BET Awards honor Michael Jackson

The BET 2009 Awards show did a great job in dedicating the show as a tribute to Michael Jackson. Comedian Arsenio Hall was available on the red carpet to chat and remember Michael. He was adamant that this should be a celebration of Michael's life, and what better venue to celebrate the King of Pop, than the BET Awards.

The show was changed at the last minute to accommodate the tribute to Jackson. You would have never known. It was flawless. Everyone was so gracious and humble in accepting their awards and gave the King of Pop his due. They all acknowledged the success of their careers would not have been possible, if Michael had not paved the way.

The show was great. Naturally, I enjoyed all the R&B music. I just can't get into the Rap crap. Such a big deal was made of the segment with " Drake, Lil Wayne ( who I wanted to pull of the stage, throw him in a shower and put some clothes on him that fit) and somebody else
that I can't remember. I had no idea what they were say, most of Lil Wayne was bleeped out and they kept shouting Rest in peace to Michael.

I was actually offended. Michael Jackson was musical genius. This crap that they were spewing, while running around the stage was not music. Al Sharpton and Joe Jackson were in the audience. I was wondering what Sharpton was thinking, because at James Brown's funeral, he asked Michael to help him bring "real" music back to the black youth. Not this no-singing, demeaning, offensive, who-know-what-they-are-saying stuff. But the show was redeemed when Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo closed the show with "I'll Be There".

Before the show, CNN announced that a member of the Jackson family would be at the Awards show, but they didn't know who. I was surprised to see Joe Jackson. He and Michael were not the closest. Then when Janet made her appearance and said she was chosen to be the family spokesperson, I wasn't sure if that was a diss to the father, or it was planned that way so he didn't have to speak. He certainly is doing a lot of talking today. Time will tell.