Various celebs participated in the BET SOS Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti benefit concert and telethon at AmericanAirlines Arena on Friday night (February 5) in Miami, Florida. It was one of the many relief benefit events going on in Miami right now during Super Bowl Weekend. Peep more photos below.
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- wyclef on stage
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- nas and damien marley
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- monica and akon
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- tyson ritter, chris brown and luda
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- keri hilson
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- queen latifah, diddy and pharrell
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- luda and justin bieber
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- venus & serena
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- spike lee and common
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- chris brown on stage
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- justin bieber and chris brown
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- chris brown & robin thicke
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- pharrell and chris brown backstage
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- damien marley on stage
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- busta
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- mike tyson and chris brown
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- chris and ll cool j
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Something about C. Brezzy and Mike Tyson taking a photo together.. hmmmmmm
Damien Marley and Nas were great so was Chris Brown (love the shirt in the last pic) Monica’s voice just beautiful..everyone looks great
Pharrell’s mustache bothers me but all in all this show was GREAT & I’m glad to see Chris back in action!
lol @DMOST , well i’m glad seeing chris perform again with other artists though since i aint saw him @ the we are the world re make
Can some please explain the secret to Nas looking so damn young? Chris Brown’s performance was real good! Nas and Damian’s performance was very good! Monica, Mary and Jazmine’s performances were good as well! Busta did good also! I liked the lil kid Justin’s performance too!
Busta`s phone came out in like 2004
Damien Marley`s dreads can make some kids happy my using them as a jumping rope
FoREAL is looking his age at last
I, for some reason dont like the “Dont Hate On Haiti” shirt that Chris Brown is wearing. I think this is a serious matter and the sarcasm and jokes should be a minimum forreal. Its good to see Chris Brown again tho…..I hope all is well for him.
LMFAO @ Chris Brown taking pic next to mike tyson…..IRONIC MUCH?
OMG! Chris Brown was AWESOME I’m so glad to see him getting up from his fall!! I really enjoyed Robin, Mary and Jazmine…Busta was preaching it was good! God Bless Haiti I hope they made a ton of money. Wyclef is a true ambassador!!
show turned out to be pretty good…my favorite performance of the night was Nas & Damiam Marley…that song is amazing & is perfect for this type of occassion.
Did I mention that Nas looks extremely handsome & appears to not have aged since 1999? lol
Im glad to see chris back on stage.He did great.I love his dont hate haiti shirt.Even though haiti has gotten a lot of love from people they got hate too.People say we didnt help the katrina victims like this or like that dumb guy who said haiti made a deal with the devil.smh.I think thats what chris shirt is talking about and I like it.What happened with katrina should not have happened(them being left there) but that doesnt mean we should leave the people of haiti.We r suppose to do better and not make the same mistakes twice.So lets make sure what happened in katrina(them being left) doesnt happened to the people of haiti.
Chris is a hell of a performer and it’s always great to see him perform. Incredible.
Wyclef is great.
Not big on Monica, but the vocals were beautiful.
Loves Jason Ritter, Luda, Keri, Queen Latifah.
Distracted by Marley’s dreads…..wonder if there’s a Sampson effect….lol.
Justin Bieber is precious.
Pharrell looks like a 70′s throwback.
Mike Tyson…..
Robin Thicke is amazing.
LL Cool J…..OMG….I love watching him lick his lips. Wow!
@WebStar and Truthfully…I said the same thing about NaS! He looks so young and fresh face! I love NaS and Damian’s song “Strong Will Continue”! Chris Breezy did the damn thing…such a handsome young man! Busta was speaking truth and Monica brought us to church…that sistah can sang! Mary and Jazmine nice performance as well!
it’s nice to see chris doing his thing again, it’s been a while! As for him in that pic with Mike SMHHH. Jazmine gained some weight. Monica was my fav performance of the night, and it’s so nice to see ppl STILL pulling together and trying to make further effort for Haiti even though most of the cameras are gone
God Bless Haiti
this was an amazing show Chris did a tremendous job.
all of the performers did well but chris brown let everybody speechless.A true genius .
Chris did good I thought people were going to boo lol glad they didn’t. India Arie looked beautiful so did monica.
I saw this on t.v. but for whatever reason decided not to watch it .. now I wish I had.
YAY, IM HAPPY CHRIS IS BACK. I THINK PEOPLE ARE FINALLY GETTING OVER WHAT HAPPENED AND MOVING ON.
YASSS!! CHRIS DID THA DAMN THANG!!!! Love that kid!!! So happy to see him back on stage where he belongs!!! He’s such a cutie too, see that smile???
I was so nervous right before he started. Pharrell didn’t introduce him by name, but as soon as the music for crawl started playing…and the crowd started cheering…it was wonderful! The crowd showed him so much love they were dancing and smiling and everything, what a relief! lol
Hope for Haiti! We gotta do our part!
I think chris brown is the choosen one and you could feel it.He’s really one of a kind. This young dude brought tears to my eyes and I’m a 40 years old man.Thank you for your talent.
i did something today i haven’t done in a while, and that is listening to chris brown’s music. I was mad at him for about a year over ‘the incident’ that went down. But it’s clearly time to move on, that young man is very talented welcome back chris
chris brown’s performance brought tears to my eyes..
LOVED MONICA & CHRIS
chris was definitely the highlight of the night.say what you want to say, that boy is talented and he is one, if not, the best performers alive right now. its natural, you cant teach that… i mean, look at rihanna. im sure she has been coached up, still is kinda SUS. but anyway glad BET did something for haiti, it was a pretty good event.
thank-you to all the black men. the ones who are embracing the young man-child chris brown. continue to take this child under your wings until he lands back on solid ground…… its a long road to redemption. but when i look and see how the media is handling the charlie sheen saga. [hello insider] it is irritating. cause it seemed to me media was on a mission to destory [chris brown] this boy it seems…….. but w/ charlie sheen it seems like different strokes —- for different folk, if you know where iam going…… [sheen] who’s charges against him are just as bad. if not worse gets soft treatment by some tabloid TV shows.. so lets see how the wheels of justice turn in this case. see i speak cause i don’t have to be politcially correct….. i believe in telling the truth a.k.a. the real deal hollyfield…… w/o fear of blacklash.
I missed this, looked like a nice event
I’m so grateful for all the help and love Haiti is getting, I pray for my people everyday. Thank you to everyone that was involved. xoxo
Serena looks like a tranny that damn wig!
I’m sad I missed the show totally forgot it was coming on.
Chris did an AMAZING job last nite!! his voice sounded sooo pretty
♥ him and Justin were my fave (i can’t believe he was singing in Creole! so cute! and he pronounced everything pretty well too). i love them!
It’s good to see Damien Marley.
LONG AS CHRIS BROWN STAYS OVA IN THE BET/R&B AREA..BECAUSE ITS SEEMS NOBODY OUTSIDE THAT BRANCH IS FEELING HIM TOO WELL…
I didn’t see this event last night, but from the looks of the comments, some artists did real well. Glad CB doing his thing and wish him well.
Pharrell is starting to look his age…
I was forced to stay home due to the snow storm. I wasn’t expecting much, but the show was surprisingly really good!
Monica did the damn thing! She sounded great live! Can’t wait to cop that album!
Keri Hilson lacks stage presence! Her performances are always lack luster. Maybe she should just stay a writer!
I like Mary J and Jazzy Sullivan. Robin Thicke too. He is one sexy ass white man!
I loved the reaction Bill Clinton got! People really loved that man! He seems so warm and genuine! Like he’s there because he really cares, not just because it makes him look good. Gotta love Bill.
Pharrel used to be so cute, but now he is looking like a str8 up bum. WTF happened to him. SMH!
I see ya Trey with your cute self!
That lil Justin Bieber kid is cute, but he CANNOT sing and his ‘dancing’ is less than stellar! I really don’t see the hype around him. I guess because he is Usher’s lil protege, he is getting love on BET. I think he ‘cute factor’ is the only thing going for him. *shrugs*
CB by far was the best last night! IMO.I was so nervous for him and how he was going to be percieved by the audience! I almost cried when he came out! The crowd went crazy as soon as the music for ‘Crawl’ started playing! You can tell people really missed seeing him perform! His stage persence was amazing! You can’t deny that boys talent. All the haters can fall back and STFD cause he ain’t going nowhere! Wishing bad things on this dude is not going to work. He will continue to soar! 2010 is shaping up to be a really good year for him!
Luv the album Breezy and can’t wait for the mixtape next week! Keep douing it big Breezy VA Luvs Ya! Oh…and the movei in May!
Yay for Chris!!!! He was amazing. Always is. Much love to him. I am SO glad he was able to perform. I hope people are at the point where they can all finally forgive and let him move on and share with the world the incredible talent he has. Love you Chris! Cutie pie.
@Dion-ish: Um…really? You know this how? Did you see his performance last night? There were a lot of screaming white folks in the crowd! There was an array of people and he got a great reception when he came out! He makes a variety of different music, he is not just R&b! Hell that JK wedding video came out after his DV incident, and it was white folks that were dancing to his song! That video was a huge hit and even put ‘Forever’ back on the top downloads on iTunes and Amazon. If people feel your music, they will listen!
When I went to his show in Avalon (LA) back in Dec. there was mostly white people there! Lots of screaming white girls and even some skated looking dudes! I am sure there iPods don’t consist of just r&b. It is the music that matters and he has already crossed over to mainstream. It may take him awile to get back to where he was, but he has already reached and audience outside of the r&b world. The telethon aired on MTV and VH! as well. So it reached an audience other than the BET crowd!
When he was in Milan a couple of weeks ago for Men’s Fashion Week, he was surrounded by a bunch of screaminf white folks! They even started singing ‘Take You Down’ and ‘With You’ on the street as he was coming from his hotel. Don’t believe me check the video on Youtube! There are plenty more as well, all of him getting embraced by mostly white fans! This was over in Italy, and I think it is safe to say that r&b is as poplular over there as it is in the states! Proof that he has reaced a broader audienceoutside of r&b.
The designers, such as Vivienne Westwood, John Paul Goultier, and John Richmnd. All white designers! He was even dressed by Vivienne Westwood for her show! Something tells me none of them probably have a CB album, but he was clearly embraced by them anyways! He even hosted a dinner party and all the guest were white designers! Obviously he reached an audience outside of the r&b and BET world!
I swear, people were so ready to say this dudes career is over! Then when they see proof that it is not they try to say he will only be embraced by the BET! When obviously by the crowd full of white folks he gets love!
Chris Brown sounded nice but my favorite was Monica, Nas and Damian Marley…. i felt like people was just there just to be there and not really taking it serious
loved chris brown what a great way to show he is back
Was so hype to see Damian and Nas. Common is so sexy. I want Pharrell to always have the mustache. Justin Bieber is too cool.
They made a mockery of Haiti and their people. Not to say that CNN and white America did not but these blacks should know better. The whole thing was put together last minute. The camera man was shaky and zooming in so close to these “celebs” faces that you could see their pores, the “celebs” could not read the teleprompter correctly, they could not pronouce the names correctly, when the camera panned to something else and the celeb was done with her segment-you could still hear them talking on the mic. It was just a mess. They should be ashamed of themselves for still asking for money and saying give, give, give. That was so tacky and it was even tackier for some of their comments. Serena said that for once the Haitian people have earned her respect. Why do they need to earn from your butch manly behind? I thought Spike Lee was more intelligent that that but apparently he is not and showed his true colors. Why were these so called celebs posing and waving like school girls in the camera when they were on the telephone. The show was called Saving Ourselves, but why do theses celebs and Americans need saving? King Latifah got on my nerves when she was like Snoop wants your money, Diddy wants your money, Trey wants your money. But she told the truth because they will all pocket that money.
I’m tired of this Justin Beiber kid. I know his as.s must be loose. I don’t know whose is wider, his or Drake’s as much as they are pimping them out. All these losers who fell off are backing in glory because they are getting some shine due to a disaster. Lastly, Wyclef should be ashamed of himself. Haitians do not look like that. Those were wannabe rappers/African-Americans he brought out on stage. Wyclef tries to act African-American anyways so why am I not surprised. He has no talent. He can not rap or sing, so why do ppl care for this dude? I am sure he is happy to be the “face” of that country all of a sudden. Chris Brown’s shirt is distasteful and why is he in every photo looking high? This must be for his image to make it more positive. ::sigh:: I swear Robin Thicke wears that same suit every damn time we see him.
I wonder how long Damian Marley will grow his dreads. They are already dragging on the floor. My goodness.
Jazmine Sullivan out sang Mary J. Off Topic: Mary J, Beyonce and Fantasia should all be ashamed of themselves. Instead of going back to school and spending money on a tutor, they rather spend money on lacefronts, clothing & shoes and on other frivolous things.
LMAO, I love that Chris Brown & Mike Tyson photo-op….Gotta love BET. Sure now how to bring out the niggas,lol…But on a serious note, big ups to Pharrell because I believe he came up with the event to broadcast on BET
But what is up with Chris Brown’s “Dont hate on Haiti” tee? Don’t get it? Chris Brown too corny to put out a statement like that on a tee. What this nigga think he Kanye?
Chris did great as usual. I was so proud of him. I think many of his haters are slowly but surely coming to the realazation that this Boys career is not over. So now there in a frenzy. LOL! I love it!
And For all those who may not understand the meaning of chris browns shirt. It is toward people who are saying negative things about haiti and the haitian people. Like Rush LimbBAG, Sean Hannity, ect.. And even some people who are blaming the haitian people for what happend like Pat roberson with dumb consipracy theories. So thats what the shirt means, to stop hating on haiti and to help and support the ones who are in need. Its very forward thinking of chris to wear it.
Sorry realization… lol
I missed it..I wonder if it’ll come on again…
keri is just so offensive in so many ways. her appearance ugh. even when she covers up shes gross, she has the bethann hardison bulge eyes. shes so gross to me, the other day at pepsi, i mean go home and try again.
Some of these comments sound so ignorant!
come on now, all a yall r fake, none a yall gave a damn about haiti, we don’t need no fucking help. anybody have shit they wanna say back, just call me at 978 227 6707 and we can talk face to face and get things popping
@BackingBarack: WTF was that long ass rant about? It didn’t make a lick of sense! Your comments are always negative and are always off topic! It is sad to see someone who supposedly supports Barack always leave such ignorant hate filled comments! Seek help. (not watch you respond with another rant) SMH!
@40: Chris was not the only one to wear that shirt! There were several other people who were wearing it backstage as well. If you look in the pics, the white guy Tyson Ritter was also wearing it. Chris didn’t design or come up with the slogan, he just wore the shirt.
@Jazz90: Thank you for explaing the meaning behind the shirt to these fools! There were people, mostly white, who were saying really negative things about Haiti. Like Pat Robertson simple ass who basically blamed the people of Haiti for what happened to them! Just because you may not get the meaning at first glance, that doesn’t mean it is negative. The shirt obviously means something! It means stop making negative comments about the people of Haiti and just help! Get a clue people! SMH!
OK (A)..I SAID NOTHING ABOUT WHITE PPL, HOW CAN I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US..I DIDNT DISCRIMATE TOWARDS HIM AT ALL…FAR AS OUTSIDE THE R&B AREA, CHRIS BROWN ISNT THAT MUCH OF ANYTHING..HE’S KNOWN, AND LIKED BY FEW BUT NOT HUGE.
NONE OF HIS SINGLES HAVE YET TO CHART A POP CHART..NOR DID HIS ALBUM. I WAS JUST SAYIN, NOT THAT I DONT LIKE CB BECAUSE I DO…ITS JUST PRETTY OBVIOUS.
What on earth is Damien Marley putting in his hair?
go chris brown.
pharrell boo, shave please. Thank you!
This was “inspiring”. Also the reason D. Marley’s hair is so long is because his dad was half white, his Mom is mostly white and he smokes dat good high grade.
Whether you like Chris Brown or not, he is truly one of the most gifted entertainer
around.
I give props to all the musicians & celeb for coming together to make a positive change for the Haitian natives… we need to see that!
Akon you are so cool!
would have been better without Chris brown
@ 47 But you read my rant though, as well as my other supposed off topic comments. Get a life!