Drake Gets Personal About Injuries, Michael Jackson and Controversy at BET Awards
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Drake sat down recently and discussed the Kanye collaboration on his new video, the BET Awards melee, and his ACL tear:
Complex: Kanye is known as kind of a control freak. How was it working with him on set with him directing?
Drake: Me and Kanye have a great eye to eye. I can’t speak for anybody else, but I would give Kanye the utmost credit for actually being one of the most understanding creative people that I have worked with. I think me and Kanye have mutual respect for each another and I listen to what he has to say regardless, ’cause I trust him. I don’t really fight his suggestions [Laughs.] But he was great. It was a long day and I just thank him for dedicating the time he dedicated. He was great.
Complex: Speaking of basketball, you tore your ACL playing basketball, right?
Drake: Yes sir. It was intense casual, I guess [Laughs]. It was just a regular pick up game and I just took the wrong step.
Complex: Damn, that’s horrible. At the BET Awards this past Sunday, everyone was shocked to see you sitting on a stool. Did you ever think to yourself, Maybe I shouldn’t perform?
Drake: That, actually—to be honest—was a terrible idea that I’ll never do to myself again. [Laughs] But I was being pressed from different areas to perform, and I think what really happened at the BET Awards is with the passing of Mike, the climate really changed, as far as the award show goes. I don’t think it called for us to perform “Every Girl” and “Always Strapped,” and I think it was an award show filled with tributes and music and these genuine heartfelt speeches. And to sort of climax out of a very tongue-in-cheek point, and then people misconstruing Wayne’s daughters and her friends coming out on stage…
Complex: Yeah, it really was an awkward moment.
Drake: Yeah, it was just timed very poorly and it definitely wasn’t planned like that, but with that being said, it is what is. I believe in Wayne and myself and it’s nothing we can’t bounce back from. To anyone who was offended, my personal apologies, it wasn’t intended to offend anybody.
Complex: Watching it at home, the BET Awards seemed to be a mess. Did it seem that way in person?
Drake: Well, I can only speak for my portion of it. I had asked for something very specific for my performance and none of those were met, as far as production value, so…
Complex: That’s BET for you…
Drake: I understood my situation, as far as sitting in one place, and figured there was a way to make it interesting. But when I looked around and noticed that none of that was going on [laughs], I kind of just realized that it was going to be a loss for me. But at the end of the day, it is what it is.
Complex: How did you feel when you heard Mike passed?
Drake : Shocking. Because Michael is just one of those people that you just kind of expect to always be there—he’s Michael Jackson. He’s like one of those guys you never think about…
We hear he got robbed at gun point and stomped out and that is why his leg is injured, but he’s not going to admit that. The little girls on stage during that song was uncalled for and stupidly planned, period.
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typical black n white stripes. those *****hole love duality, don’t they… smdh… that boy IS not into women
Life needs p*****ion.
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*****s wanna throw a *****y fit cuz this ***** let his daughter n her friends ***** on stage while he was performin every girl who gives a ***** thats that ***** daughter now if this ***** woulda had a bunch of naked hoes on stage then *****s woulda said he was bein disrespectful 2 the mj tribute
Womp Womp Drake…
If you were so injured you shouldn’t have performed. A smart person would have pulled out of the performance if they weren’t going to be able to “move” the crowd and give their all. It’s not like ya’ll were doing a tribute. Surely the show would have went on without all the cursing, and whack *****. SMH… Don’t try to rectify the situation now that you’ve clearly proven you’re not all that you’re hyped up to be.
with all the diseases going around these days and you kno young boys are going to follow you, i just dont understand why you would want to encourage having sex with every girl in the world
@king51660
Yep I would have said it was disrespectful not jst 2 the mike tribute it would have been disrespectful all together. it wasnt about being disrespectful with the lil girls it was being inappropriate. I heard sum1 say wayne only let her ***** out because she didnt get to go with him when he accepted his award and she cried. We’ll i’ve never know a child to die from crying and he should have told her he’d take her to get sum ice cream r sumn afterwards if he jst wanted to make her fell better., but that was very big of drake to acknowlege that it wasn right
***** drake he’s just another self hating *****. he just happened to be clear!! sellout ***** *****! where is bria miles? you know thats who you reaaly want keep that ***** real my ***** you know you dont like those latina hoes!!
This is why friends should not work together… Too scared to say NO!
To that horrible video…
Drake is so damn ugly!
@ MrsL.Boose a.k.a. KaiiStar: you’re right about the fact that he acknowledged the situation. Some of y’all who said he shouldn’t have performed don’t get that this is showBUSINESS!!! he ain’t established yet, even with all these co-signs. From Wayne & Kanye to Jay, if you look at the people they’ve been, or are, *****ociated with, most of them didn’t work themselves out to be as big a star as the dude who co-signed them. To be specific: Beans with Jay (Kanye really worked to put himself on), Curren$y/Young Money ent. with Weezy and ‘Ye with Consequence, GLC (Common was already established)…
Anyways, there’s not a lot of rappers that are able & willing to say that they were wrong.
It was stupid, Yes, but let’s move on.
if u believe he got robbed u a *****head
This guy is like the Male version of C*****ie when she hit the scene.
- Whack ***** BET performance
- “Pretty Boy” Persona ( which is arguable IMO)
- Crappy Video
- Hit song, no CD
-No stage presence
-Can’t live up to the hype…….
He should of just signed with Bad Boy. He’ll prbably be back on Degr*****i this time next year.
Not everyone is meant for the music industry, people should just stick with what their good at!
For a young cat he sure looks old in the face but it’s refreshing to hear how articulate this young man is; almost can’t believe he raps.
Ok seriously, Drake is worth the hype. For you who idolize TI and Little Wayne(f^^k the lil shyt) Drake is the business, I have been listening to Drake for over 4 years, much longer than u dummies. He is very talented, beyond C*****ie (WTF?) And who cares what he looks like? why dont people care about real talent anymore? Whats wrong with you people?
And calling him self hating, how? How is he self hating? Please enlighten my azz cuz he is part white (Jewish). I dont get it . You guys are lame. Stick to watching EBT (yes thats what that broke down azz channel is-low budget EBT) You are the reason soulja boy is out now with his retarted azz. Lookin like he cant hurt a fruit fly. Tats dont make you tough, look at Little Bow Wow…LOLOL
@king51660- 1st off you aint the king of anything so sit down. You broke, busted, and a disgusted failure so shut the F^^K up. Thanks. Why do people like you feel the need to be ignorant? Get a damn education
@ Olivia P &
@ Nikki… you are clearly illiterate so please stop speaking about anything until you finish your GED.
Again this wack ***** fugly Jew!
I already p*****ed on his music. One dope track to me and that was the one with Little brother. Drake lost the rest off that BET performance
well maybe their performance wouldve been better if they came to the damn rehearsals!!!
LAME ***** *****>> WITH THAT DISATEROUS VIDEO>
Wow bossip hater came out in full force didnt you!I mean the dude said what he had to say and why ya’ll so caught up that was lil wayne’s daughter up there his child so that was his choice.And another thing is eveybody talkin bout wayne and drake bet knew wat kinda show they wanted it to be they should have just left out their performance!Plain and simple.and drake aint the male version of c*****ie this boy got mad talent and if you cant see that then move the hell along!
Oh i second that fabolousMe.These ppl sleepin on real talent.But you really can’t please anyone and i’m glad drake aint tryin to plz you HATERS!
thats a terrible pic of him
@ That_Chick
I agree. Everybody so mad that the girls were on stage but that was Lil Wayne’s daughter and her friends. They act like it was Drake’s decision to have them on stage. And sooo true BET should have cancelled their performance in light of the tribute. Cant blame Drake and Wayne completely.
Drake cant blame his wack ***** performance on BET Production – he should have brought his ***** to a rehearsal if he was worried about his stage presence – SMH – he has lost all credibility
Also – cant blame BET for what Lil Wayne choses to do with his daughters -
Drake is a busdriver. I really don’t care how lyrical these kids make U out to be U’re not saying anything uplifting…and while I’m at it I’m turning in my Kayne cap also because he disrespects women too…he’s was just slick with it.
To be honest I didn’t even see the Drake performance. Maybe he should’ve worn A SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL Glove and everything would’ve been great. Whatever.
BUT, IT’S HARD FOR ME TO BE BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE HAD AN EVEN WORSE PERFORMANCE THAN BeHoce. That WAS UNGODLY. It was CRAZy how Jamie Foxx hyped her up before she got out there and it was PURE TRASH. womp!
“typical black n white stripes. those *****hole love duality, don’t they… smdh… that boy IS not into women”
And now the gay ***** starts. Drake, you have now arrived.
B
Black entertainment is at a high s***** level,and blacks have only themselves to blame for supporting these pathetic *****es who keep putting this stuff out.Majority of the what’s out there are pimps and hoe’s entertainment and B.E.T is the plantation.Am I “DGAME” the only voice out there strong enough to speak out about how much blacks have sold out,there respect for profit.? Yes,I forgot that’s the reason I’m being blocked by Steve Harveys and his weak ***** crew. Please God,bring back Micheal and Aaliyah and take R-kelly,Diddy,Breezy and Weezy as well the female hoe-train of black entertainment. Why take the cl*****y and leave trashy,Why?
Drake is *****ing ugly. what the ***** is good about him he sounded a hot mess at the bet award please.I would not spend one dime on his cd.
You people criticize to much the performance was great if people knew who the girls were b4 talking ***** it would b a different story the kids were like family Lil Wayne’s daughter and her friends..
Baltimore, MD 21214
June 29, 2009
Black Entertainment Television Network
C/O Black Embarr*****ment Television
1235 W Street, NE
Washington, DC 20018 – 1211
Debra Hill, Steve Hill, Executives Producers and *****ociates of the 2009 BET Awards show:
On June 28, 2009 I tuned in to watch the “2009 BET Awards show” to celebrate the life, times, and memorial of Michael Jackson, based on the words spoken by (you) Debra Lee during (your) {brief} CNN interview with Don Lemon on the red carpet. Ms. Lee insinuated that the show had been revamped to honor the p*****ing of Mr. Jackson. She (Ms. Lee) implied that her staff as well as the scheduled performing artists worked diligently to make unplanned and last minute changes {successful}. She concluded the same interview by asking viewers of CNN to tune and watch the entire show, for the following reason…the tribute would not only occur at the beginning of the show…Mr. Jackson would be honored throughout the entire evening.
Regrettably and sadly to say, this wasn’t the case for this award show. This was the worse BET award show ever. I was appalled, embarr*****ed, and insulted by the antics of the host, the skits, and some of the performances. It is not tribute to play his hits before and after coming from commercials. A tribute is not having drunk stars speak on the deceased. I understand a lot of people in the industry have been influenced and had a personal relationship with Mr. Jackson; however, one does not show respect by being inebriated on national, better yet, international television.
Michael Jackson was a walking ICON. There will never be another “Michael” in some of our lifetimes. He should have been honored for his musical genius. His contributions to Black and world music; he crossed several barriers that a lot of these young artists of today will never have to see due to his due diligence. Michael Jackson had rare, raw, and beautiful talent that is no more as of last Thursday (June 25th).
On Thursday, several news outlets had video clips, articles, and even previously aired do*****entaries on him that they cut and pasted throughout the weekend highlighting the lows of this man’s career. This was the perfect chance to remind the world of his accomplishments; meanwhile, BET decides to have clownish behavior, buffoonery and coon-ism as a means to celebrate this great ICON. This was an opportunity to self promote the network, artists, and the legend had it be done tastefully; however, this didn’t happened. It is unfortunate. Instead of making strives on Sunday, BET took us back to yesteryear. Regrettably, Sunday’s night show showed the world that we as a people still cannot get it “right”. It’s a shame that MTV, your parent company (Viacom) will be ready and willing to step on toes to have a proper tribute ready for Michael Jackson when their award show is scheduled. In addition to other musical outlets such as the Grammy’s; BET could have been the first and had the chance to set the bar on tributes to this man.
The most embarr*****ing moment of the evening was the Baby Boy skit and the Lil Wayne performance (going forward, BET should require all rappers / artists to perform the radio edit of their songs). I could go on and on with the negativity of the show, but these two incidents rank highly on my list. The worse moment of the evening was when Ving Rhames an accredited black actor (Mission Impossible 1 & 2, Baby Boy, Pulp Fiction, Holiday Heart, and the list goes on) asked the crowd to say the following; “Michael Jackson is a gun”. When was Michael Jackson ever a thug, hustler, or a street person? I felt awful for the family, friends, and fans of Mr. Jackson. An apology needs to be issued by BET and Ving Rhames for that moment. It was downright distasteful while his father and sister were present. Additionally, when editing it done for repeats that part should be removed. Let’s be professionals.
Wait, Jamie Foxx’s inappropriate jokes were extremely ill-mannered. Honestly, did you think it was appropriate for him (Jamie Foxx) to ask millions of people, black and white children and adults alike, to look at his “camel toe”? …saying that Michael Jackson made it alright for men to touch their genitals? Are you serious? Was he serious? Did he even think before those words parted from his lips? Was that professional? What was he thinking?
June is recognized as Black Music Month and Sunday’s performances were neither in good taste nor the best representation of our music. I cannot nor will I deny those individuals whose performances rocked. Musically, Jamie (Foxx) did his best accompanied by Travis. As a fan of Michael Jackson and black music -period, those same artists could have performed a Jackson song throughout the night. Michael Jackson has a huge catalog; there aren’t any excuses for the lack of recognition.
Last but not least by any means, BET used today’s technology to inform the world that Chris “Breezy” Brown would be performing at the award show to pay homage to the greatest entertainer of our time. And what happens… NOTHING!!! If the rumors circulating around New York are true, I am even more disappointed in BET. I will not use this platform to name names; however, I will say this… no man is an island and untouchable. A lot of people have done wrong in their lives, publicly and privately, and to hold this “one” incident over this young mans head for the rest of his career and / or life is not fair. The Lord said it best, “ye without sin throw the first stone”. Based on news reports, YouTube clips, and fan encounters most of the artists that have appeared on your network in one form or the other over the years have sinned, and BET still support them. Simply said, Chris Breezy should have performed.
In closing, there was so much that could and should have been done. Once again, we get outshined by news outlets and “white” media because of the lack of consideration, lack of motivation, and people’s egos. It’s a shame that the generations after us will view this show on some social network or YouTube and wonder – “What the Hell?” It is disappointing to know that songs like Birthday sex, Boyfriend #2, and the like is what your network and labels are promoting today and then people question why there is increase in pregnancies and HIV infections. Back in the day, music used to uplift us, motivate us, encourage us, strengthen us, and represent us when there wasn’t much out there for us. We as a people danced, laughed, expressed ourselves, and cried through our music.
We all have a Michael Jackson song that rings supreme in our heart or soul.
Just imagine how many people were introduced to the BET network on Sunday and tuned in to watch this alleged tribute, and remember what they walked away with. Jamie Foxx’s tour, Alicia Key’s request for money, Tiny & Toya’s reality show, Frankie & Neffie reality Show, Mo’Niqua’s talk show, Wendy Williams show, etc…..Ms. Debra Lee please think about this the next time you open your mouth and insert your foot.
Forever a Black music fan, even during times of bewilderment,
Brown
//////////////// A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL B.E.T SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE SHOW PREDOMINATELY OLE SCHOOL….. THE O’JAYS, AND JOHNNY GILLS & TEY/ TYRESE’S TRIBUTE WERE OUTSTANDING, KEYSHIA & MONICA AND NEYO WAS GOOD, ALSO TEVINCAMBELL, AND ALICIA’S SPEECH…. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS A DISASTER… I APPLAUD VING RHAMES FOR CALLING THAT SHOW OUT, AT FIRST I DIDNT GET WHAT HE WAS SAYING…. BUT HE WAS RIGHT IT WAS THUGGISH AND GHETTO….
what a stupid comment about michael jackson..
Drake is refreshing. Most everyone else would defend himself and he admitted that he was wrong and would do things differently. It was a learning experience…next time he’ll stand up for himself and not perform if he can’t go all out and think about the environment before he performs certain songs. He is talented (not that talent is really needed nowadays)…let’s see if he’ll last.
I think the show went ok but BET is just ghetto period. I do watch their shows on the television but I look at it for what it is, pure entertainment. They are always saying that they are “keeping it real” but they are keeping it rich. Everyone has a reality show and they only do it for money and not to educate anyone. I beleive some of the reality shows have some reality in it but 80% of it is not true. I will commend the tiny and toya show and keisha cole show because you have to be a brave soul to open yourself up like that in front of the whole world. Keisha has been through a lot with her mother and it’s sad to say but it is a lot of girl’s reality for your mother to be on drugs or for your mother to be in jail. For the Tiny and Toya show, she has to be really brave to make a show showing that her mom is addicted to drugs (Toya’s mother). I think they have real life things going on. It’s just a matter, do you display these things to the whole world and if you do, be ready for judgement. It’s just like writing a book and you reveal your past life in that book, you have to be ready for judgement and what people are going to say about you. I do think that the lil Wayne and Drake performance was inapprociate and I think it was a disater. To be honest I didn’t even know who Drake was. I just think that if they are going to put their life on front street for the pay check, they have to be ready to receive more than just a paycheck. You will not have the priacy you had once before, and people will judge you weather you like it or not.
@DGAME and @ Brown Drizzle..
I second everything you said…!
@ Brown
Wonderful letter. Well put and definitely well needed. Thanks for the post. Gotta go work on my letter…lol
Actually drake is a great rapper: his delivery was smooth at the bet awards, unlike lil’ wayne and the others who were jumping around and muttering their words. (I really don’t understand lil’ wayne’s hype : he looks like the ghetto black version of a chucky doll, and his voice is another story)
So Drake’s lyrics are typical…who isn’t a sellout these days?
Bet isn’t quality telivision, even bravo’s materialistic reality shows have more cl*****.