getting a haircut.
    Tamika tired of usher not repping her other babies…just their one. They prolly beefin over that! or cuz he stinks. LMAO.

    And ain’t En Vogue still dope? Love them.

    Don’t Rihanna look like her fingers stink? Like coochie?

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  38. 38.
    soscha

    I didn’t see all of Chris Brown .. I didn’t know tht was Ciara.. She is a bad bi*ch!

    I’ve seen he in concret the girl can dance wth the best of them..

    Get it…..

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  39. 39.
    Ladyssolady

    #20, kids were at the awards??? Wayne, Baby, and Diddy’s kids were there. Now tell me what they have NOT been exposed to??? LOL

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  40. 40.
    KAY KAY

    USHER should not have opened the show. His show was mediocre at the most. Keyshia is my girl and I love her since she was on Video Soul as a little girl but she has to work on the BET Live performances. Her vocals were way off. Love the other acts.

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  41. fyi, quincy jones’s autobio, “Q” is a good read–check it out…he’s the granddaddy i always wanted. lmao.

    definitely enjoyed the al green tribute–maxwell almost made me pass out. lol. & jill was sounding and looking fly as usual.

    besides that….ehhhhh—-marvin sapp, alicia keys, ne-yo. i felt like ne-yo took a greater risk with his dancing, and that was good to see.

    i love keyshia, but just speaking from a musician’s standpoint, she has awesome songs, but NEVER sounds good live. but i guess mary sounded like that the first few years of her career as well. i hope she gets some more vocal training because she’ll need it if she wants to sustain her career.

    rihanna’s audience is NOT bet, and it was evident last night….she belongs on mtv. she has more of a pop, international sound and look. she tried, but it wasn’t working. i feel sorry for her. lol.

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  42. 42.

    I did not know that was Ciara performing with Nelly.

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  43. 43.
    ariona

    @33
    the show wasn’t nearly as bad as no damn source awards! exxagerating much

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  44. 44.
    Ricky

    LOL @ 37…

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  45. 45.
    bria

    Alician Keyes, Al Green, Maxwell, Anthony Hamilton, Jill Scott, EnVogue, TLC, & SWV after that they could have shut down. Oh and the man that sang the gospel song. When you have talent you don’t have to come on the stage grinding and simulating sex. That is too take away from you can’t sing. This talent is getting worst and worst that’s coming out. I hope EnVogue put out a new album and Maxwell please stop playing. I think Johnny Gill would have been great blend in that Al Green tribute. But it is time to bring singers back now. I feel like all of these young ladies just scream the song out. But all and all that show gets worst every year. I probably won’t bother too even watch it next year. Becaue it’s pretty much the same performances every year. I mean have they ever hear of KEM or Will Downing.

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  46. 46.
    ariona

    @39 not a damn thing. lol

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  47. 47.
    TEMPTATION

    Tha awarlooked kinda wack… I saw the performances on bet.com and there was tooo much R&B, they should have mixed it up. But The perfomances where okay, could have been better.

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  48. 48.
    myy

    looooooved the ciara n Chris brezzy preformance

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  49. 49.
    $$$

    here are my takes (if anyone cares. Lol)

    Usher- hella weak ! um what happened to the beyonce/lil wayne collabo ? I felt a lil bamboozled by his performance.

    Young Jeezy & Kanye West could’ve kept they asses at home w/ that weak performance. DONE !

    Keyshia Cole- her shit was wack ! her vocals & style have improved and that’s about it. she needs to hire Fatima (Aaliyah’s choregraphy) cause watching her dance is like watching Ashanti move around w/ her 2-left feet

    Alicia Keys – I loved it ! the girl-group concept was nice.

    Ne-yo- I thought his performance was boring until he brought out the jabbawockeez in the end. I love them ! Team Jabbawockeeeeez

    T-pain & Friends- My question would be, why must t-pain bring that tom foolary to the BET awards, it’s bad enough he had the fckin’ hat on looking like something bootlegged from Alice & Wonderland. he slayed me.

    Al Green- best performance ! no further commentary.

    Chris Brown & Ciara- Oh My, that’s all I can say. If you weren’t a Chris Brown fan before, last night should’ve made you one cause that lil boy is talented.

    Rihanna- I’m Team Rihanna all day so I can’t say anything negative about her, she isn’t the best singer however, last night she sang that song better then I’ve ever heard her sing live cause I mean let’s face it, she’s a gorgeous girl, but she can’t sing. not a little, no a bit, not a tad, not at all. I still love her though :)

    Nelly, Fergie, Jermaine & Ciara- two words, 3 syllables ; hell-uh wack ! don’t get me wrong I love nelly (‘specially them abs yummy ) but I mean, they could’ve had him perform that shit on 106 & park the PRE-SHOW !

    Lil Wayne- overrated ! I’ma Wayne fan too but let’s be fa real, what was the fuss really about ? I felt like I was watching the Source Awards, shit was insane.

    So that’s my take on the performances, we won’t get into the fashion, all I have to say is Lil Mama got my vote for best dressed (that says alot if you ask me )

    peace & love

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  50. 50.
    Kina

    Top of the list: Alicia with all the Original Divas,Mr. Al Green,Keyshia and Kim rocked it, Kim looked fantastic, she had that tummy tucked. Jeezy was jamming had to turn the bass up, had my neighbors rolling their eyes this morning. Lil Wayne made me get off the couch. Oh and that salute to Al Green by that sexy ass Maxwell, I am so glad he’s back.
    They should have kept Rhianna ass in the audience, let her sing during intermission while the cameras were off.

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  51. 51.
    THENEXTBIGTHING

    loved CB AND CIARS PERFORMANCE CHRIS BROWN OUT DID USHER FOR REAL

    ALICIA KEYS DID THA DAMN THING BRINGIN BAK THE GROUPS

    LIL WAYNE KILLED IT

    JEEZY AND KANYE KILLLED IT’

    WHY DID USHER LIP SING…..SMH

    T-PAIN IS WEIRD

    RHIANNAS PERFORMANCE WAS SOOOOOO BORING

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  52. 52.
    Ladyssolady

    #45, that’s why they need to have the BETJazz awards!

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  53. 53.
    Sexy Slim

    man alicia keys performance was hottt she was hott and she looked hott. jeezy performance was good, and i liked t-pains’s- luda was lookin good… marvin sapp performance had me thinkin that i need to go to church it was great… I mad i missed chris brown and ciara guess gotta wait until bet plays it fifty billions times…. all in all it was a great show:)

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  54. 54.
    Nothing But Love

    Kudos to Alicia for letting En Vouge, SWV and TLC on her set there THE ONLY 3 GIRL GROUPS THAT MATTER!!

    Destinys Child Who?????

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  55. 55.
    10piece

    Ciara killed that shit! Especially when I thought she was going to fall over and Chris picked her up with his leg…Wow.

    Rihanna’s performance could’ve been more entertaining but atleast she sang live unlike some fool married to a man…eka.

    It wasn’t Alicia that killed it, it was all the great music from my childhood with SWV, Envogue and TLC- I feel old they looked like they really aged except the Envogue crew.

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  56. 56.
    I'D KILL FOR MEGAN GOODE'S BODY

    I was disappointed w/ Usher’s performance also…Neyo’s was better, surprisingly. I think Rihanna’s voice was great, the best I’ve ever heard live(tv live) from her.. Al Green was the best

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  57. 57.
    barbie

    hate him or love him
    NEYO DID HIS THING AT THE BET AWARDS LAST NIGHT
    BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
    MY BOY IS STEPPING UP HIS GAME
    AND OF COURSE LIL WAYNE TOO

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  58. 58.

    Why does “Ciara” look like Kerri Hilson performing with Nelly?
    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????

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  59. 59.
    SweetThang729

    IT’S JABBAWOCKEEZ!!!!!!!!! GET IT RIGHT B/C THEY RIPPED IT!!

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  60. 60.
    SOUTHERN PERFECTION

    t-pain ripped, alicia killed it my mama was on her knees everybody els was nice but bet always give the same ppl awards KEYSHIA COLE should have one something and BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP was hands down TRINA’S AWARD even if not her i raher LIL MAMA get it missy aint even came ou twith a album wtf!

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