Since I decided I need to use this thing more often, I thought I'd kick off with my official thoughts on MTV's 2006 VMAs!!
Justin Timberlake - "SexyBack (Live)" - I knew he was gonna open the show and I figured he would open with "My Love" and segue into "SexyBack". His falsetto on "My Love" was awful and proved once and for all that he has nothing on Robin Thicke in the vocals dept. The live rendition of SB wasn't that hot to me either. Timbaland surprised me by how much he danced since he barely moves when he and Nelly Furtado do "Promiscuous" live. Overall, an alright opening.
Jack Black's Opening Skit - Jack proved to be the lamest host yet and his entire opening skit was LAME and unfunny!! Not to mention POINTLESS!!
Best Male Video - Lil' Kim's intro was kinda cute yet corny at the same time but she seemed drunk overall. Her lame banter with the audience was hilarious when she received no feedback! As for the winner. . .
. . .I think Busta was robbed. He had the most entertaining and energetic video out of the bunch and it was given to this whiny Brit instead. I cannot believe the whiniest, most annoying video/song of the year took that one. James can go back to Bedlam now.
Best Hip-Hop Video - 1st off, let me just say I think LL is ruining all the credibility he has left in the industry by associating himself with 50 Cent. The whole union just smacks of desperation on LL's part and is gonna come back to haunt him when Todd Smith 2 tanks, mark my words. As for thewinners. . .
. . .I don't know how BEP keep gettin passes for being "hip-hop" when they are one of the most POP groups around!! Common deserved that award and MTV knows it. I said the whole fan voting idea was gonna be a bad one.
For my first official "rant", I had to briefly discuss Paris Hilton's unchallenged title as the MOST UNNECESSARY CELEBRITY EVER!! Seriously, this woman does nothing and gets paid millions to do it and is ogled by millions because of it. If any of us regular folk washed our cars in a bikini and ate a hamburger at the same time, we'd be the talk of the block. Possibly. She does it and it's headline news. We have spats with our best friends and annoy our other friends with XYZ'd reasons of why we "hate" them for the moment. She does it and gets a freaking TV show! And all us shower singers out there who get told by deluded friends and family members wind up looking like idiots on American Idol. She does it and gets a freaking record deal!
When will our culture learn that placing style over substance despite said style having no relevant point - past, present, or future - defeats the whole purpose?
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Justin Timberlake - "SexyBack (Live)" - I knew he was gonna open the show and I figured he would open with "My Love" and segue into "SexyBack". His falsetto on "My Love" was awful and proved once and for all that he has nothing on Robin Thicke in the vocals dept. The live rendition of SB wasn't that hot to me either. Timbaland surprised me by how much he danced since he barely moves when he and Nelly Furtado do "Promiscuous" live. Overall, an alright opening.
Jack Black's Opening Skit - Jack proved to be the lamest host yet and his entire opening skit was LAME and unfunny!! Not to mention POINTLESS!!
Best Male Video - Lil' Kim's intro was kinda cute yet corny at the same time but she seemed drunk overall. Her lame banter with the audience was hilarious when she received no feedback! As for the winner. . .
. . .I think Busta was robbed. He had the most entertaining and energetic video out of the bunch and it was given to this whiny Brit instead. I cannot believe the whiniest, most annoying video/song of the year took that one. James can go back to Bedlam now.
Best Hip-Hop Video - 1st off, let me just say I think LL is ruining all the credibility he has left in the industry by associating himself with 50 Cent. The whole union just smacks of desperation on LL's part and is gonna come back to haunt him when Todd Smith 2 tanks, mark my words. As for thewinners. . .
. . .I don't know how BEP keep gettin passes for being "hip-hop" when they are one of the most POP groups around!! Common deserved that award and MTV knows it. I said the whole fan voting idea was gonna be a bad one. 
