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Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2002 - 12:26 p.m. last night instead of watching the real world, i watched some of the bet awards. let me just say black folks know how to do an award show right. i am telling you. it was hosted by steve harvey and cedric the entertainer. those of you who do not know them, they were the stars of the movie/comedy show 'the original kings of comedy' and they really are. the award show was off the chain. ja rule performed w/ charlie baltimore. now, i am not the biggest ja rule fan, but i will admit that boy can rap. i mean, where would j-lo be w/o him, you know. but he looks like a rat, straight up. my mom always says i call them like i see them. then there is charlie baltimore. i will say she looks good after popping out a few kids, but damn that girl cannot rap, i do not care what anyone says. it's my opinion and...i'll just stop there. i saw her in person and wanted her to go back where she came from. fortunately, when i saw her, ll cool j was there to take my mind off her. then there was usher. he is a really good performer. i am not really into his music, but i am all about giving credit where it is due. the boy got moves like i don't know what. the big disappointing performance, for me, was b2k. now, i am not into the kiddie hip-hop thing, but i did think they were pretty good. i was all hyped up and then......THEY CAME OUT LIP SYNCING! yes, i didn't know people still did that. and on a live awards show, no less. they were the only people that did that. i mean, i know they had a lot of dancing and all, but hello, they are known as singers and not dancers. either they need to learn to do both or drop the singers thing. i wonder if immature is related to them. i used to love that group and yes, they could sing and dance. i saw them in the audience jumping up and down for b2k. but i will admit, they put on a good show...but i wanted to hear them sing. them boys can dance their ass off, though. the big surprise of the night for me was not the performances or anything. no, actually it was presenters. people, i saw new edition. i didn't think i would ever hear about them again in the present or future tense. ronnie still looks good, he was always my favorite. but bobby wasn't with them, no, it was johnny gill and that boy is fine as hell! anyway, they were annoucing who was winning and award, but ricky had to add in the fact that they have a new album coming out. i was like, what? are you kidding me? if that's the case, where is bbd? come on, now. and ralph, did you know that ralph now has dreads? yes! then, they did the 'thanks for being w/ us for the past 20 years.' that hurt me. i literally fell back on the bed when i heard that. it just makes me seem that much older. 20 years! i remember when 'mr. telphone man' and 'candy girl' came out. and we can't forget 'cool it down.' i have to get off that or i will get started on something i don't want to. the biggest award of the night, as far as i was concerned, was the life time achievement award. that went to earth, wind and fire. i was screaming all over my apartment b/c they deserve it. that's my sister's favorite band, by the way. chaka khan did a tribute song for them, as well as gerald levert and tweet. tweet looks really good, y'all. but then e/w/f came out and they were soooo good. i wanted them to sing 'september' but they didn't. that's okay. i have been motivated to buy one of their albums. while i am on the subject of purchasing albums, i wish to add i will be getting nappy roots new album soon. they have a song out now, 'po folks' and it hits me right where it hurts. i love that song. it talks about growing up poor and having to survive. i am not talking about growing up in the ghetto b/c that's all you hear in songs today, that and the hood. no, i am talking about growing up poor in the country. now i can identify w/ that. those were some good times though. you learn to appreciate what you have, not waste, to share and love like you have never loved before. i just kept thinking back in time when i saw that video yesterday. i wasn't as poor as they are talking about, but my parents were. they were children of share croppers. i love listening to their stories. anyway, after i heard that song and cried a river, i decided i will never forget where i came from. that and my butt ain't ever leaving the country, especially the south. forget it. there is nothing up north for me. not saying i hate the north, i don't know it well enough, but i love the south and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. yep, if you have never really spent time in the south w/ some good old fashion country folk, you don't know what you are missing. we are some praying people, i will tell you that. and we can get down and party as well. but when it comes down to it, you always stick together and no matter what anyone says, color is not an issue when it really boils down to it. you might think it is just b/c it's the south, but i am here to tell you that this is one black girl right here that didn't know much if anything about racial tension until i got to college. where i am from, it's not about the color of your skin, but what's inside and that's how it should be. now, if all that can go through my head in a matter of 3+ mintues, the length of the song 'po folks', then just imagine what the entire cd would do for me. |
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