2016 BET Awards (June 26)

[Caviar]

Jennifer SLAYED "Purple Run".

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Jennifer the one who can sing, made me cry tonight. That was powerful stuff.

[Hurricane Lee]

Alicia Keys is such an Artist. I love her.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Jennifer Hudson was amazing.

Those two sisters Chloe and Halle were great. Love their vibe and I liked the song.

[Caviar]

Bryan lacks stage presence.

[Hurricane Lee]

Jennifer looked really unique and the Louboutins were rockin'.

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Maxwell ! That voice is magical. Rich tone. Incredible show for Prince.

Oh and Maxwell can still get it! Serenade me down baby

[Nick]

Maxwell brought tears to my eyes. Loved it.

[Wave.]

Maxwell=Fiyah.

[Wave.]

Jun 26, 2016 20:52:49 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Bryan lacks stage presence.

Very much so.

[Hurricane Lee]

Can I turn my ears off indeed. Chloe and Whatever is making my ears bleed. This shit is so wack.

[Linnethia Monique]

Jun 26, 2016 20:02:48 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Bilal did that s**t

I lost my voice shouting at the screen while he performed. I literally saw Prince on that stage.

[Caviar]

Jun 26, 2016 21:21:49 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

Jun 26, 2016 20:02:48 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Bilal did that s**t

I lost my voice shouting at the screen while he performed. I literally saw Prince on that stage.

I threw my remote across the room.

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Nick Jessie Williams PREACH!!! Performance of the night. I'm so bad with names!

[Caviar]

Jessie Williams speech was the highlight of the show.

[Hurricane Lee]

What was it about? I fast forwarded it.

[Caviar]

Jun 26, 2016 21:26:53 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

Nick Jessie Williams PREACH!!! Performance of the night. I'm so bad with names!

I was like whew??

Jun 26, 2016 21:43:26 GMT -5 Hurricane Lee said:

What was it about? I fast forwarded it.

#BlackLivesMatter

[Hurricane Lee]

Anderson. Paak is so good. Wow. I need more of performances like this. He's playing the Panorama festival in NYC end of July. Def gonna make sure I catch his performance.

[Hurricane Lee]

Oh. Mc Lyte has aged so gracefully.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

I was able to see Beyoncé's performance now. That was amazing! She's on another level.

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I just adore everything about Janelle Monae

[Hurricane Lee]

Time to watch Game of Thrones. I will try to get to the rest of the EBTs this week.

[Wave.]

Jun 26, 2016 21:51:17 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

I just adore everything about Janelle Monae

So underrated man. It sucks.

[Wave.]

Dog, why did someone post that Bey ain't gonna perform in London til the 2nd and Mama Tina was just stuntin' hahahaa

Edit:Someone corrected him as she has a performance the 28th.

[Caviar]

Usher looked like someone's old drunk uncle. In fact Beyonce/Alicia/Usher all disappointed tonight. Wow

[Caviar]

Sheila E killed that shit.

[Linnethia Monique]

Jun 26, 2016 22:15:21 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Usher looked like someone's old drunk uncle. In fact Beyonce/Alicia/Usher all disappointed tonight. Wow

Beyonce's performance was good but what took away from it was that it was already a set piece in her show. If it was something brand new it would be an even bigger highlight for me.

[Rican@]

So D'Angelo and The Weeknd did not show up. Am I missing any others?

[Wave.]

I really think Nicki shouldn't have won this year.

[Hurricane Lee]

LOL @ this flop thread.

I'll probably watch the rest of the show today but my thoughts, thus far:

- I was really into Alicia's Wizard Of Oz performance. I wasn't quite sure where she was going with it at all times but...I dug what she was trying to do. At least she showed artistry. I was happy that she went into the recognizable version of the song at the end.

- Only with Beyoncé's endorsement would those sisters have a snowball's chance in Hell at succeeding. It was a bunch of random noise that tried to be artistic.

- Has Bilal always been that good?! I feel like I need to see him live now.

- Not only do I not love that Dorothy Parker song that Erykah did, she was WAY too casual with it. She basically just mumbled and talked. I loved her reaction to Tori Kelly though because I basically had the same reaction. Let her stick to being showcased at the Grammys. She was out of her league last night. She tried her best though.

- I can't believe D'Angelo didn't show up for a Prince tribute since Untitled was basically a Prince song. Was he not invited/not interested or did he hear Bilal rehearsing and got scared away?

- Why was Maxwell shaking like a leaf during Cake By The Ocean? That performance was off but his Prince tribute was very nice.

- Jennifer was...Jennifer. Shrieking =/= emotion. Sorry, not sorry. I dug her Halloween outfit though. Just had a hard time trying to figure out what it was. Something from Star Wars maybe? She did hit some notes that gave me goosebumps but other than that, I'll pass. Natasha Bedingfield did Purple Rain justice when I saw her in concert. I cried. Jennifer just likes to show how loud she can sing every chance she gets. I would have appreciated some restraint and her walk off was bizarre.

- Desiigner is a clown. I now understand why people complain about the current state of hip-hop. How come he sounds like Future Jr. on the song but then onstage, he turns into a court jester on crack and couldn't be bothered to rap more than 5 words. I know it's a difficult song but come on. At least everyone in the crowd was into it (minus Fabolous)

- The crowd reactions in general were the best part of the show.

- I loved Beyoncé's opening with Kendrick. That water dancing was crazy. She is such a performer. Almost makes me wish I paid for her show.

I look forward to the other Prince tributes.