Jay's video had a world premiere last night after the EBT Awards (*cough, cough*) and I must say that I have really started to love this song. The beat does it for me alone. However, after Hov's performance last night on the awards...I knew this was it.

The set was crisp and clean plus the fact that I could hear everything he was saying. That's a major part of a performance for me and to hear him clearly, yes that sealed the deal for me.

Enjoy the video.....

Pictures came from Necole Bitchie and the Janet photo came from Sandra Rose

Well, I must say that overall the BET Awards were average. I was really expecting to be blown out of the water with all the tributes to the G.O.A.T...Michael Jackson. I'll be brief about my recap since I have some other posts I want to do today. '

For those out there, Beyonce's performance was actually a prayer coupled with the song, "In the Arms of an Angel" and was dedicated to Michael Jackson. I can't really say I loved her performance because I would have loved to see her do a MJ song. The best performance by far was Maxwell, he really takes a show over with his powerful vocals and classy performance.

I must say I'm extremely disappointed that this show did not bring it as much as I thought it would with the Michael Jackson tribute. I do give them much credit because of the time it takes to flip an entire show but I feel like if they weren't putting their all into it to make it the best....they shouldn't have announced that's what they were going to do. I would have felt much better with a bigger seperate tribute later and a small dedication during the show.

Other thoughts:

I loved Monica and she outsang Keyshia by a mile but they were both great in the end. Monica needs to get that album out soon.

Ciara, I didn't care for her performance at all. She was sitting down and still her voice had no power or connection for me. I was looking for her to do a dance routine.

Guy/Keith Sweat/BBD, I love all three and although Keith sounded like he needed some air all three were great! Much better than the ladies last year, minus EnVogue & TLC.

Keri Hilson, I felt what she was trying to do but um...no.

The most touching moment was when Janet came out. I'm a huge Janet fan also so I was almost in tears just seeing her. Godd Bless the Jackson Family and hopefully one day people can stop spewing all this negativity towards Michael & his family.

On that note, I'm out. Like I said this isn't a gossip blog so I'll try and keep it clean of all that, LOL. There are enough gossip blogs out there so.....

For those that know me, you know I have a blog by the name of Browne & Lovely that focuses more so on my journey of haircare and beauty related posts. I began this blog to focus on how music effects my life. I was contemplating on whether or not to start the blog due to Michael Jackson's untimely passing but since I am a die hard fan of his, I thought it would only be right to touch on what his life, his legacy means to me.

I'll be profiling a variety of topics all related to music. It could be new songs, old songs, artists, music videos, etc... I listen to a variety of music and I'm more than happy to be open-minded and listen to new things so if there's something on here you want me to touch on....shoot me a message. I'm more than happy to invite my readers to come along and share any music topics they would like to discuss on here. I want to make this an open environment for everyone to enjoy. This is going to be a honest blog so I'm going to keep it real, plain and simple.

I'm a loyal Beyonce fan so this really touched me to see this. I've been waiting for her reaction and her tribute so here it is...enjoy!

The last interview done with Michael Jackson was with Bryan Monroe of Ebony Magazine. He has the actual audio from the interview and also a interview with Tom Joyner, which I will post below. I never knew the extreme brilliance this man had when it came to music. I always knew he was great but this man had something that few people have in a lifetime and that's to touch the world with his presence. His music will forever live on and keep his memory strong.



Michael Jackson Interview








Enjoy a few of these videos. He will truly be missed.

I have been a fan of Michael Jackson since I could remember. This man is a legend. He can never be replaced in our hearts, in music, in the world. Michael Jackson wasn't just an artist...he was monumental to everyone in this world, whether they loved him or hated him. I'll post some videos later today for anyone to view. I'll leave this picture of my another one of my favorite icons of all time, Mrs. Janet Jackson (!!!!!) with her big brother Michael.