The Mailing List: October 2009 (#2)
2. 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards
I'm not gonna lie. I loathe what BET stands for and what it does to the black community. However, I can't deny their knack for bringing together the most expansive group of black celebrities at any point. The regular old BET Awards had stars from damn near every branch of black media. I'm not going to say that everyone I want to be at these awards is there, but you have to admit, MTV doesn't have anyone not named Carter or Kanye on it's network, which sickens me. The 2009 Hip-Hop Awards are tonight at 8 PM. While I know that there will be a number of trademark (negro) moments, it's an experience to see all that talent in one place, no matter how ignorant it gets. If anything else, tonight will yield laughable moments for weeks and probably overload Twitter...
I'm not gonna lie. I loathe what BET stands for and what it does to the black community. However, I can't deny their knack for bringing together the most expansive group of black celebrities at any point. The regular old BET Awards had stars from damn near every branch of black media. I'm not going to say that everyone I want to be at these awards is there, but you have to admit, MTV doesn't have anyone not named Carter or Kanye on it's network, which sickens me. The 2009 Hip-Hop Awards are tonight at 8 PM. While I know that there will be a number of trademark (negro) moments, it's an experience to see all that talent in one place, no matter how ignorant it gets. If anything else, tonight will yield laughable moments for weeks and probably overload Twitter...