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BET Hip-Hop Awards ‘08 Rehearsals
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PHOTO CREDIT:Rick Diamond/Getty Images For BET
“Are we too close to pyro? Can you fire — yes or no?” a woman with obviously the loudest microphone says from the center of the stage.
“OK we’re going to bleed our lines now!” a male voice announces minutes later.
And then: “I am not speaking a foreign language,” the female says again. “Answer me.”
Ahhh the sounds of the second day of rehearsals of the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2008, at the Atlanta Civic Center.
As for the sights - try this for a “Crazy World”:
Sixteen years ago Atlanta singer Dionne Farris was a signature vocalist in new, hot, Grammy-winning local hip-hop ensemble Arrested Development.
This soggy afternoon, as Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy is running through “Crazy World” (from his recent No. 1 CD “The Recession”), Farris is wailing all operatic-like in the background, as a live drum and horn section plays.
(And here’s another interesting bit of BET trivia for you: Farris’s daughter Tate was a part of Nelly’s BET Hip-Hop Awards performance last year).
“That was BIG!” Jeezy remarked as he was rushed over to another set for BET’s “Rap City”. “I wish [Farris] could do more.”
“Oh man, that was fire!” Atlanta’s Nas adds as he and Jeezy switch places on the rehearsal stage.
And no, Nas wasn’t simply remarking on the previously-mentioned pyro.
Who are you most looking forward to seeing perform on the BET Hip-Hop Awards? (Along with Jeezy and Nas, top nominee Lil Wayne, T.I., Ludacris, T-Pain, Common, MC Lyte and Yo-Yo, The Game, N.E.R.D., Rick Ross, Nelly and Plies are also scheduled to take the stage). Run into any celebrities around town yet?
(See the rest our rehearsal gallery HERE).
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October 19, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this
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