I think anyone who tunes into the BET awards last night is still feeling the powerful performance Chris Brown put on last night when he paid tribute to one of the greatest musicians. Chris Brown’s MJ tribute was unbelievable, and when I saw him on stage, I began to understand a lot of things. First and foremost, Chris Breezy is a changed person. I don’t think anyone who watched that performance could say that he wasn’t genuine. His breakdown on stage I think showed a lot of change in a troubled star. I will also go out on a limb and say that CB is the only one in the music industry who is eerily similar to Michael Jackson. Not only can the kid dance, but he has the singing ability to boot.
So the question arises… Was CB’s breakdown merely a publicity stunt, or were those tears the real deal? I think many out there are still going to look at his performance and say, “he’s a bad guy, I don’t support his music, and I don’t think he has changed as a person or as a musician”. I am not one of those people. I am not saying “forgive and forget”, rather forgive and keep in mind… I understand he did a bad thing and the whole Rihanna incident was truly awful, but at the same time, I have a lot of respect for Chris Breezy after last nights performance. I think the fact that he broke down during “Man in the Mirror” really shows that he has looked at himself, and didn’t like what he saw. With the death of one of his favorite musicians, the Rihanna incident, and the fact that he was given the opportunity to pay tribute to MJ really got to him on stage and I think that his performance will go down as one of the greatest. I really hope he does a tribute album with Chris Breezy going in over some MJ songs. I think when you look at the grand scheme of things, you have to take in other celebrities who have had mishaps in their careers and see whether or not they were deserving of a second chance…
Take Kobe Bryant for example. I don’t think anyone out there could say that he is a “good guy”. Somehow, many sports fans around the world and Lakers fans seem to put behind his incident and look at him as this “god-like” player who never did anything wrong. I think people need to take a step back and realize that just because he has won so many NBA Championships doesn’t mean he has changed or made an effort to change as a person, yet society has welcomed him back into their hearts with open arms. Weird how that works, isn’t it? It should be the other way around in my book… I think that Chris Brown needs to be welcomed back and Kobe Bryant should have to prove himself to the world that he has changed into a “good person”. I think that Chris Brown unlike many celebrities who have had slip ups in their career has had a transformation and took a look at the man in the mirror and decided it was time for change! Check out the CB performance below and let us know what you think, has CB changed for the better, or is he still the same person?
