Mon 28 Jun 2010
Kanye opens the BET Awards with “Power”: Moses meet Slick Rick
Posted by Miss Info under Concerts , Fashion , New Music , Photos , Things I Like , Videos[26] Comments
Great to see Kanye back on the Awards Show circuit…especially opening up the BET Awards with “Power.” But maybe in the effort to be mysterious and compelling, Kanye cut down some of the excitement that people wanted to feel. The IMax-visual were beautiful, but we never got to see Kanye in full lighting, or in the audience, or presenting. So by the end of the show, it was almost like he wasn’t there in person.
On Kanye’s blog, he posted photos of his huge pendent and ring (not sure if it was made by my homie Verbal’s company Ambush)…he called it “The Horace Chain,” which is either a reference to (or typo for) Horus, the Egyptian God of Sky. Unless maybe it’s an ode to classic Chicago Bull, Horace Grant ; )
UPDATE: lol, they changed it to “Horus Chain.” I love that VillageVoice thought it was a toaster.
Watch video of Kanye’s BET Award opening “Power” performance…
after the jump
June 28th, 2010 at 1:25 am
Yooo…I respect this ninjas grind.nobody do it like ye…yea ms info the camera didn’t focus in on him at all..the kind mistery in an artist is hot tho.
June 28th, 2010 at 3:04 am
Shit is stupid dope!
June 28th, 2010 at 6:57 am
That nigga ye on that bull ish with that chain and that ring people need to wake the fuck up. If you dont know what horus and them pyramids mean look it up. So sad ye on that BS.
June 28th, 2010 at 7:32 am
that set was wack as hell
June 28th, 2010 at 8:23 am
I liked to song since he leaked it, but ye is full of shit. Where is ‘college drop-out’ye? Damn Jayz putting all that bullshit in his head and of course he is a dick rider. I’m disappointed!
June 28th, 2010 at 9:07 am
I like the dont look at me symbolism! Im giving you the music then fading away!!! cool…
June 28th, 2010 at 9:32 am
ye killed it. best performer in hip-hop right now.
nobody puts as much thought into their performances. from the set to the lighting to the backdrop. the theme of one man with POWER, on a mountaintop, indistinguishable almost to the people below him.
then technically, he just brings it, breath control, every lyric clear, crisp body movements, energy is there, but none wasted.
you gotta give dude his props.
June 28th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Remember rapping, duke? The ha, the Ra? I never thought that hip hop would take it this far. Neo-paganism? Befuddling.
June 28th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Stopped watching BET years ago!
June 28th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
^^^
scared of the boogeyman.
June 28th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
You didn’t see Kanye because like the song says, he’s the “21st century schizoid man” That’s the affect the media can have on some people.
June 28th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
illuminati son
June 28th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
this wasnt the kanye i know.
June 28th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Kanye’s
GOOD ASS JOB
G.O.O.D. As Job
June 28th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
agree with what mr. 100 said..if you think worshipping horus and the new world order adapted pyramid symbols is in correlation with “the boogeyman” you need to re-evaluate your life..Between gaga and jay-z with their occult symbols thinking its all good in exchange for materialism..they have no idea what theyre getting into. Listen to prodigy “Illuminati”..He started exposing this from prison and they took his computer access away from him. Then they mixed up his medication and almost killed him. This shit is real life
June 28th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
nope im not scared one bit im just tired of these rappers doing dumb shit just to make money im a fan of ye but all these rappers now of day seem to be following that shit and i dont think its cool. all them guys got money from jay to puff to JD but i want to know why none of them have started a major label they got the money but the answer to that is them major labels not going to let then so all they monkey asses are puppets in my eyes plus I got friends that got record deals they tell me what this shit all about on the inside that why i tell artist they need to keep they ass independent.
June 28th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
I agree with you bro im not a religious nut or nothing but i have been in this music game for a while i know artist that have had to get fucked in the butt just to get money from the labels i know niggas that have got fucked in the butt just to get they deal that illuminati mason shit is real and for the people that dont believe that means that they plan is working on point they want you to think its a joke. In this business once you start making a alot of money if you want to make more you got to to all this shit that lady gaga is doing and jay is doing a Ye and B are doing they even got soulja boy talking bout he be seeing shit with his 3rd eye and shit i cant buy these monkey niggas music no more its not worth it. I know alot thats going on but im not about to break it all down on here i knew ye had lost his rabbit ass mind when i seen that coldest winter video and its been down hill from there in my eyes.
June 28th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Hate.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
I think you might be confusing Horus and the pyramids with something else that they pre-date by at least 4,000 years.
June 28th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Word? So the illuminati has a time machine that they used to go back in time to africa and build pyramids and stuff?
June 29th, 2010 at 12:04 am
I’m sorry to tell you this but if you’re black and you’re afraid of African history you have bigger things to worry about than an imaginary group of ne’er-do-wells hell bent on controlling the world through pop music.
Also – if you’re getting your information about the world from Prodigy…
…nevermind.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:08 am
“i know artist that have had to get fucked in the butt just to get money from the labels”
“i know niggas that have got fucked in the butt just to get they deal”
Ever think you might be hanging out with the wrong crowd?
June 29th, 2010 at 4:39 am
I’m a huge fan of Kanye and saw him preform last year in London but he did the same thing – singing/rapping from a pulpit made to look like a mountain. It was so dark you couldn’t se him and he was dwarfed by the platform. I’m sure in a music video it looks great but for a perforamce it’s boring, not using the rest of the stage or engaging the audience…
Anyway still love the song. Info can a piece on Rapper’s injured by their jewellery? Looked like Kanye caught one in the jewels when he was leaning over!
June 29th, 2010 at 8:43 am
I feel where you coming from all im say is everything is not what it seem and the music industry is fucked up in ways you cant imagine and trust me i don’t hang with them i just know them and their stories.
June 29th, 2010 at 10:29 am
omg. dead…..Hahahaaa…..those are the perils of wearing “my chain hang down to my d–k” (c) Prodigy “White Lines” LOL
June 30th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
egyptian occult symbolism goes way beyond ‘black history’..If your disconcerned with that type of symbolism because it originated from the african continent its you whos got bigger things to be worried about fam. Your right it is a part of black history but ancient egyptians were harnessing energy with their pyramids/symbolism, actual energy and if you know your history you would know this and how the whiteman took it over and applies it for negative reasons. Im guessing on that same mindset, you disregarded obamas nature and supported him straight away just because hes black? The NWO is not imaginary at all, do the research or dont speak on it at all and fuck prodigy but if his opinion is so null and void why are they taking his computer access away and mixing up his medication? Why is it that any black american that supports the societies strive, but as for those who openly oppose it..Malachi z. york, makaveli..You seeing the trend?