Watching last night’s BET Awards made me realize just how middle-aged I’ve become. There were a number of performances (mainly the R&B artists) I enjoyed– Chris Brown, Usher, Ne-Yo, Rhianna, and Al Green (as any old person would). But some of the rappers……not so much. When Young Jeezy performed, I watched with confusion as everyone in the audience was standing up and reciting the words. Is “Put On” suppose to be a new hip-hop anthem? Maybe I’m watching too much Elmo, but I was not impressed. Even with Kanye performing. And I know that Lil Wayne is the hottest hip-hop artist out now, but I.do.not.get.it. Why is he selling a million albums in a week? Is ‘Lollipop’ the best thing hip-hop has to offer these days? The best performance of the night for me was Alicia Keys with TLC, SWV, and EnVogue. But of course those were groups I was rocking in college, so I guess that is to be expected. Sigh, what’s a old hip-hop head to do? Listen to jazz??? Check out Alicia’s performance from last night:
