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August 3, 2009

rip micheal jackson i luv even though ur music was way....... b4 my tyme im juz a teen ager but bet awards it was gud n yall need 2 let jamie fox host every bet awardz n neyo can help but beyonce her performin dat song cum on now u culduf perform anythang but dat n jay-z not a fan uf n maxwell did hiz thang n i wanted usher 2 b on dare n perform cum on bet yall wrong 4 sum uf dem performences yall culd uf contribute 2 micheal jackson way betta den dat

August 3, 2009

rip micheal jackson i luv even though ur music was way....... b4 my tyme im juz a teen ager but bet awards it was gud n yall need 2 let jamie fox host every bet awardz n neyo can help but beyonce her performin dat song cum on now u culduf perform anythang but dat n jay-z not a fan uf n maxwell did hiz thang n i wanted usher 2 b on dare n perform cum on bet yall wrong 4 sum uf dem performences yall culd uf contribute 2 micheal jackson way betta den dat

July 18, 2009

bet lost alot of street credit on this years awards. next time sit gay-z and beyonce in tha front row and tell them to shut tha f*** and let everybody else have a piece of tha spot light.

July 18, 2009

oh and i aint gone speak about how he became tha richest playa hater on tha planet.that n*** aint got no love for hiphop. how you gone stop chris brown from performing cause he beat up you side chick. sound like a hoe move to me!

July 18, 2009

well if you asked me i would say who ever directed the show should be fired. i could have did a better job than that in two days of planning. what tha hell was wrong wit tha young money performance? if any body yall should be having regrets about should have been that wack ass n*** gay-z. how that f*** you gone preform d.o.a and think you hard a sum. basically gay-z tring to say to the hip hop community to stop eating and making ya money. cause his rich ass don't want nobody else to live like him. that n*** over rated! he wouldn't be s*** with out kanye west. ask me how i feel about auto tun

July 13, 2009

lil wayne and young money were kinda wild 4 wat they did. but bet dont gots to edit there part out,,, dats mad dumb and worthless. young money put in dat work. and this years bet awards was corny the perfomaces were corny and beyonce shoulda performed single ladies and chris brown, usher and omarion shoulda paid tribute to mj. i was sick of seeing ne-yo all day. who invited maxwell lol

July 13, 2009

day late and dollar short - continued... 13. baby boy scene...way too funny, perfect - them two need to hook-up for real!! 14. new edition...great opening - perfect! 15. beyonce...from classy hoochie to virgin mary? whatda? still love you though. 16. neo & jaime...i loved this tribute - great ending. .

July 13, 2009

day late and dollar short - continued... 8. jayz...i could not understand a word he sang - i may be old school and don't know that song, but he just gave me a headache - sorry, just not a fan. 9. maxwell...so fine! 10. janet...beautiful and strong! 11. mc lite...always the best at what she does! 12. taraji...too crazy, sexy, and cool - i love her realness!

July 13, 2009

day late and dollar short - continued... i think michael jackson was so spiritual in a sense that his timing was sort of (planned) in a way to say thank you to all of us (his brothas and sistas) for always supporting him. good job bet! 5. monica...makeup - flawless! 6. keisha cole...cute, but the girls looked like torpedoes! 7. keri hilson's mom...she is so proud and really enjoyed herself!

July 13, 2009

i may be a day late and a dollar short, but my comments are as follows: 1. tyra banks...what were you thinking with that ensemble? or were you not? 2. don (cornelius)(sorry)...someone should have extended the microphone for you - looked a little uncomfortable - still love you though! 3. jaime foxx...great host - crazy as hell -great host all around! 4. bet...job well done - only fitting that we were the first to be able to honor "the greatest entertainer that ever lived" i think michael jackson was so spiritual in a sense that his timing was sort of (planned) in a way to say thank y

July 13, 2009

i dont know why they didnt let chris brown perform....he would have laid it down straight, but insteed bet would rather put wack jay-z on stage.....i mean be real...jay-z suck..i still dont see how people like his music.....

July 13, 2009

even tho young money did what they do, lil wayne waz still wrong 4 rapping like that with kids on the stage...i mean what statement was he going for? also i didnt like how they threw all that stuff 2gether at the last minute and dedicated it to m.j......, i mean they could have did way better with performsnces...hint hint (chris brown) but anyway, the bet award's have not been good in a while anyway, so iguess i couldn't exspect much....

July 13, 2009

first you shouldn't apologize for the young money performance because they did what they do...which is perform ther song...everyone else should have done the same and stop tryna make last minute changes...throwin mj's name and lettin ppl sing his song is nice and all but he deserves something better than that...they should of jus stuck to what was planned...performances sucked that sucked wer beyonce and jay-z...she shuda stuck 2 single ladies, halo, or diva...and jay-z shuda stayed home...they let him perform that crap...it wuz bad...unorganized...and prolly one of the worst award shows out o

ejt4life

July 12, 2009

first off. you either give all or nothing. we understand bet had three days to prepare for the show. so why not go on with the original plans and then give mj the respect and honor he deserves at a later time. to even mention his name with this awards show was a discrace to any race. we have drug dealers and woman beaters performing,but chris brown got cut. jay z was by far the worse performance of the night followed by his wife. i see why bill cosby, oprah, eddie murphy, and even michael jackson (except to honor james brown) ever showed up at any of these awards frequently. second the tv show

July 12, 2009

souljah boy, make records, but never appear on tv again, u were the worse ever. keep 2 the was!!!

July 12, 2009

y the heck do u think we want to see: 1. tiny and toya and 2. frankie & effie. ghetto to the tenth power. toya, u can speak, effie is trying but that frankie, narcissistic, selfish, self centered, negative, need i go on? i would feel better learning from kc's step mom, at least she can speak and has class. i won't even mention tiny...she needs to go to school, 4real. she needs to learn how to control her upper lip, cause it seems to have a mind of it's owwwwwwwwn, dammit. what's wrong w/u people. u can't find quality anymore?????? bet, i'm really ashamed of u. u make me feel like ur taking bri

July 12, 2009

ok, was it me and was ciara, souljah boy, the new edition, bell, bev & devo the worse every. what the heck is wrong w/bet. did no one hear souljah boy at rehersal???????? i know it was very difficult for the real entertainers to sit through the worse awards show ever. i am usually so proud of the bet award show. this year honoring michael jackson on a short notice was a big mistake. the people were horrific. thank god for neyo, lady b, monica, the ojay's and tyrece, and dem singing oj songs. debra lee, excellence is usually what african american people are known for. plse never again allow som

July 11, 2009

i honestly feel bet f***ed up really bad..chris brown should have performed..he is the artist who is most like mj...hopefully they will do a better job next year..

July 11, 2009

who allowed ciara sing that micheal jackson song she murdered it it was very very bad,the girl can not sing.young jeezy could have sang that song better it was a shame.

July 11, 2009

omg, the little girls was dancing not looking like video girls, it was clean. they wasn't all over him bent over i bet everyone who left a negative comment children listens to and know lil wayne music. everyone is complaining saying they was horrible maybe he held back a little because his daughter was on stage. how many children dances with uncles at parties? maybe they look at drake as an uncle, they didn't bend over or sit on his lap. lil wayne daughter watches her father performs and wanted to be on stage with her father. people need to start thinking positive, what's the difference if you

July 11, 2009

it is not that serious, everyone should not be punished i enjoyed it. if parents didn't allow television to raise there kids, it shouldn't be a problem. it's not fair to there fans, bet can not make there own decisions first latoya then chris breezy and now drake and lil wayne sorry this network is going to far. remember haters will always hate, i have small children and they are not allowed to watch videos or awards shows. don't blame the artist blame the parents.

July 10, 2009

all i can say even me it doesnt impess me dat much.i was expecting more than than.but big up to keri hilson and jammie foxx for their amazing performances.souljer boy,beyonce,keysha cole not that good...

blakdimin

July 10, 2009

jay-z performed very well, really enjoyed his performance at the 2009 bet awards! oh yeah, t-pain is such a cutie... i have a friend that has a problem with t-pain's color, so i guess she has a problem with mine, i'm sweet, dark chocolate, just like t-pain. jamie foxx is too funny, loved him from watching, "in living color." his wanda performance is hilarious!!! snoop, that's my boy too... the show was wonderful. peace

blakdimin

July 10, 2009

michael jackson is one of the "best" entertainers ever but i didn't agree with rev. al sharpton, michael jackson didn't break the racial barrier to me, he didn't bring all races together. from what i've learned and heard, dr. martin luther king jr. did that. don't get me wrong, michael jackson was "execellent!" don't stop til you get enough, remember the time, rock with you, beat it, billie jean, are many of my favorite michael jackson tunes, too many to name... we are the world was a great song too, maybe that's what the rev. was referring to. i had every color they made of the "we are the wo

aida36

July 10, 2009

bet did a good job the show was good stop the hate, lil wayne should have know better he is a father and he don't act like one he should know a time and place for everything.

July 10, 2009

bet should have known better to even include the young money performance in the first place. there is little quality in the programming and for you to come out with another black-ploitation reality show like tiny & toya is ridiculous. when will the execs stop trying to compete with mtv or vh1 by putting out these low-budget shows that make african americans look silly. we, as a community, have much more to offer. bet has given in to the stereotypes that other mainstream media display of us and i'm sick of it. it's official...bet has lost me completely as a viewer which is sad. very sad. i know

July 10, 2009

i thought the show was a hot mess why does matt knowles & jay call the shots bey is so over-rated she can't even sing all she does is perform half naked and we know sex sells & those lil girls need their a-- whipped for running on the stage like that it was real tacky for lil wayne to be singing that song with them being out there. i think some firing need to be done because the evening was a disgraceful and who idea of putting tiny & toya on a show could of save themselves time & money what a waste tiny can't even talk. bet you used to be the bomb but now u starting to suck show better shows

July 9, 2009

normally i don't leave blogs but i just have to say that if it is true that jay-z gave bet an ultimatum that if chris brown performed he would pull his act , than i'm truly disappointed in bet for letting jay -z call the shots. everyone knows how chris brown is an entertainer and how he idolizes mj, the show was not about jay-z, who's performance sucked. rhianna has moved on why hasn't jay-z ? is there something we don't know. i was looking forward to seeing chris brown perform. maybe you should have named the awards show after jay-z , b/c it seemed like bet was more into pleasing him and not

July 9, 2009

i agree this was probably the worst awards show ever [2009], probably shouldve just added a special segment for mj and lil wayne was horrible he needs help. and yes i wouldve loved to see chris brown people need to get over it im not condoning what he did but we all make mistakes and we need to watch how we judge people because we too will be judge in that same manner. some of those same people talking about cb has done something they just havent got caught.

seandoe

July 9, 2009

bet you could have done better. i'm so upset about the whole chris brown cituation with jay-z and b. chris brown is paying his debt society and people won't let up. what about our country constitution do it even exist anymore because they act like it don't. they get a little money and let the fame and fortune go to their heads. if people with money start running this country then the ressection is the least of our worries.

July 9, 2009

i do however, want to address the whole chris brown - jay z drama. i'm not happy with how bet handled this one. one "rumor" is that jay-z said that if chris performs than he would not perform. i understand jay being a business person and all but that was a punk a&$ move (if this is true). i'm an old skool jay fan, i perfer old skool jay over today's jay. bet should get rid of the person who chose jay-z as a performer over chris brown. chris would've made the show a hell of a lot more exciting. the other rumor is that bet executives, producers decided to pull chris's performance due to him plea

July 9, 2009

all i have to say it bet is full of it. i was very, extremely disappointed with this years show. this was the worst award show i had ever seen. it looked like a low-budget, high school project. better yet, a high school would've done better. i understand the sudden passing of the greatest entertainer may have made it difficult to fit a proper tribute in at such a short notice but damn, ya'll could've done a better job. as far as the performances...hats off to neyo, kerri, and new edition, they were the only performances i enjoyed. everyone one else get a fat f for lack of effort.

July 9, 2009

i was upset by lil wayne's and drakes performance . these are the role models for today's youth . i have bavded any music by lil wayne from my house . i will pray for lil wayne and his children and so should everyone else. the person he portrays is not the person god has made him to be . my prayer is that he gets saved and chane his life , god is the only one who can help lil wayne . what upset me the most about his performance was when he brought those little girls out there to hang all over a grown man . think about the little girls out here today is that what they should be taught. i think

July 8, 2009

i' ve watched the bet & their award shows for many years. i was real disappointed/sadden to see the "09" awards. i recorded the show & every time i review it--i get more upset. bet should have done better, mj deserved better, his family deserved better and his fans deserved better. we as race of people have come far, but still have a long way to go. we want so much from society, but we don't do things that we should do to keep up there with other networks. i wonder what our pres. thought of this awful award show. i know he didn't let his kids watch it, i wouldn't want my kids to watch i

July 8, 2009

hey im from nassau,bahamas and i've seen alot of persons saing that their disappointed and upse at some of the performances but i for one disagree.why?because im sure the performers and producers did not know that micheal was going to pass so on short notice some things were changed im sure if micheal could speak to us right now he would say he loved everything every performance.but who cares what you think its only so much that can be done on short notice and i know in my heart that micheal was smiling down.i watched by television but i felt his spirit and i cried.it was a tribute to micheal

July 8, 2009

the bet awards was not the best. i am very upset with some of the performances. i also want to say that i hope that bet did not give chris brown the boot over jay-z because his performance was boring and i was dissapponited with b's performance too. i love b but that was bunk as heck!! chris brown would have gave us a show. bet you need to do better!!

July 8, 2009

first of all the performance by yung money should not suprise anyone. if we can play songs like birthday sex on 106 & park there should not be a shock of lil wayne and his crew performing. we don't edit songs like birthday sex and we certainly do not stop it from playin. so there shouldn't be any confusion to that situation. and for the executives not to know that that was going on is poor judgment on their part, i mean it's not like these artists just go up on stage and perform anything they want. i'm sure they have to clear it up with the executives on bet.

July 8, 2009

i agree it was about michael jackson not about lil wayne & plus it was not a tribute to him it was just one of their new song! they should of did better with the bet awards! it wasn't all that good for michael dedication.....they should of have monique to do his dedication!

July 8, 2009

actually how i see it. that wasn't a tribute show that was an insult show.

July 8, 2009

debrah take notes from the mj memorial. bet is going down hill as it is. but i'm just majorly disappointed. i could of done a better job putting together the whole show. smdh!

July 8, 2009

now i don't usually do this. never wrote blogs or posted in message boards before. but after what i disturbingly saw at the bet awards 2009, i was forced to get this stuff off my chest. first of all, that was the worst bet awards i have ever watched. matter of fact, it was the worst awards i have ever watched. they should have never made it a tribute show if they knew they could not deliver. debrah did a horrible job and so did production. the camera was on the same people, the scripts sucked, the staged plays was disrespectful and uncalled for and the performances were lack luster. the young

July 8, 2009

i too agree with the others. the show as a whole was done in poor taste as a tribute to mj. young money's performance was definitely the ultimate kicker that ruined the show but it was bad from beginning to end. it should have never been changed from its original programming. it had nothing of true worth to do with michael jackson!! imo

ltlblakboy

July 7, 2009

now that i am done critiquing, i will say that the o'jays tribute and their performance was stellar. maxwell was lovely. the 90s r&b performances were great with the exception on aaron hall being hoarse. keyshia cole and monica was beautiful. jay-z was cool. ne-yo touched hearts with his micheal jackson tribute. i liked keri hilson's performance. it was cute. it was not all bad. just wasn't a proper tribute to mj and how could you get it done in 3 days. it's unfair for us to judge, but we do have opinions.

July 7, 2009

the show was an embarrassement and should never have been promoted as an tribute to michael jackson. the heart and intention was in the right, but for michael jackson, you should have taken your time and done it right. now that the memorial was executed flawlessly, it just confirm the bigots thoughts: white can do it better than black folks

ltlblakboy

July 7, 2009

i also didn't appreciate jamie foxx hamming it up at the awards. there just should have been more performers. he was entertaining, but it seemed conceited. maybe you guys will do a tribute in the future. lil' wayne and young money didn't bother me that much. i just want them to not be sloppy.

mackbn

July 7, 2009

if bet did really choose jayz and beyonce over chris brown they should apologize for that. he probably would have been more entertaining. talking about suppressing the accomplishments of your people rihanna ain't innocent she's moved so should jayz.

mackbn

July 7, 2009

bet should be ashamed of the show period it was horrible. it had nothing to do with young money i was looking forward to their performance and they were just as horrible. bet is going to have to do better than this. they are just trying to find a scape goat for putting on such horrible awards show. they should have stuck with what ever format they had an just had artists contribute how they wanted to.

July 7, 2009

...it was a mistake to claim to have put together a tribute, cause jamie foxx singing or whatever that was, was a complete disaster!

July 7, 2009

...it was a mistake to claim to have put together a tribute, cause jamie foxx singing or whatever that was, was a complete disaster!

July 7, 2009

i was extremely disapointed that the public was convinced that there was going to be a tribute to mj. i never watch bet or the awards show, for that matter, and felt that bet should've kept their show to how it was planned prior to mj's death. jamie foxx should stick to acting, and feel it was insulting to have him imitating mj. was looking forward to a respectful tribute to mj, like it was claimed, but instead found that the show was full of egos, profane behavior and complete insult! thank goodness i didn't watch the show in it's entirety, cause i probably would've killed myself! it was a m

ltlblakboy

July 7, 2009

i also didn't appreciate jamie foxx hamming it up at the awards. there just should have been more performers. he was entertaining, but it seemed conceited. maybe you guys will do a tribute. lil' wayne and them didn't bother me that much. i just want them to not be sloppy.

ltlblakboy

July 7, 2009

also, to piggyback on the apology i think that lil' wayne is always unpredictable. who knew he was going to put his daughter and her friends onstage while they sing that song? what hip hop artists wear their pants on their waists when performing? not many.

ltlblakboy

July 7, 2009

i think that bet did the best they could in the short time. it's the bet awards not the micheal jackson tribute concert, but it's not the jamie foxx show either. he was doing too much. i just wished they did a dance tribute.

July 7, 2009

i think it is sad that chris brown didn't perform at the show. i heard it was because jay-z said he wouldn't perform if they had chris brown. if that is true, that is so immature on jay-z part. i understand he is still upset about the rihanna and chris brown thing. there are two sides to every story and unfortunally, everyone hears rihanna side. no one knows what really happened but god and them. it's sad something like that happened, but we have to forgive and move on. jay-z is a lot more older than chris and for him to act like that is sad. honestly his performance wasn't as important than c

July 7, 2009

i didn't get to see the show live so i missed the original version of the pedophiles, oops,young money. however my wife told me about it and i now see the post on the website. that being said. that was awful and the should not have even been on the show with that song. in fact with all the good music out there why does b.e.t. constantly push that kind of stuff on the air. i can understand it on 106 and park, but at the award show? really? most males do "wanna f**k every girl in the world". however b.e.t. should be more responsible with the programming. bad move on your part.

July 7, 2009

everyone is upset with young money cause they preformed everygirl, during the awards and michael jackson had just died. but although there preformance was tastlest and without thought, people have to remember it was an award show not a show that was just a tribute to mj. i hate that mj is gone but young money didn't defain mj tribute show, but a regular award show with a tribute to mj in it.

July 7, 2009

i get that people were upset,i was a little shocked when i saw it too, but to just stop showing there preformance is a little rough. i mean didn't you see him take those girls out on the stage. i'm pretty sure you had time to stop it. besides even a live show is on a small delay to bleep words out that slip, what happen to your editting job with some on waynes words. that was totaly bet, everyone knew that song was full of explised lyrics and it wasn't cut. i think it still should be shown but with an advisory right before the preformance.

berr1

July 6, 2009

i thought the show was done well for short notice. i thought the tributes not only to mj were also good. as with everyone else, c. brown, usher, ciara should have performed because dancing is what they are known for and noone does it better than c. brown. the rumor is jay z gave bet an ultimatum that he would not perform if c. brown did and if this is correct, the show was not the same because of this and bet should not have taken the bait. beyonce's performance was interesting. lastly, young money definitely was terrible along with ving rhames (whose skit i did not understand either). all

July 6, 2009

i found the awards show very entertaining. jamie fox was comical and did an excellent job as host. most of the performances were good. however, the performance by young money was horrible. almost everything they said had to be censored. the language that they used was so offensive. to prevent this from happening in the future, performances should be viewed by the bet staff prior to the night of the perfomance. i was suprised that no male made a tribute to michael jackson through dance. especially since michael jackson was such a phenomonal dancer. usher, chris brown, omarion. one of thes

July 6, 2009

could bet plz answer as to why chris brown did not perform...plz the whole world was looking forward to chris brown..bet suppose to help pple to move on and support the pple not whole them down help them to get up and realize what they did wrong and move on

July 6, 2009

i really hope bet take our part into consideration. i am a big fan of bet and i was so excited about the show and when i saw the show it almost brought me to tears when i did not see chris brown he is the closest thing we will ever have to mj. bet will be nothing with out cb music we know what he did was wrong but we have to forgive pple in order to be forgiven...we need chris brown... i am a big fan of beyonce but she was nothing at the show..i cant believe that bet choose jay z and young money to perform ove cb this was so a disgrace

July 6, 2009

da bet awards wuz off da chain! da artists did a great job payin tribute 2 da king of pop michael jackson....evn thoough thy didnt hve dat much tme 2 prepare fa da shoe thy did a great job!!!!

July 6, 2009

as someone who has watched the bet awards since the beginning, i was high disappointed with the "09" awards. as black people we still have not come out of the ignorant phase. we have a black president but for what if we are not going to represent the example that he has set for us and the change he wants us all to come into. i personally believe we brought shame to the michael jackson and the jackson family. the tributes were horrible. if anyone should have done a tribute it should have been chris brown and ciara both are great dancers which represented michael jackson as an entertainer. young

July 6, 2009

as someone who has watched the bet awards since the beginning, i was high disappointed with the "09" awards. as black people we still have not come out of the ignorant phase. we have a black president but for what if we are not going to represent the example that he has set for us and the change he wants us all to come into. i personally believe we brought shame to the michael jackson and the jackson family. the tributes were horrible. if anyone should have done a tribute it should have been chris brown and ciara both are great dancers which represented michael jackson as an entertainer. young

July 6, 2009

and besides bet did the best that they could with only four days to plan everything. embarrased? we actually have sumthing that we can call ours and now u all degrade the show. what would u be watching if there was no bet tyler perry? as if hes ne better

July 6, 2009

lets be real bet is not as bad as u drama queens are making it. u degrade this channel but still u tuned in to watch it and u r on the website. bet is the only thing that we have and nobody else made a tribute to mj but bet. and as for the loose cannons such as ving rhames thats not bets fault. bet made special tributes and they did a good job. of course they could have done with out bey jay soulja boy and of course young money.

savannah2k2

July 6, 2009

i am embarrassed by the bet awards show!!! mj is a true legend and i think that bet could have done a another show to celebrate his life instead of combining it with the award show. the performances were out of and tasteless, from beyonce in her night gown then changing to glenda the good witch to jay z to lil wayne just all of it. as the history of music and mj's life we all know as fans which artist would have been better suited for a wholesome tribute to the king of pop. bet i am ashame at you!!!!!

July 6, 2009

bet awards 09...what another disgrace! i will no longer watch this network. you continue to hurt all of us. children, college students and many adults are talking about the show. why didn't you take the time to work on another show especially for michael jackson? this was horrible! ne-yo performance was the best performance. also, do you really think "tiny and toya" should have a reality show? i just can not believe how you really think your shows should be shown on tv.

July 6, 2009

i liked their performance but i really wished chris brown would have performed..mj would have wanted that!!!

July 6, 2009

the bet awards gets worse and worse each year, i really hope since you vaule our feedback some of the things said will be taken into consideration. it said that the show was made to honor michael but one of the best performances of the show was for the ojays. chris brown should be apologized him and usher are the only ones who could really do michael any justice he deserved and he should of gotten a chance. i thought thats what the show should of shown that despite what happens in the peoples lifes and what the media throws at them there is always a place for them. im just so dissapointed, and

DeloresC

July 6, 2009

the bet 2009 show was o.k. i wish chris brown would have been include in the show...he would have done a great job singing one or more of michael jackson's song and chris dancing is wonderful; i also love neyo singing solo; beauiful; i enjoy the old school (guy, tyrese, bbd, new edition, johnny gill, ect) but and i repeat i did not like the rap part at all....to much cussing.....i found this very offensive.

July 6, 2009

bet, i really hope you are hearing the massive outcry this award show is receiving. i do understand that the show changed directions within a few days but we could have done a better job in honoring mj. from the language to the performances, it could of been done in a more tasteful way. i am all about uplifting my ppl and supporting my ppl but i'm having a really difficult time supporting bet and its programming. we need to do better! please bring back intelligent programming for us to watch. we don't want our children only seeing bootie shaking, money making videos as their inspiration. they

July 6, 2009

i would have to say that this was the most hideous show i have ever seen bet have. beyonce you are a married woman now your attire was not appropriate at all. jamie foxx i thought you had more class than what you showed on that stage. young money you all know better its a time an place for everything, and last but not least bet need to come out why "chris brown" wasn't allowed to perform at the awards show, i am a 100% sure he would have done a faboulous job.

July 6, 2009

this is why i have bet blocked from my televison. yes, i said blocked. as an african american 26 year old female i am embarrassed by bet and the majority of it's programing. i have not watched bet in the past 3 years, because of the poor quality of programing you provide. tiny and toya, college hill, and keisha cole's mother's show are all poor examples of our communities. i am a graduate of clark atlanta university and i pray that bet is never allowed to come to the atlanta university center to shoot footage of any of the great schools there (clark atlanta university, morehouse college, spelm

July 6, 2009

beyonce's performance was totally inappropriate for the occasion. her attire was not tribute attire, instead wedding garb. appropriate attire for singing ave marie would be a dress or gown, not a see thru garment or an umbrella effect skirt. this performance was in poor taste.

July 6, 2009

to whom it may concern, i would hope that the apology would have been more sincere. not only was young money out of order, so was the executive team at bet. jamie foxx's performance and behavior was very inappropriate throughout the telecast. this has nothing to do with michael jackson's tribute. the show was a slap in the face to us all. to try and qualify it with an excuse about the short notice changes makes it even more disappointing. it is better to be best than first. my children were shocked at the telecast, thinking it would be about michael, who did not perform wit

July 6, 2009

i don't understand the people coming on here saying that the people that didn't like the bet awards are haters and don't know what real black entertainment is...that mess is and will never be true black entertainment. it's not even about the white people, who cares what they think, but i like good music and good performance...bet awards, hell bet in general doesn't have a lot of that. explain t-pain's getup wtf was that about? beyonce needs to get over herself, she's not all that, neither is her hubby and like someone pointed out, he dissed everyone in the audience, i like drake because i love

July 6, 2009

i would like bet to comment on why chris brown wasn't allowed to perform. they are honoring mj and we all know what he accused of doing.(but mj you still the king)it's just time to put an end to the rumors about jay-z is the reason he didn't perform. with the rude language and the songs they chose to sing, chris couldn't had done a worst job. that was the worst show in history. i don't even want to see the encore again it was trash.

blackulouschick

July 6, 2009

i thought the show was just not entertaining enough as a fan of micheal.i thought jamie was clowning mike and the performers were not all that great.beyonce wore something that look like it came off of victoria secret runway and the song wasnt all that.lil wayne and drake took it to another level with the song they sang.i wish chris brown was on there because he would have given us the next best thing to a real jackson performance.yes chris was in hot water but hey if rihanna aint mad then neither am i.so what if sharpton,jay-z or beyonce would be mad or not show up,life goes on and so does wo

July 6, 2009

to the person that said bet is for younger people in their 20s, you're right, but the bet awards aren't. if so, they wouldn't bring back groups from back in the day like keith sweat and bbd and wouldn't give lifetime achievement awards to groups like the o'jays every year. i'm in my 20s and i only watch the bet awards every year because they bring back the old school. now, my point is this year i was disgusted by the awards show. very disappointed bet! and it started with the hosts on 106 and park, who know nothing about mj and made it obvious. if you're going to do an awrds show, do they show

July 6, 2009

i thought overall the bet awards was good. i felt the content and lyrics of the young money performance was inapropriate and disrespectful. there were elders and children in the audiance and watching the show from home.

MsMelo

July 6, 2009

bet(black entertainment television), i use the term loosely. words can not express how deeply disgusted i am with your award show.first, you open the show with a mediocre, tribute to the legendary king of pop. sure there were very few bright moments of the show;ne-yo's rendition of "lady in my life", the o'jays tribute performance by tyrese, johnny gill, and trey songz as well as the honorees themselves.this was supposed to be dedicated to michael jackson and all i got from the show was mediocre talent for the most part and last minute thrown together production.michael meant so much to the mu

July 6, 2009

i think bet should apologize about the entire show!!!!!!! i watched it on the eastcoast and nothing was edited, the jokes were inappropiate, and the comment made by ving rhames about other award shows, etc. tv networks as big as bet needs to understand that a wide range of audiences watch their network and award shows. children, teens, adults, etc. completely unprofessional, hated it, and i have not watched bet as much since. many people feel the same way. i was embarrased and humilated!

July 6, 2009

the tribute to michael jackson was wonderful. i just think that some one needs to let beyonce know that her tribute was not appealing at all. i was not understanding how she could not even mention michael jackson name, before dedicating a song in his honor. i am not one of those beyonce haters, i just did not get what she was wearing and her performance was awlful. beyonce, needs to be told by bet that you are a role model to younger women and her bra and panties attire needs to be laid to rest. i no that michael jackson was a fan of classical music but beyonce did not give tribute to the lega

July 6, 2009

the tribute to michael jackson was wonderful. i just think that some one needs to let beyonce know that her tribute was not appealing at all. i was not understanding how she could not even mention michael jackson name, before dedicating a song in his honor. i am not one of those beyonce haters, i just did not get what she was wearing and her performance was awlful. beyonce, needs to be told by bet that you are a role model to younger women and her bra and panties attire needs to be laid to rest. i no that michael jackson was a fan of classical music but beyonce did not give tribute to the lega

jshana10

July 6, 2009

personlly, i liked the bet awards this year. yeah they could have done better, but you have to realize they changed most of the setting when mj died in only four days and also chris brown still in that getting-his-image-back-together-period so he wont be out for a while. i thought everyone did a good job and if you should have expected that out of lil wayne because thats what he potrays himself as. but as for the the new line-up of shows....bet can you please pick up the game for crying out loud????

July 6, 2009

i watched the show with my 11 year old daughter and on the most part we were both disappointed. she was moreso because chris brown was not a part of the show. i because while i understood and appreciated what bet was trying to do, i felt it was not worthy of the type of tribute michael jackson deserved. i feel as though the show would have been better served if perhaps in the beginning of the broadcast a statement of sort would have been read expressing bet's sympathy to the family , the original show went on as planned, and later a tribute planned which was truly dedicated to michael jack

July 5, 2009

bet is not for adults....it never was and it'll never be...all im hearing is "im shocked and im appalled" the bet awards is just like the hip hop awards, its for teenagers to like late 20's i mean mj died 3 days b4 the live show, of course it wasnt going to be what you expected it to be, ppl need more time for events like that

July 5, 2009

bet should've let chris performed.chris was going to have the best performance in the history of the bet awards because michael jackson was his idol and you know he was going to show out.bet yall should do another show and honor the king of pop the right way.hopefully yall can get the whole jackson family there.

July 5, 2009

everybody saying how michael jackson inspired them and if it wasn't for him they wouldn't be where they at now.if michael would have seen those performances he would be so disappointed.i know people down here in memphis who is talented and can put on a better show than that.they should've let chris brown perform because chris loved michael and michael liked chris because he called chris on his b-day.chris brown was going to do a great job to one of mj's songs because he can sing and dance.the best performances of the night was keyshia,monica, and new edition.chris was gone have the best perfor

July 5, 2009

this is the worst bet award show i have ever seen. the tribute to mj was not put together properly.chris brown should have did mj dance "thriller" no body else can do it. it was more jamie foxx show he did everything-give somebody else a chance to perform.

July 5, 2009

we want chris brown

July 5, 2009

my 17 daughter said the show sucked n u know they like anything poppn .mtv will do a better job

July 5, 2009

my friends internet pals keep talking about the bet awards in not a good way .please as fans we deserve to know the truth behind /the noshow of of a dance tribute i am in my 40s and i was saddened by the show .jay-z & bey need to sit down somewhere look at your reveiws and think again about your show /i guess mtv will do it better /please cancel the frankie &neffie show frankie got to much s*** with her still n doing a show will not help her at this point n time/who did neffies hair and makeup whomever did needs to be fired i love black tv but the awards show was embarassing for me as a parent

July 5, 2009

one thing that bothered me about the show was the number of explicit songs that were allowed to go on. i know that there was censoring, but it still shows very poor judegement on behalf of the artists and the network. also, shows like tiny & toya, and college hill are pretty embarassing. the cast members swear, use poor language,and portray a bad view of our people. another thing that bothers me is that bet airs many commercials about getting tested for hiv, which is a good cause, but none about the benefits of abstinence, which is the only foolproof way to prevent hiv/aids and other stds. i t

July 5, 2009

there is no need to apologize. certain rappers can be very unpreditable. i loved the whole show and i congratulate you guys for putting it together and also shifting it for mj in such a short time. they were no need indeed for cursing like they did but it happened and we can't change that. i love bet, keep up with the good work.

July 5, 2009

also, for future shows, please demand that your artists and performers pull up their pants!!!! looking poorly should not be a standard that is seen by any child, no matter how much money the entertainer has.

July 5, 2009

bet, please re-think your programming. 106 & park, tiny and toya (awful and embarrassing), and all of the reality shows lack the substance that viewers want to see. i understand that you want to cater to a certain demographic, but where do you draw the line. i had stopped watching the network many years ago, and tuned in to see if we would put on the best tribute, but i was hurt and disappointed by what i saw. the best part of the show, was the peformance by ne-yo. i thought it was beautiful and was indeed a true tribute to miichael. also, for future shows, please demand that yo

July 5, 2009

it with me. i am also saddened that a network headed by another woman, would allow such nonsense to be portrayed to 10 million viewers. i watched the show with my son and a few students and hoped as the show progressed that it would get better, but was sadly disappointed especially at the end.

July 5, 2009

as a mother and a teacher, i was so appalled at the bet awards show '09 that i had to apologize to my son and my students that i invited over to view it with me. i am also saddened that a network headed by another woman, would allow such nonsense to be portrayed to 10 million viewers. i watched the show with my son and a few students and hoped as the show progressed that it would get better, but was sadly disappointed especially at the end. bet, please re-think your programming. 106 & park, tiny and toya (awful and embarrassing), and all of the reality shows lack the substance that view

July 5, 2009

i really injoyed the bet awards but cris brown should have came out and danced like m.j cause cant know one do it like cris can still r.i.p mj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

July 5, 2009

i am appalled that jamie foxx played the race card as he made a tribute to michael jackson. why? mj never did that. he made it an effort to present music that could be appreciated by all. all means all. jamie foxx is simpleton. bet do us and yourself a favor by securing better hosts for future shows.

July 5, 2009

i thought the recent bet award show was beyond awful. jamie foxx made several comments laced with profanity. beyonce sang ave maria and in the arms of an angel in a funky looking body suit. how distasteful! the rappers who took the stage gyrating and displaying their underwear was unnecessary. and to think that this show was to commemorate the passing of the king of pop-michael jackson-is such a travesty. bet you can do better. please put together a proper and respectful memorial show for michael jackson fans and please consider not having jamie foxx as a host for any future presentation

TeeMac831

July 5, 2009

what did jayz do threathen not to support bet any more. believe me you have plenty of supports do not let one person dictate your show. look at the audience you already had violent laced entertainers in the seats who did or is still doing worse than what chris brown did. its not fair to select who to forgive and who not to. the network is called the black entertainment television, supporting all no matter what. i guess after ti gets out of jail you all going to do a reality series on him coming home. makes you wonder don't it.

TeeMac831

July 5, 2009

after hearing that mj died i just knew that bet was going to do the ultimate tribute to mj. i was thinking something like chris brown and usher maybe doing an opening act together or separately. these two are huge mj fans if you did not know. but new edition, the has beens, come on i know as well as everyone else knows that you could have done better. let's look at the woman beaters that were on stage: bobby brown, don c. tyrese. bobby brown the drug user and wife beater and let us not forget don c. who domestic violence incident is just under a year old, and yes tyrese beat u his woman a

July 5, 2009

bet needs to issue a statement on how their going to do a fitting tribute to michael jackson in the future. they can edit out the performance all they want. the terrible show has already happened. you're trying to tell me they didn't watch these rehearsals before they were allowed to perform.

July 5, 2009

good afternoon bet, i'm a mj historian, since we literal are in the same age bracket. i feel that the awards show did have a few highlights, however, it was aimed toward the audience of the now generation. not for everyone. jaime foxx continuously plugged himself, and could have used that airtime to allow other performance such chris brown & usher, which in past shows honestly paid homage to mj. if these stars were declined due to now present media issue, mj himself had media issue yet you wanted to immortalize him. what did jay-z or beyonce's performances have to do with a tribute? most impo

vanessa038

July 5, 2009

there were parts that made the show., jamie was awesome ., o'jays legends., johnny., tyrese., trey., (good job)., ne-yo., but the rest wa just a mess.,. they through it togather.,. bet should have waited to give a more fitting tribute.,., i agree with the comment left(i was very unsatisfied and disappointed with this award show. i was expecting something more exciting, something that really would honor mj. all i got was a bunch a non classy women and vulgar language) michael deserved more much more.,., b.e.t go back to the days when donnie was hosting and take a que from him and that is how a

July 5, 2009

young money, lol, well drake, i hope you have learned something. jay-z and bey, who in the hell do you two think that you are? you have no right to stop chris brown from being on stage!!! i don't care how much money you got!the both of them should have stayed at home because they both was wack! bet, i mtv would have told his butt where he could go.chris brown isn't the first to hit a woman, and he won't be the last.i just hope that he has learned one thing, "if you got to hit her then you don't need her." hell, jay probably done hit him a few, but nobody didn't stop him from going on stage. th

July 5, 2009

i just cannot believe you bet! everybody who's in the music business should know off top that micheal jackson and quincy jones are the only reason there is an black award show today! sure there have an many great black artists,but micheal changed the game. doors that most likely would have never been open, micheal open those doors for everyone!that award show should have been the best damn award ever! but i see people like to forget the people who made great thing possible. another thing that made me hot was when jamie said micheal belong to black people. no! micheal belongs to god! young mon

July 5, 2009

b.e.t. do you really hear our cries? when will you realize that we are not impressed by the negative images that you continually portray of us through the media? while i do believe that b.e.t. is ultimately an entertainment channel. i am certain that there can be a happy medium. as for the awards you know that was a crying shame. chris brown still has fans that love him. i am a student that just graduated i will be more than happy to give you ideas for positive shows.

July 5, 2009

bobby brown performed!!! don c gave an award!! bobby use to beat whitney houston down!! debora lee iam so so so dissapointed in the one network that's suppose to represent us!! i think mtv would have told jay z to go get his own network to run!!!!can't believe chris brown was pulled!!!! i have footage of jay z pie facing some lady, don cornelieus is a known woman beater and t.i is in jail for a felony!!! and you are gonna tell me that chris brown can't perform!!! that's hypocritical like a motha!!! some criminals can perform but others cant? jay z is a great rapper but he cant dance or sing (h

July 5, 2009

i need a statement about chris brown

July 5, 2009

bet ya'll dont know what your talking about.. the award show was wack, basically it was jamie foxx performing like billions of times... and verry veryy veryy disrespectful to chris brown, on what you guys did and not letting him perform because of the whole rihanna thing, or w.e jay-z said to bet network, it was to pay respect to mj and a tribute to him, and everyone knows no one can imitate the dance moves like chris can, and it was very un called for, and he still has his fans, and i dont like bet because of that now!!!!!!

July 5, 2009

personally i think bet takes every little thing too personal ... first you wouldnt let chris brown perform on the award show because of what happend or w.e jay-z said.. and that is totally wrong because he was trying to pay a tribute to michael jackson, not like it was anything, paying his respect for him, and just last minute to let not to do i thought was was vert disrespectful, and the lil wayne thing, yeaa it shouldnt of happend, but you dont have put it out like that.. by sayind "bet deeply regrets" yeaa the performance was kinda disrespected but w.e happend, happend, and i think bet are

July 5, 2009

um...first i would like to say i loved the awards, it made me laugh and cry. i enjoyed the performances. i dont think its fair that everbody's coming at lil wayne....you guys know how he is...if you dont youtube his performances its all the same...as far as the tribute thing jamie did a great job as the host...and if so many ppl is saying how is lil wayne's performance a tibute, how was beyonce's, jayz's, jamie's and keyshia cole...lol...at the end of the day people did they own thing..let it go....it is bet for god sakes, i mean you would know how people perform by their lyrics, c'mon now...a

July 5, 2009

um...first i would like to say i loved the awards, it made me laugh and cry. i enjoyed the performances. i dont think its fair that everbody's coming at lil wayne....you guys know how he is...if you dont youtube his performances its all the same...as far as the tribute thing jamie did a great job as the host...and if so many ppl is saying how is lil wayne's performance a tibute, how was beyonce's, jayz's, jamie's and keyshia cole...lol...at the end of the day people did they own thing..let it go....it is bet for god sakes, i mean you would know how people perform by their lyrics, c'mon now...a

July 5, 2009

i was very unsatisfied and disappointed with this award show. i was expecting something more exciting, something that really would honor mj. all i got was a bunch a non classy women and vulgar language. about lil wayne`s performance, it was humiliating. i was embarrassed for him. i enjoyed drakes performance and was happy he high tailed his butt off the stage before lil wayne performed. i also was very hurt when i heard that one of my fav performers couldnt perform because of jay z.!! seriously.?! bet is sad.

July 5, 2009

i am so livid with bet and i watched this award show and i most certainly won’t be tuning in again!! don c. was on that stage when he beat a woman, t.i won an award from jail, bobby brown was able to perform, jay-z punched a woman in the face on camera and performed so what gives? it hurts so badly to see bet dishing out the crap they called a “tribute” complete with jaime making an ass of himself/promoting his own endeavors. chris still has a lot of fans whether they like it or not. that rihanna case is totally separate from mj. he is more important than rihanna and chris combined and their

July 5, 2009

bet and ceo debra lee, i enjoyed the bet awards this year as well as your host change. for such a short time to change your whole show for the great entertainer king of pop michael jackson passing bet pulled it off. i was a little disappointed with all the rumors surrounding jay-z and chris brown. chris brown and usher should have been included in this show as well as chris tucker. i hope that bet is not passing judgement on chris brown. i love you jay-z,but remember you were a kid once too! no one gave up on you so don't give up on him(chris brown). and i'll see you in concert on tuesday

July 5, 2009

and why the hell were tiny and toya given so much air time and attention, but not a decent mj tribute. bet stop the freaking madness.....tv one y'all...i'm telling you that's what bet is supposed to be...

July 5, 2009

it should have been jamie foxx at the beginning, neyo and jamie singing "i'll be there" at the end and stars giving their memories of mj before commercial breaks. that's it!! the rest should have been the original show and if stars want to shout out mj then so be it, but bet should have waited to do a real tribute. bet you disappoint me on so many levels. this is truly black exploitation television at it's best.

July 5, 2009

this show was horrible!!!! that was not an mj tribute!!! shame on bet for going for ratings over waiting to do a decent tribute. mj was black and this is supposed to be black entertainment television. where was chris brown, usher, justin timberlake, chris tucker, omarion, and mario? ginuwine, ciara and neyo should have been dancing. how in the hell do you have an mj tribute without dancing?!! are you kidding me? tv one (what bet is supposed to be) has a much better tribute scheduled to air later this month. bet let me tell you what you should have done since you only had 3 days to put it toget

July 4, 2009

everybody i talked said the same thing wtf u need to look on facebook and other media outlets to c what they r saying chris brown should have performed and the sad thing is u know it to don cornelius was there and his charges r longer and worse than chris/worst show ever next time let some dancers perform /hell mj had all kinds of accusations against him but we still loved him as we do chris brown/as i said the worst show every

July 4, 2009

also i am very sad that bet did not have a dance tribute to mj ,chris brown should have performed debra lee u let them get to u and therefor u had the sorriest show i had ever seen .jay-z did a tribute to himself bey looked trashy her outfit did not match her song /keri hilson i had to turn my head when she was on stage /jamie was ok as a host but where were the dancers /now mtv will out shine u once again when they hold a tribute to mj we no it was last minute but damn u could of done better than that/it was for mj not al sharpton or camel man u really let the fans down .

July 4, 2009

naturally bet rushed to be the first to hold a show to honor mj, i understand that. but sometimes rushing to be the first has its consequences. the show was lackluster to say the least and with more time - a better line up could have appeared to honor our mj properly being funny without offensive. we really honor you mj and hope this show didn't offend your memory

July 4, 2009

thank god for neyo and his talent!! he was the only performed who held it down for the cause- which was honoring mj! ciara can't sing (which i didn't realize until she had to be still and actually sing without shaking her ass all over the place), jamie foxx destroyed (i mean that in the worst way) his song with neyo at the end of the show and every pre-show performer was horrible! mj we will miss your showmanship and real/raw talent. we are left with lil waynes and a bunch of other overrated kids. we will quickly realize how fortunate we were to have his talent on earth with us

July 4, 2009

although i appreciate the apology,i believe it was a little too late.we do understand that the passing of mr.jackson was sudden,perhaps his tribute should have come at a later date.i expected beyonce' to at the very least perform one of his many hits,but of course she disappointed me yet again.neyo did a great job! this awards show was supposed to showcase our many talents as african americans and also to show our thanks and many appreciations to mr.jackson,to the rest of the world.but we failed miserably.i hope and pray that bet can and will redeem themselves with a proper tribute to the best

July 4, 2009

when watching the bet awards show in front of "company" i was embarrassed!!! where was usher, chris brown, mariah carey, whitney houston, madonna, gladys knight, ???? i mean you had lil wayne, jay z (who need to sit his old so-and-so down and retire already) the best part of the show was ciara, ne-yo, who paid a very nice tribute to mj. i could not believe how horrible this show was! i wish mtv, the grammys, american musical awards or anyone else could have done the first mj tribute. the comments that jamie fox made about mj, *being moist, and making a mockery of mj* was downright dist

mstasty1

July 4, 2009

bet should totally ashamed of themselves.. jaime foxx holding his private talking bout the size.. lil wayne ugly ass is a total embarrassement. that show totally sucked right along with that song beyonce sang. ya'll should have did something on a diffrent occassion to honor michael jackson. ving was stupid as hell and obviously high off something. bet is losing it's touch foreal.

July 4, 2009

that was the only part of the show that bet found offensive? bet ceo debra lee needs to take a hard look in the mirror before calling someone out. jamie foxx's opening was very offensive and crude especially when bet was stating that this was a tribute to micheal jackson. remember this was the bet awards not the source awards or comicview! the excessive profanity and over the top behavior was a nod to the way closed-minded people think and believe how black people act - like a bunch of chuckin and divin fools! criticize all of the questionable acts, not just one. kudos to terrance and rosci fo

July 4, 2009

i want bet to know that when they have the bet walk of fame this year, it needs to be a tribute to michael jackson so that they can have time to do it and do it right. michael would not have wanted that sad ending. there should have been some dancing...where were usher, chris brown, and justin timberlake? that is what we really needed!

July 4, 2009

i've been reading that you all said that chris brown was never confirmed. but let me make something clear a few minutes before the show i came to bet.com and the first thing i saw was "word on the tweet...chris brown will be opening the show." that's who i expected to see performing not all those other foolish performances that had nothing to do with michael jackson.(with an exception to neyo, ciara and j. foxx).

July 4, 2009

i believe bet should apologize for the entire show. the fans were left disappointed, and there is no reason why we didn't see a full tribute to michael jackson. if you couldn't get usher, you should have allowed chris brown to perform. i sincerely hope mtv does it right, and unfortunately they will capture the moment bet had a chance to make.

July 4, 2009

when i heard about mj passing, i knew bet was going 2 pay tribute. i thought usher and especially chris brown were going 2 dance and sing. when i heard that chris brown could not perform b/c jay z would drop out the show (who cares) could of did without jay z performance. would have took chris brown over jay z any day. bet should of thought about that before they made that decision.and i didnt like his wife performance tooo i thought she was going to do ego or diva

July 4, 2009

when i heard about mj passing, i knew bet was going 2 pay tribute. i thought usher and especially chris brown were going 2 dance and sing. when i heard that chris brown could not perform b/c jay z would drop out the show (who cares) could of did without jay z performance. would have took chris brown over jay z any day. bet should of thought about that before they made that decision.

July 4, 2009

am disappointed wit this year's awards,young money perfomance realy sucked,for ne-yo that was better n bravo the o'jays..rip mike.

July 4, 2009

i hope my comment is valued. i must say i am a true fan of bet. whether the rumor is correct or not, i feel like chris brown should have been allowed to perform and pay tribute to michael. i believe that there were many factors which contributed to him or rhianna not appearing but that hurt the show. as for the thrown together performances you could tell that they were last minute. peopple are being very critical of wayne, young money and drake; however, please tell me why they aren't mentioning kerri hilson performance, jay z's performance. serioulsy the death of the autotune didn't have anyt

July 4, 2009

whe i heard that michael jackson has died, i knew the bet awards 09 wasn't going to be what i expected. i understand that they had to change yheir whole show. it was still good but with jamie as the host it was supposed to be off the hook funny but it was more of a tribute show to michael than an awards show. i think that they should have just had a few people perform sime of his songs and then later do a segment show remembering michael jackson with his own show i think he deserved that and all that bet has done in remembering him already. bet is doing a great job.

July 4, 2009

i meant to say that i didnt know if kerri was acting like mj or elvis..

July 4, 2009

i feel that there should have been a great performance/tribute to mj in the beginning of the show and the rest should have went on as planned. i love jamie but i didnt enjoy his hosting abilities. i felt awkward through out the whole show. i dont know if kerri hilson was acting like mj or elvir???? young money was a disgrace. then to have all fof those little girls up there during they're performance was ridiculous. where was the respect for mj family. they are very religous and there was too much profanity. chris brown shouldve been there, usher, ciara, even mc hammer... no matter what i sti

blaqsuccess03

July 4, 2009

i was very disappointed in the awards this year. after last year, i was super excited about tuning in and then after mj's passing and the talk about the tribute to mj was in place i couldnt wait. i enjoyed a few performances but i was hoping to have enjoyed the whole show! i think there should have been a presentation of dancing and singing for mj at the beginning or in the middle ya know to get the crowd up and celebrate mj's music. i could go on and on but what's the point it over now!

July 4, 2009

it's amazing that you all did not give chris brown the opportunity to perform and pay tribute to his idol but you give t.i. an award and he's in jail. am i the only one who sees how wrong and hypocritical that is.

July 4, 2009

i was dissapointed with the performance of young money. for such a show it was not needed. jamie foxx tried but he was too impromptu he needed to be more scripted or followed the teleprompter more. at times his comments were embarrassing.yes mj was ours but he was more than ours. where were we when he went through his trials? i know that we have better quality entertainers than those featured on the show. hats off to alicia keyes and wyclef, i pray that others will take note. the best performance was the tribute to the o jays. that was excellent and the music was dead on. thanks for what

July 4, 2009

everyone that keeps pointing out the fact that they only had a few days to prepare, let me tell you something, debra lee stated from her own mouth that they were turning the whole show around to be a tribute to michael jackson. thats what she said on behalf of bet okay. so instead of waiting a few weeks and making the necessary preparations to have a more planned tribute for him they capitalized on the fact that millions of people were gonna be tuning in to see what they were gonna do for him on their awards show. so please stop trying to make excuses for them because guess what its not workin

July 4, 2009

let me just say that if you are a real/true fan of michael jackson and you saw nothing wrong with bet's supposed tribute to him on sunday night then something is terribly wrong.

July 4, 2009

i liked the show especially since it had to rearrange with the death of michael. i missed the first hour, but the rest of the show was enjoyable. it was nice to see kieth sweat, guy, johnny gill...i was excited..i love what janet jackson had to say about her brother. ciara can't sing, why didn't they ask chrissette michele to sing that song? beyonce, did a great job, but i am tired of her hair, her look is tiring. i am so proud of alicia keys and wyclef, doing positive things. they could have had a better ending...who is drake? did jay z really have to be there?

July 4, 2009

i know things changed quickly for the staff but to be honest, i think a lot of it was not properly honoring michael. people are quick to criticize someone when they make a mistake and they want to judge and with that said, chris brown would have done a great job representing mike. chris has taken responsibility for his actions. he is a young man and we as older people (jay z, whom i am a big fan) should take them under our wings and be an example to them to help them learn from their mistakes. chris deserves another chance and because of the way we like to keep one another down, chris was not

July 4, 2009

i was very upset with the lil wanyne show he's daughter was there no respect at all.get2gether.still luv b.e.t

July 4, 2009

i think the awards show was awful. if anything they should have moved the date back and prepped better instead of trowing this togather. most of the time jamie looked like a dear in headlights,did he not want to read the teleprompter or could he not read it? they showed no respect to mj.i enjoyed kerri,and the throw back hits. everything else was a joke. i wont even begin to talk about bey.all i can say is wtf.

July 4, 2009

bet did a sad job, even though time constraints were upon them, the tribute to mj was off target by a long shot. chris brown should have performed, along with usher, they really could have done some justice. the chosen performers were not a great pick and jamie foxx was not a good host for this event. for all mj has given to black music, this was the best bet could give to salute the king of pop...a disgrace.

July 4, 2009

im sorry ahead of time, but this was complete trash. bet needs to apologize for this award show and how extremely disrespectful this "tribute" was to michael jackson and his family. jamie foxx and lil wayne both need to make pubic apologies as well. when they played the race card, i was seriously sick to? my stomach. michael jackson had a global impact on so many people, no matter what color they are. this was a huge disgrace.

July 4, 2009

seriously, the awards were ok but not great. jamie did a wonderful job. jay z is not proving nothing to nobody. he is not perfect. and if he can go around making threats then he can get his own award show. i was disappointed in both he and his wife' performance. i would have loved to see chris brown. especially, since none of their performances had anything to do with michael! i like jay z and beyonce, but they weren't worth the threat.

July 4, 2009

&& beyonce's performance was classy!! she did ave maria which is a very popular classical piece....im tired of her being sasha fierce, i was happy to see beyonce...it was kinda boring though lol...but forgat chris brown bet needed usher, mary j and diana that wud have been a bangin show...

July 4, 2009

wow....i am so shocked byt hese comments. i actually commend bet for changing the theme of the show in such little time..... it just hurts to know why they didnt do this tribute whil mj was alive.... there have been many tributes on every other artist but not for mj...poor mj...we claimed he was essential to music but yall couldnt even show him that love while he was still breathing... but anyways the drake performance was not embarrasing....it wasnt eventhat big of a deal...thats what the young kids are listening to and that song was in an high demand to be performed...bet got thousands of vi

July 4, 2009

i didn't see the whole show. i happened to tune in to beyonce singing with some crap on. i thought to myself "is this the bet awards? i didn't even know what the hell she was singing. her husband sucked also. this show was not a tribute to mj. i felt bad for janet when she walked on stage. it looked like she was fighting back the tears. i thought latoya luckett was supose to perform?

July 4, 2009

bet should also apologize for the mockery that was made of mj. that show was a dishonor and totally direspectful to mj and his family. i will never look at jamie foxx or bet they same again. i am so disgusted.

July 4, 2009

the show was not that bad. to be honest i always wait for the performances in any award show. who cares about chris brown. this would have been the wrong show for him to show his a** after what he did. neyo did a good job and so did jaime with the short notice they had to work with. maxwell,tyrese& jonny gill...and kheri did good jobs. beyonce.. i'm over the leotard's. why?? 1 video was enough we get it!!! i think bet will make up with the real tribute show...

terrasgirl101

July 4, 2009

i honestly wasnt that disappointed with the show outside of beyonce, young money, ciara's attempt @ heal the world and the amount of times i had to look @ neyo w/ his hat off. okay so maybe i was. i was mostly disappointed with selection of performers for the mj tribute. i'll chalk it up to time constraints but the the plethora of artist the credit mj as their biggest inspiration you would think that they'd be lining up to take part in the first tribute to him. and perhaps they were but maybe bet wasnt willing to give some of the less notable but equally talented artists the opportunity. i per

blessedgirl

July 4, 2009

this show had a lot of class--and it was all low. (except new edition)

July 4, 2009

this awawrd show was wack it was so bland and lame and u could tell it was put toghether at the last min and the hypest performance was lil wayne and drake and them so yall need to leave them alone they the only reason yall show gets atleast a half a star from me

July 3, 2009

i keep hearing the word "embarassment" to be honest the reason ppl are so upset is due to the fact that they know "white" ppl were watching the show. why are we so consumed with trying to impress or be on our best behavior because we are afraid of what they may think? second the show was more focused on 30-50yr olds and those are not the main viewers of your station. and why did you let one man bully you!jay-z and his wife were amoung the worst prefomances. he disrespected almost every artist there with is d.o.a hater song. trust chris brown will be on the mtv awards doin a mj tribute. young

July 3, 2009

i must admit i was very disppointed with this years' award show. it actually appeared as though it was put on at the last minute, too many mistakes - where was the editing and can someone please get the sound right? while i applaud bet for wanting to be the first to pay tribute to michael jackson, i actually would have preferred that they planned an event later to include those artists that were not in attendance and provide for better writing. i must say that this is the first time i do not remember the awards that were even given out, nevermind mind the fact that i didn't even know who the

July 3, 2009

i am a huge fan of bet, however the awards were an embarassment. the performances lacked respect, especially lil waynes performance. as a black network i expected more respect for michael as a black entertainment icon who was not just loved in america, but all over the world. also people who dont regularly watch bet tuned in sunday for the supposed tribute to michael jackson. instead we saw t-pain wearing a ridiculous chain. it has been said chris brown wasn't allowed to perform any michael jackson songs, because covergirl said they would pull out. i understand the show was put together in a m

July 3, 2009

i think the bet awards sucked butt this year . iwas waiting for somw performace to show our love for the king but it never happened. such a disappointment!i wanted to see chris brown but no such hope. i think that u should listen to the views and give us what we want. for get jay-z and beyonce if theuy would not have performaned that would have been ok -

July 3, 2009

the bet awards this year was uggghhh.. so horrible give u guys credit for paying respect to the king of pop but the performances ughh.. keri hilson..(whack) young money even more whack drake shud have stayed home..i think micheal was bout entertainment i wanted 2 be entertain didnt get that n y chirs brown didnt perform i just know he wud have shut it down the bet awards needed sum chirs up in there maybe next year the show will be better??

July 3, 2009

first i would like to say i love bet, but the bet awards was missing a very important part for the tribute to the king of pop. chris brown should my all means should have been there his performance would have really made the show better.

July 3, 2009

first i would like to say i love bet, but the bet awards was missing a very important part for the tribute to the king of pop. chris brown should my all means should have been there his performance would have really made the show better.

July 3, 2009

chris brown should of been there. beyonce and jay - z should of stayed home. why would beyonce sing a church son in a nightie. everyone has mde mistakes in their life no one is perfect. the show was horrible, too much beeping, the raper was no good. bet should of done better or waited until it could have been done right. all the wrong people was there.

July 3, 2009

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July 3, 2009

first, i'd like to say i think the show was very well put together, and i'm glad chris brown wasn't there micheal was no woman beater. i'm glad that there were micheal songs performed, and that the artist did some of there own songs because micheal was about entertainment. the drake and young money performance would have been o.k if it wasn't for all the bad words that you couldn't enjoy the song for everyother words being beeped out.they should have performed for the per show and maybe bet should have let day26 perform on the stage. it just wasn't the time for all that foul mouth and lil' way

July 3, 2009

the bet awards 2009 was great and the bet awards did a good job paying tribute to mj since his tragedy was so abrupt i'm not to concerned about the specifics in the performances except for drakes he should have sat this one out anyway this show is for and about black entertainment television everything else is null and void now i was hoping to see performances by every body else who seem distant but they weren't there so oh well i really dont know why and unless they state as to why they weren't there on bet i'm not going to believe everything in the media

July 3, 2009

first i would like to say that the bet awards 2009 was great! bet continues to surprise me every year when i tune in with performances by artists who i often wonder about. secondly, i want to say that the bet awards did a good job with paying tribute to michael jackson since his tragedy was so abrupt. i'm not to concerned about the specifics in the performances except for drake's performance (i do feel he should have sat this one out). anyway this show is for and about blacks hence the name black entertainment television. thats what the show did displayed the talents of black celebrities(thos

July 3, 2009

didn't don cornelius beat up his wife....but he was there. didn't jay-z hit a female a while back....he was there. how many times has lil wayne been arrested.....do you get my drift. michael jackson paved the way for every single artist that stepped foot in that building sunday night...whether they can dance, sing, bounce up and down, whatever the case may be he opened the doors for all of them. and thats the way you all repay him....lord today. anybody who wanted to dedicate a performance to michael jackson(chris brown) should have been allowed to do so. case closed

July 3, 2009

you'll are doing chris brown the same way you'll did michael jackson. unfair.lil wayne and crew was an ghetto mess for that kind of show.you knew the whole world would be watching.plan show correctly next time.apologizes not accepted.it was an embarassment to me ,michael and the bet viewers.r.i.p.michael jackson

July 3, 2009

y do people keep saying, i wish chris brown was there. bet did get that part right. fox news and every other media outlet would have a feilday on bet. it would have been in poor taste to have him preform right now. it would have been to soon. he just got convicted last week. maybe when the vma's or the grammys roll around. but are we surprise at the actions of bet. bet is the new amos and andy, with shows like tiny and toya and frankie and neffie. case closed

July 3, 2009

i didn't see much of the awards show, but what i did see i enjoyed with the exception of what beyonce called herself doing. i was expecting to see chris brown and was surprised to read the next day as to why he wasn't there. i don't know who jay z thinks he is. who is he to sit back and try to pass judgement on anyone. i'm pretty sure i am not the only person who could have cared less if he had pulled out if chris brown was on the show. i wish he had and taken his wife with him. both their performances were garbage as far as i am concerned. hasn't jay z ever made a mistake in his life? does h

July 3, 2009

who cares...its a freedom of speech if you dont like it turn it off... its 2009 yall need to stop acting like,,yall dont think the stuff people say..yall just afriad to say it...how would any of us be here with out sex, and a lil freakyness

July 3, 2009

while the apology is accepted. i really hope that was not y chris brown was pulled from the show, cuz if that was the reason then we deserve an apology for that as well. i liked the show otherwise, for what was pulled together at the last minute and who could be there, i feel you worked with what you had. one thing i would really like to see is for jamie foxx to host next year as well. i feel with the death of michael jackson (rip) it overshadowed the awesome job jamie could have done. bet was promoting him so much and so well, i thk he deserves another shot.

July 3, 2009

is that it bet??? seriously? sorry but there needs to be an apology for the entire show: with the exception of neyo performance, alicia keys and wyclef and apperance by janet jackson.... the show was an embarrasement! i just read that the show recieved 10.3 million viewers the most in any music award history. meaning 10.3 million people witnessed the embarrasing mockery of black entertainment!.. and you do realize why so many viewers tuned in right??? to see a tribute to michael jackson. you promoted this show to be a tribute it wasnt it was a hot mess!..... honestly bet you all do not need to

July 3, 2009

i think that there performance was the best. they performed what everyone wanted to hear. i was getting so tired of everyones performance being about michael jackson. instead of acknowledging him when he died, they should have acknowledged him while he was living.the girls were not being inappropriate and the language, even if it was edited the viewers and the girl no what he was saying so it shouldn't matter. previous bet awards have been filled with bad language and explicit content and plenty of children were in the audience. last i feel if anyone had a problem while watching they should ha

July 3, 2009

i totally agree the young money performance was horrible & disrespectful. i would also like to add my disappointment w/ the show as a whole. i also saw that chris brown would be doing a tribute and in all honestey he was the best for the job. i was so disgusted when i saw that the reason he did not perform was because jayz threateneed to pull him & beyonce out. the show ccould have done w/o beyonce's horrible performance anyway and jayz was not needed either if it meant a great performance from chris.

July 3, 2009

i can appreciate the apology concerning that ridiculous performance by wayne and drake. however, you all should also apologize for the so called tribute to michael jackson as well. that was not a tribute. neyo, ciara, and jamie foxx did an okay job but you all said the show was being revamped to be a tribute dedicated entirely to michael jackson. if you do the math the performances dedicated to michael took about 15 or 20 minutes as whole. that's a crying shame. also, a few minutes before the show i came to bet.com and the first thing i saw was "word on the tweet, chris brown is opening the sh

July 3, 2009

i'm so glad to read that bet denounces this rap performance by lil wayne & co. i'm 41 and was watching with my 14yr old daughter who invited two of her peers for her "bet" party. i had an array of emotions going on when i saw this performance.. i was disgusted, angry and embarrassed as a black person that once again, our young men feel they have to spew so much profanity to showcase their talent and be heard. i could not even understand the lyrics because of all of bleeping in the song. to add insult to injury, watching the very young women parade around like little video vixens in the maki