‘08 BET AWARDS PERFORMANCE & SHOW
Wednesday, June 25, 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NELLY FT. JD, CIARA, & FERGIE - “STEPPED ON MY J’S/PARTY PEOPLE (WATCH PERFORMANCE)
RIHANNA - “TAKE A BOW” (WATCH PERFORMANCE)

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









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226.
Blaow
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Wayne had a wack ass performens yet someone to bitches on this site it was “amazing” and hes “the best rapper alive”
Get the fuck outta here you barely know what a bar is let alone whos the best in hiphop
227.
Blaow
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
#226
correction: ….performance yet somehow to bitches on this site…..
228.
David Washington
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
And 4 the Khia fan talking about the dance was disgraceful, it was just a performance get over it. No one was actually having sex. I’m the type not to get into the whole slutty, sex thing, and I liked it. So like Ci Ci say stop getting all “hot, and bothered”. Calm it down a couple of notches, u blowin it all outta proportion
229.
KNOWITALL
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Ciara and Chris Brown killed that shit. Keyshia sucked ass…and her dancing was as bad as it gets. Usher was just OKAy…Neyo was actually suprisingly good…i enjoyed him…didn’t know he could get down like that…Alicia Keys was just okay to me too…T-BOZ should never touch a mike again…horrible singing. Al Green had me jammin to his songs and im only 17…that man…whooo…he’s good. Nelly was okay…more toward the WACK side…Rihanna was actually better than usual to me…she was actually okay. Ashanti…she needs to give it up…NOW!!! Who cares if Beyonce wasn’t there by the way…she’s not doing anything now..why would you expect her to b there.
230.
David Washington
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
All I can say is Ciara got alot of haters. I guess u can call me a stan; but DAMN!!! Shit her haters, are worse than her stans, shit yall be riding her to heaven, hell, and back. Slow down. The woman has a beautiful voice not powerhouse vocalist, she can dance her ass off, and she can perform, she’s smart, beautiful, makes good music with meaning, not just dance music (buy her albums, don’t just listen to her singles, she really can get deep with her music, real talk). And if the only way she can get attention is by dancing, why does her albums go platinum?????. Albums consist of vocals, not dancing, not watching her dance, you use ur ears to listen to albums, its called music, u don’t use ur eyes. I coulda sworn Goodies went 2X platinum, and The Evolution went platinum, and some, those are strictly vocals/music no dancing, if the songs make u wanna dance its a plus. People get over Ciara she ain’t hurtin nobody.
231.
Danny
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
loved al green he was the best. once again everybody proved how shallow the industry is. no talent no talent. everybody was dressed nice but that’s about it. why the hell did cb and ciara get up there like that? i found that highly inappropriate.
232.
L A Y L A
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
@ 205.
Somebody has serious hate issues *tisk tisk tisk*
No need to hate so hard. Ciara is shaped like a woman, the man jokes are tired as hell so shut that mess up.
people just need to grow the hell up.people like you make me draws me to pull out a bottle of hate-be-gone!
233.
african_queen
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
dang theres a whole bunch of comments
all i have to say is i liked this years awards the host was lacking a lot but they dont matter because if it aint monique ced or steve harvey then the host will suck.
234.
ThatGirlLinda
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Usher- SUCKED
ALICIA-TLC-SWV-ENVOUGE-GREAT LOVED IT BECAUSE IM 27 AND I KNEW ALL THEIR SONGS IT WAS THE JAMMMM
MARVIN SAPP-EXCELLENT
AL GREEN-WONDERFUL
LIL WAYNE- LOVED IT
CHRIS BROWN-LOVED IT- W/CICI DANCING GREAT
RHIANNA-LOVED IT SHE IS DEF IMPROVING LOVED SEEING CB SINGING ALONG W HER
NELLY-CIARA-FERGIE- LOVED IT
YOUNG JEZZY- I PUT ON THAT’S MY JAM
T-PAIN/T-WAYNE-DJ KHALED- BIG BOI- LOVED IT
I LIKED THE ENTIRE SHOW EXCEPT URSHER
OH AND KEYKEY- EVEN THO SHE GHETTO THAT’S MY GIRL AND SHE DID HER THING THE ONLY WAY SHE CAN DO
235.
Talisa J
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
I KNOW Y’ALL DUMB AZZ BITCHEZ AIN’T TRYNA HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!
236.
damnnyo
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
i soo agree with blaow causee lil wayne is no where near the best rapper alive he sucks with his mothergoose ryhmes and bitches just think he hot cause the niggas they hand with like him and wanna be him for some reason
237.
David Washington
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Agree with the Lil Wayne stuff about him not being the best rapper alive; but, people act like her God Thou. Anybody heard of Lupe Fiasco. He makes great real music, Hip Hop Music, now he should be up their with the best of him, excellent lyricist, great rapper.
238.
Emma V's Great-Grandaughter
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Some of the performances were good.
239.
Some people are foolish
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
It was some ish lastnight….
Usher: How you gonna come out lip singing like that, that was pure tragedy…But his dancers and stuff was on point, can’t say the same for him…DISGUSTED!
Jeezy/Kanye: That’s my song so I have to give respect(did anyone peep Rihanna trynna dance during his performance, looking very stupid)…Kanye I’m so0o disgusted, HE COULDN’T EVEN REMEMBER HIS OWN WORDS….WTF!!
Keyshia Cole/Lil Kim: Keyshia looked stunning that pull off dress was the business, but she needs to learn how to sing the song and cut all the adlibbs out…Lil Kim ohh man, her face look like a train wreck…COULDA BEEN 100x’s BETTER!
Marvin Sapp: They needed some Jesus up in there after all that cursing, they couldn’t even edit their raps…BUT HE BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWN!
Alicia Keys/SWV/En Vogue/TLC: How somebody gonna say why she got so many awards?? Did you hear her acceptance speech, she won cause she’s a beautiful, black intelligent woman, with a lot of talent…AINT NOTHING TO SAY STRAIGHT FIRE!
Al Green: I had to get up and start dancing cause, HE DID THE THANG!
Chris Brown/Ciara: Nuff said it was HAWT!! Chris needed Ciara cause him by himself was extra wack..Rihanna had on the fake as$ smile, I wasn’t buying the act for the camera @ all..
Tpain/Rick Ross: T-Pain did his thing his stage show was crazy with the circus…But like he said he’s the RINGLEADER…Rick Ross I can’t even be mad be proud that your a big boy, he did his thingie…
Rihanna: *talkin like Webbie* SIT DOWN, that was the wackest performance ever…There’s a big stage and your only in 1 spot, her stage presence is a 0…Also, it sounded like it was pre-recorded but maybe that’s just me…
Lil Wayne/Tpain: It was alright I mean the stage show wasn’t nothing like that was ridiculous, but they held it down…LMAO @ Tpains T-WEAZY shirt..
240.
Mrs. Not Me
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Loved the entire show for the first time in years!!
241.
purelegance
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
this years BET show was the best outta all of em…lets b real. but anywho BEST performance goes to alicia keys!!!!cause she definitley did the unexpected all those groups are crazyyyyy so that was reallll hottt how they did that.
AL GREEN-i thought he was dead to b honest..but yea he did great=]
USHER-he still got the moves,and no its not time to put his career to rest.hes still a semi beast.
CHRIS-hmm i expected more frm him.it was still hott tho especially that crazzzyyy waterfall wit the hearts.wow never seen before.
ciara-beast.
KESHIA COLE-looked great..she was gettin crunk too.it was cute=]
everybody else did good too
242.
algie
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
alicia did the damn thang bringing out the girl groups that they just don’t make anymore lol.i was jumping up and down because swv were my girls and i’ll be damn if envogue still ain’t the hotness.i was so reminded why they were called the funky divas and i know left eye was smiling down as chilli and my girl t-boz rocked it!!!
243.
Shonni
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Usher - STOP and go home. Your performance was horrid!!
Alicia Keys - I love this woman! She is a great performer. I really enjoyed her concert as well.
Rihanna - Did not sound all that bad, but she was NOT better than A. Keys like Ms. Rose seems to think *rolls eyes*
Chris Brown/CIara - Loved the dance routine…HOT
Keyshia Cole - Honey stop smoking them trees, they put a strain on your voice and you lose your breath quickle…hence to your out of breath performance lastnight.
Neyo - Who is usually so extra, did pretty damn good.
Al Green/Maxwell - Can I just say that I have fallen in love with Maxwell all over again?
After reading several blogs, it has dawned on me that CL is the best. A breath of fresh air. Not bias and gives credit where credit is due.
As for other blogs who shall remain nameless…smh hate to give credit where credit is due based on their personal dislike of certain artists..it’s so childish and hate like. Thank God for CL!!!
244.
Shonni
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Oh! Trina was totally robbed for that award!!! Missy ass haven’t been heard of in so long and the singles she did have out were pure garbage! Recount!!
245.
Littlemamasohood
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
@147 Chris Brown is not the reason young black girls are getting pregnant it’s these absent, I don’t have time for my kids parents. I think some people was so upset about what he and CiCi did because they are not comfortable with themselves. These kids don’t have to watch the BET awards to see things like that and get ideas it’s everywhere and everything starts at home.
246.
ThinkAboutIt
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
People can talk all day and half the night about who’s not a good singer, artist, dancer whatever…. it’s just entertainment. These people are all working hard doing what they do to make a living. None of the performances were perfect, and I’ve see a lot better, but these are just regular folk, working at their craft and trying to entertain. Some got it right, some not so right… and others, JUST WRONG!
But they weren’t hurting anybody — just doing what they do.
I was glad to see the Black love, the collaborations and them extending credit to GOD and one another.
247.
C. a.k.a. I'm Me
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Damn!!! I’ve never seen so much hate’in in my life. Usher didn’t sing because of the moves he had to perform (it’s kinda hard to have an ear mic when one has to do flips off multiple levels). And didn’t Chris Brown do the same thing during the MTV awards in 07? Hmm… just sayin’.
It’s funny how everybody was on Usher jock and now people are trying to hate..saying” he is not better than Chis Brown???? FALLBACK!!! Last time I checked Chris Brown has not won multiples of Grammys, sold millions of albums, and made a classic album. Chris is dope don’t get me wrong, great talent, great singer but there is alot of HATIN FOR NO REASON goin on. Just admit it people.
248.
Corey
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
A Keys should HAVE OPENED the SHOW With a Performance like THAT!!! HEr and CHRIS AND CIARAS was ON FIRE!!! They dance so well and are meant to dance together!!! I hope they dance/perform more!!!They did them, not looking like their Comparisons!!! Michael Usher Janet and Aaliyah!!! DId just CIARA N CHRIS BROWN!!! That was super Hot n SEXY OH WEE!!! Neyo stepped his game up! Nice performance…. T Pain n Weezy KILLED!!! Lettin u kno Hip Hop aint dead n aint goin ne where!!! N Marvin HE was the BEST SINGER!!! Just so good to hear him prasie GOD Like he did… Usher was nice but disappointed cuz LIP SYNCHED! And moves were recycled, coulda did better!!!
249.
Shanna
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
I love Keyshia Cole but that child can’t sing for sh*t.
She sounded a damn fool.
Al Green got up there and showed them how it was supposed to be done.
And where in the world did they find Maxwell?
250.
michelle
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
The show was wack! The best performance was the tribute to Al Green. That’s where the singers showed up.
Neyo would be the next best.
Followed by Alicia and crew. It was great to see the old skool groups, but the performance wasn’t polished. Looked like they needed more rehersal time. Truth be told En Vogue was the best of the bunch. They outshined Alicia as well. She looked a mess with the wig and tight jeans.
Chris Brown was not good. Ciara saved his performance.
Usher should have sung live, but his dancing was great.
Keyshia looked great, but the singing was not on point. She did better in the white set. It was entertaining at least.
T-Pain and the circus was too much!
Rihanna was terrible. I could have had a better time watching paint drip. She did not interact with the audience at all. LOL, at the man behind Chris texting. It wasn’t her arena at all. Stick with MTV.
251.
dgirl
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
am i the only one think that keyshia cole performance was wack????????? and usher and rhianna(which is a no-brainer)…..everybody else was killin them hoes!
252.
Corey
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Yea Ciara/Chris Brown Marvin Sapp Al Green Akeys def. turned the show out! Def. main talk about good performances… where was BEYONCE Jay Z Mariah Janet Mary TI Missy and acotrs/athletes like Lebron Kobe Tyler Perry Gabby Serena Venus??? Why most of the big A listers didnt come out this yr?!!?
253.
Corey
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
At 251 I have to DISAGREE!!! A Keys was best performance and should have Opened!!! then AL Green cuz everyone young n Old was jammin then Ciara n Chris Brown and then Marvin Sapp he was best vocalist!!! And then Weezy/Pain/ Neyo.
MAJOR Disappointment = USHER
Whack/Boring/Ghetto
Rihanna Keyshia Lil Kim
254.
Jay
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Overall I think it was a great show!!!
Not as good as last year of course, when Beyonce the #1 chick in the game performed, but still good overall.
I especially enjoyed Rihanna, Keyshia Cole, Usher, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown.
255.
Superman's_Girl
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Blaow, I agree with you that Wayne is overrated, but it’s not just females that sing his praises: a lot of dudes think he’s hot as well. Trust me, he didn’t go platinum with just chicks buying that CD. A lot of rappers are “nicer” than Wayne: Fab, Luda, Jada, Nas, Jay (of course), 3000 - and that’s without even really trying to think of people.
256.
Shwalker1214
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
I like KC but, her performance was terrible. The only good part about her performance was, when the guy came out and took her dress off. She sounded horrible, and don’t get me started on Lil Shem.. I mean Kim. My opinion of the overall show, was wack ass hell, with alot of random people and shit going on. Hot Damn!
257.
T.T.R
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Why is everybody hating on RiRi and praising CiCi???? Ciara’s dancing was GREAT and I enjoyed her performance but she CANNOT sing! If it is Ok for Ciara to be a singer why is everybody telling Rihanna to fall back?
I agree MTV & MTV Europe is her audience but the song is doing good on R&B radio so she should have performed on BET last night. I am not into international pop so I don’t like a lot of her stuff but I see why she is big in Europe.
Rihanna is only 20 yrs old and has already sold over 10 million albums…
That is incredible AND I dare anyone to say Ciara is a better singer that Rihanna. I dare you! Ciara is a great dancer and lip singing act. Period!!
Rihanna can also dance ( not as good as Ciara though) but she doesn’t do the dance hall / west indian stuff anymore b/c her music is mostly intl pop music. Haters fall back! Hurry up with that clothing line Rihanna & keep making that money.
258.
Nothing But Love
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
#205
Speak the TRUTH!!!!!
259.
Cedric W.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Ciara killed it, bout time my girl got some real recognition. Nobody on here(yeah i saw a couple) can say her and Chris didn’t kill it.
Ne-Yo’s performance was real good. Usher was wack!! Just not what I expected.
T-Pain was great.
Alicia probably had the best performance, great thoughts went into her performance
the BET Awards itself gets worse every year……
260.
whatsgoingon
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
To me the baddest rappers alive were TuPAC and Biggie. These two ruled during the 90’s and their rap is still hot today. When these two were around, no other rappers were getting heavy airplay like them. Jayz, Redman, JaRule, 50, etc. were really irrelevant. Only Nas can measure up to what Tupac and Biggie were.
261.
London
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Absolutely LOVED Chris and Ciara’s performance!!so sexy. Loved the A. Keys too. I would never have recognised the gurls from SWV tho
262.
Rake
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Anybody who says something negative about Alicia’s performance is just a hater… The woman sang so beautifully…octave after octave…so gracefully and mannnn was she moving!! It was PERFECT and what might have seemed unpolished about the performance was really Alicia’s being smart enough to be conscious of the song’s retaining their original sound…this was for the groups she’d invited…if you noticed, when Alicia began the intro by singing the first verse of “I get so weak” it was obviously understated…that was so that SWV could shine NOT because they needed to rehearse more…It was PERFECT.
Keyshia’s performance sucked but did anybody see John Legend’s girl laughing at them? The camera was on her as she whispered into John’s ear and he seem to peer (look harder) at something and they laughed…maybe it wasn’t negative but I saw the performance and I really don’t see it being good…
Ciara’s dance with Chris was raunchy…she looked like she was going to bite his head off after their little simulated mating… LAME and GHETTO.
Rihanna sounded BEAUTIFUL…so there goes the “she can’t sing” thing…her songs are just not conducive to the BET Awards. She should have never been in the lineup.
T-Pain bores me and I can’t see why Wayne wants to do an album with him…
Nelly’s music is such hot garbage.
Kanye was acting so gangster even Jeezy was shocked…lol Kanye looked a tad bit fake in that but he definitely was the most entertaining rapper after Wayne.
Al Green…SPEECHLESS. THE BEST PERFORMANCE AT ANY AWARD SHOW IN MY LIFETIME EVER!!!!
263.
Nothing But Love
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
# 257 aka T.T.R
Yess speak the truth, these people are somthing else….. smh
264.
vay
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Out of every one except for AL GREEN my mama Ms ALICIA KEYS did her thing.I mean baby she worked it.She tor the stage down when she brought out all the old school groups SWV,TLC,and EnVouge.A KEYS did her thing.
Now USHER……… what the hell happen.
I am so happy that THE DREAM won for best new artist.You go boy
RIHANNA better whatch out because CIARA might have her man CHRIS BROWN.I no every on saw that performance
RIHANNA’S performance was hot but what was that she had on?
NEYO was so sexy and fine.He no he be working.
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Poor RAY J he couldn’t even get into the after party.
265.
awmeawmeawme
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
CONCRETELOOP, the flashing pictures are very creative, but can you get the images to appear s l o w e r or not at all. K, thanks
Yea Ciara & Chris’s performance was good, but short.
Rihanna–zZzzzzzzZzzzzzzz
Alicia Keys= hott
266.
Confucius
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
I think a lot of people already said what I wanted too but….did anyone notice that Ciara really is the present day young Janet!!! That girl did her damn thing!!!
267.
David Washington
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
T.T.R.
Its not about Range (Vocal Range). Its about the sound of the voice singing, and quality. With that said sit here, and tell me Rihanna sounds better than Ciara? I will admit Rihanna sung well in here performance; but, Ciara sounds better than Rihanna singing, period. I think people get mad at Ciara cause she’s a double standard, well actually more than double standards. But, get mad cause she can sing (beautiful voice) and dance; in which their jealousy starts to take over. This is about my last comment, I just had to get that out. Think about it, and sleep on it
268.
My V-O-T-E matters
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
I don’t get why folks on here are beefing about Ciara and Rihanna. Lets face it, neither one of them are powerhouse singers but they each appeal to the masses in different ways, now it’s the end of that.
Next, ANGEL…..it’s J-A-B-B-A-W-O-C-K-E-E-Z’ S, not Jabbawockies! But it’s cool girl everyone has a typo every now and then.
269.
Littlemamasohood
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
#205 Shut the Hell Up!!!!!!!!!!!1111111
270.
Attention-getter
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Get it people, Ciara did not perform, she just made a food outta herself by shaking her tiny ass but to CB. Rihanna performed well and looked better than Ciara’s nasty self.
271.
Littlemamasohood
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
It’s one thing to have an opinion but to all you people hating hard you all need to shut the hell up and stop caring so much about what other people thinks about black people. If someone gave any one of you a record deal you would have your none talented asses on a stage just like all the people your talking about. Get A LIFE IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS!
272.
hi guys =)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Was Rihanna a late add or something? What was that performance? She’s not that good of a singer to just stand there and sing. A waste of time.
273.
Hot-mommy
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
I must say, everyone who comes on concreteloop.com is either desperate to insult an artist, angry, ignorant, or just write comments before they think. Although i respect those who gave comments without insulting other artist, some of us “BLACK PEOPLE” really need to grow up. Why are you insulting Alicia Keys because she’s boring? Why are you insulting Ciara because she could not sing? Why are you insulting Ashanti who did not even perform because she was busy and currently doing well with her new Album? Why are you black people degrading yourself. Instead of supporting ya black artist, do not criticize them.
274.
tjack25
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Funniest Moments of The Night:
“Man Down”…. Frankie had me rolling!! LMAO
and
“Warren Sapp”… Can you imagine the real Warren Sapp singing that gospel song?! LOL
275.
Ara
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
You know it’s funny how so many people have been saying, Beyonce needs to sat down, she needs to take a break, she needs to let someone else shine but when she is’nt present, a lot of people are saying,where is Beyonce?, She could of showed up she’s in Ca., the show was’nt the same without Beyonce etc.. Wow, damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
The show had some very entertaining highlights, Neyo was very polished and smooth, Chris and CiCi were sizzling, Alicia was good with all the girl groups, Keyshia did her thing and the tribute to Al Green was great. Luv Maxwell, miss the crazy hair but I enjoyed seeing him perform, almost wished he had broke out with one of his songs. But Mr. Al Green was just amazing, no props, no back up dancers, just came out there and turned it out had everyone dancing and singing there and the people at home as well. That old school music, you can’t beat it!!
276.
tjack25
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Was it just me, or did Alicia sound like she was singing like someone was pinching her nose?
That’s not how she normally sounds during a live show. Maybe my girl was sick or something.
277.
H-Town Chic***
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
@ #54 Destiny’s Child does matter their the BEST OF SELLING FEMALE GROUP OF ALL TIME!!! STOP HATIN!!!
278.
vida
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
So late, but my two cents. Keyshia looked like a FOOL dancing around, you are a singer, and ballad and soul singer…You are NOT BEYONCE or KELLY or MICHELLE, sit yo butt down.
Ne-yo I am not a fan, but again wow.
AL Green had my boyfriend and I dancing around the room.
Alicia, SWV, The real Envogue, were on point.
TC….no L for yall, OFF you looked tired and irritated If you didn’t want to go you didn’t have to go. Unless BET was chipping in on a light bill…then maybe you did have to go, but it wasn’t for me.
Finally trying to class it up BET. TRYING.
279.
MIMI
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Janelle Monae! I’m so happy she was there lol. But all the performances was good. I just wish that most of them didn’t lip synch.
280.
black730
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Ciara was a star before but that performance with Chris B. just took her to another level… That was an iconic performance!!!! That picture is going to make her and Chris legends!!! Trust!!!!
281.
Reesecup
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Neyo’s performance was my favorite!!
282.
Yeah Right
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Show was rather boring in my opinion except for a few. Al Green was the best to me and I liked Alicia performance. It was a nice throwback. Tooooo happy to see Maxwell!!!!! Neyo was a pleasant surprise as well.
LOL @ the Rihanna stans mad cause Ciara worked Chris ass over something good. That performance was extremely hot! Yall can hate on Cici if you want to but remember Chris chose her to perform with not the other way around. He could have easily chose his chick Rihanna but I guess he wanted a great performance and he knew she wouldnt be able to deliver.
283.
Islandchick_Bri
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
Usher- disappointment, his dancing was cool but he definitely shudda did the remix with Wayne & Beyonce…Yes, I missed Beyonce, lol!
Alicia Keys- Im not crazy about her but bringing out SWV, En Vogue & TLC was definitely my favorite part of the show!
Young Jeezy & Kanye- I liked the performance, Kanye shudda performed Flashing lights or something tho
T-pain etc- They were good, I loved Luda’s verse on the remix so that was a good look…Ross know he wrong for that exposure though, lol
Keyshia Cole- Mess! Vocals didn’t sound good at all, but she looked cute; Lil Kim was alright
Marvin Sapp- Very good performance
Rihanna- Love her and all but that was boring! She should’ve performed another song but her vocals were pretty ok during ‘Take a bow’
Ne-yo- Pretty good performance, even though I found my self laughing at some of his dances, didn’t even realize the dancers were my one of my favs: the Jabbawockeez!
Chris Brown- Talented and all but better than Usher? That’’s a stretch…For me his performance with Ciara was one of the highlights & even better than Usher’s but that’s because Ciara saved him during Take you down… Im so over ‘With you’
Nelly- Boring, other than looking at eye candy (Nelly) & waiting for Ciara’s part I felt no reason to watch…But then that’s probably because I dnt really like either of his singles
Lil Wayne- He got the crowd hype so that was a good look, performing ‘A Millie’ was a good way to end the show
And what’s with half the ppl who won not being there and the poor attendance? It seemed as though there were hardly any important ppl there…Mary? Beyonce? Jay-Z, anyone, please? And they need not ask D.L Hugely to host again, ever. I agree about the awards too, while talented etc, I’m tired of the awards going to the same ppl- Denzel, Halle, MISSY?! What did she do, that Ching-a-ling song was also terrible (Shoot, I would not have even been mad if Lil Mama got that), Chris Brown (very typical) they could have easily given that to Ne-yo or Raheem or something, at least Raheem got an award tho & I definitely didn’t expect The Dream to win that award, wow… Anyway, overall it was wack…BET needs to come harder next year!
Done now, lol
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juicyb16
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
THE PERFORMANCE I ENJOYED DA MUST WERE JEEZY & KAYNE, T-PAIN (HE HELD FLORIDA DOWN) & LIL WAYNE. CHRIS BROWN ALSO DID A GOOD JOB ALONG WITH NE-YO & KEYSHIA COLE COULD HAVE CAME BETTER THEN DAT. WOWW!!! USHER WHAT HAPPEN?! SWV WAS A MESS,T-BOZ OF TLC WHAT DA HELL?! OVER ALL I MUST SAY THE PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR WAS STRA8.
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anjlndadark
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
y’all stop hatin’ so much. Now i agree that keisha cole’s performance was the worst I’ve seen her, Usher for him @ is level did worse than I”ve ever seen him, I loved Young Jeezy’s song, but his performance sucked w/o Kanye!! T-Pain got on my f**n nerves, RIck Ross the belly was too much-had a Fatman scoop moment, but Nelly did good, chris brown and ciara left you wantin’ more, Rihanna’ s voice was on point but I expected more, this was Ne-yo’s best performance and it wasn’t all that but he had a flawless one, Al green and his guests(LOVING MAXWELL!!!) was the best of the show. Alicia’s performance left you wanting more, En Vogue outshone everybody, they needed x-scape to set it off too!! swv and tlc looked a hot mess outfit wise, but chili was flawlesss, Wayne gave a great performance, and so did Marvin Sapp!! i don’t usually like bet awards, but this was a good one!!!
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Kid-K
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
@#31.WTF?
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
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..
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I like Rihanna but I agree with you. Her concerts are nothing but a big Fashion Show. And on top of it all, She gets the WORST Reviews. For someone with SO MUCH STYLE, SWAGGER, ATTITUDE, SOME CATCHY ASS SONGS AND PRETTY GOOD BODY OF WORK THUS FAR, HER PERFORMANCES DONT MATCH HER HYPE WHATSOEVER! I’M SORRY!!!
BEYONCE: PERFORMANCES ALWAYS MATCHED THE HYPE & SWAGGER
CHRISTINA AGUILERA: PERFORMANCES ALWAYS MATCHED THE HYPE & SWAGGER
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE:PERFORMANCES ALWAYS MATCHED THE HYPE & SWAGGER.
SAME COULD BE SAID ABOUT USHER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BET AWARS THE OTHER NIGHT! LMAO!!!
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LovelyChica
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
ummmm all in all the awards was OKAY….i expected more…but they really didnt deliver this year…D.L Hugley gets on my dam nerves!!
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Joy
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
black730
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 /
Ciara was a star before but that performance with Chris B. just took her to another level… That was an iconic performance!!!! That picture is going to make her and Chris legends!!! Trust!!!!
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No it was not! Go click on youtube or got to your local Club!
To be a legend you have to be different, No way is Chris or CICI different!
Go to youtube and it is some girls that will give CICI a run for her money!
Chris aint no Michaeal Jackson,one performance and now you are headed to be a legend!
People is very quick now to call these young genration Legends and Icon,Do we even know the difference!
People didn’t start calling Janet an Icon until the All For You Era! She had some major great performance but it came with time! Before she was just Michael Jackson little Sister!
Can CICI switch up her dancing style? Can Chris take from Michael and call it his own?
3 to 6 yrs from Now are we going to look back at these performance and say they were Iconic(sp) and that they made these performance their’s? No cause Janet did the whole sexual rountine during ALL FOR YOU Era and Usher did it when he song to Monica and danced with beyonce. Justin did it with Janet! DC3 did a whole rountine to!
It was a great performance but to say it is a Iconic moment NO!
Plus people say to calm down, not everyone is the audience gave them a standing ovation.
It was sexual we won’t to tell Janet and R Kelly and beyonce to bring down a notch but then they go do this and people act like it was better then watch MJ perfom billie Jean.
Not saying that they aren’t great dancer because they are! One performance does not make you any better then the people who open up door for you to perform that way!
Plus some Kids just got in trouble at school for dancing that way(the school was in ATL) we had a fit asking where is the parents……. and then we see them do it and its OK!
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chitown-ken
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
Once the Envogue,Swv,TLC segment ended I that made the other three hours bearable. I thought Ms.Cole was hot though I didnt care for her at first she has grown on me . Al Green and marvin Sapp was great but and Ive been saying this it seems like forever its time to step up the production values of these shows .
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Nothing But Love
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
#227
Its not “Hatin” its the TRUTH……..and all the “biggest selling female group” tripe is all a bunch of DAMN LIES!!!! TLC sold more than them…
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Joy
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
D.L Hugley boring
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8baller
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
@ Nothing But Love
Please shut the fuck up. Its okay that you dont like Beyonce or Destiny’s Child, but its fact that they sold more than TLC.
Its doesnt make TLC any less important cause they were and are the hotness, but its truth DC sold more.
Your hate for Beyonce is starting to make you blind and make you look real stupid…
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Jae
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
BET awards sucked as expected. I kept wanting someone to save the show, but honestly everyone’s performance was mediocre & lack luster. I was willing to give the newbies a pass, but even then you need to step your game up. I am no longer watching BET anyways. It’s getting to the point where I can’t buy what they’re selling. I DID however love the black summit or whatever they had on tv last night, but it’s a bit hypocritical when the following shows will display the exact thing they discussed.
Quincy Jones? I really can’t get down with this man. He disgusts me in more ways then one, and ONE being as though he’s a “body snatcher”.
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Ayo
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
Why is everyone hating on Usher, his performance was not that bad. Chris Brown was lip synching all the way through his performance @ the VMA’s everyone still thought his performance was hott.
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Nothing But Love
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
@8BALLER
I dont hate Destinys Child and i dont hate Beyonce……im just telling it like it is TLC have sold more than Destinys Child, crazysexycool went diamond and thats just ONE album….
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Get'em
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
Loved every performance…..nelly’s was a little weak tho but he looked so damn fine!!!!GO HEAD!!!!
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meather
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
What a ^%$&$%$ woman!! The magazine WEALTHY GOSSIP reported she joined the rich men seeking sugar women site ukblackloving.c om and she is mentioned to find her sugar daddy there! the magazine fools her?? or fools us.
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Tom
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
Recently, On the hot millionaire singles club RICHLOVING.COM I have some great experiences with hot girls there. Amazing, I seemed to see some famous player had a personal account there with his recent photos. He looks hot and handsome! It was reported on MSN Charlie Sheen has found his girl there last May. I am a bit curious what kind of relationship he’s looking for. Sexual or serious, or committed?I am told to be a sexy american girl of 26. Catch me if you’re quality and hot enough.
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DeShawn
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
alicia keys almost made me cry.. it was such a pleasure seeing thoes groups back together…
i hope it sparks something…
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pat
Thursday, June 26, 2008 /
ALICIA SAVED THE SHOW FROM BEING A GHETTO CLASSLESS ACT….HOT!
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