Hip-Hop is dying
When it comes to quality music, who are you going to take: the O’Jays or Ne-Yo? Michael Jackson or Lil’ Wayne? Perhaps the younger performers I use as examples here have the common sense and humility to admit that they could only hope to aspire to the example to the example those greater entertainers have set. But considering how empty-headed the music of Ne-Yo and Lil’ Wayne is (no funk, no soul, doesn’t make me want to move, intellectually offensive, wouldn’t sell me a cash advance if I were a Madoff victim), I have serious doubts as to whether they can see beyond the overblown pigs’ trough of their own hype.
Even Jamie Foxx, who should stick to comedy and biopics, fancies himself worthy of dressing like the departed Michael Jackson and moonwalking as a “tribute” during the 2009 BET Awards. The Jamie Foxx moonwalk is yet another tacky and tasteless testament to the lack of imagination on the part of television networks. I’m curious as to whether he was cajoled into doing that, or whether it was his own idea. Either way, everyone loses. Cash loans for a critical thinking class would be in his future, but I’m sure he thinks he’s too cool (and rich) for school.
And the fans back me up
Check out some of the user comments left on Entertainment Weekly’s live blog of the 2009 BET Awards. Nearly all of them are critical of the entire event. “Boring” and “tacky” are just two of the words used to describe a listless show that was punctuated only by a touching tribute Janet Jackson gave for her departed brother Michael (see video below). ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "BET Awards 2009 | Only Janet Can Clean Up This Mess"
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