Chris Brown, Kanye, T.I., Janelle Monae: BET Awards Roundup

Last night’s BET Awards was filled with a ton of comeback performances which always make for a more exciting award show, even if the host is the lovely Queen Latifah. We must say even with all the unnecessary hoopla that was surrounding Justin Beiber this season, they booked some pretty great artists to show us what they got right now.

Kanye West triumphantly opened the show up with his new track, “Power,” which had him standing on top of a ridiculously tall mountain in the beginning. He’s always overcompensating for something but hey, at least, he didn’t grab any mics from teenagers onstage this time. (Although… it would have been fun to watch him make Justin Beiber and all his Beliebers cry.)

One of our new favorites, Janelle Monae also made an appearance at the BET Awards this year. We knew that was going to happen though. Not only is she one of the most refreshing artists to use her talent wisely but she’s signed to Bad Boy Records. If Diddy was going to perform, you knew he wasn’t going to miss out on an opportunity to plug one of his new stars. However, Monae really doesn’t seem to need any of that marketing. It’s all there when you watch her do her fancy footwork and yelp on stage; even Prince was in awe. (That’s the only explanation we can give for his face during the Prince tribute.)

T.I. also made a strong comeback with his performance of “Yeah, Ya Know (Takers)” with Travis Barker.  We can’t really say we’re hoping T.I. makes Travis Barker an official backing band, but it was a decent combination of Barker’s percussion, T.I.’s smooth rhymes and a lot of fire that made it a memorable watch.

Last but not least, Chris Brown tried to remind the world to overlook his temper (in regards to beating his ex-girlfriend Rihanna) and remember that he’s actually got some mad talent. Chris Brown was one of the younger guys in the R&B scene who came out strong with dance and vocal skills and his Michael Jackson moves were undeniably identical they were executed so well. However, whether viewers liked his performance or not we’ll have to wait and see if it was good enough to take off that layer of bad reputation he’s been trying to shed.

Check out some our favorite performances from the BET Awards 2010 below!

Kanye West opening with “Power”

Janelle Monae performing “Let’s Go Crazy” during the Prince tribute

T.I. performing “Yeah Ya Know (Takers)”

Chris Brown performing a Michael Jackson medley

What do you think of the BET performances from last night?