The MTV Video Music Awards is an award show held anually anywhere from late August to early September that first aired on September 14, 1984. Since then, it had become a staple in pop culture, with spectacular performances and music artists feeling that they've finally "made it" once they recieve their first Moonman. However, in recent years, the quality and the excitement of the VMAs have dwindled drastically, feeling more like the Oscars rather than an MTV production. This year's show, however, is the best show in a very long time. With performances by Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, and up and coming rapper Wale with the VMA House Band, as well as an impromptu "performance" by Kanye West and a wonderful tribute to Michael Jackson, this year's Video Music Awards was, at the very least, incredible.
Even with that said, I cant help but think that Michael Jackson's June 2009 death had a hand in this. Last years show was just plain bad, and to make a comeback of this magnitude is almost unheard of. Hopefully, the intensity of this year's show was not due to the fact that The King of Pop died, but because the producers of the show realized how horrendous the 2008 VMAs were. One can only hope the 2010 Video Music Awards are as great as this year's.
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Wale might be the Next Big Thing. I really have zero ideal about the guy, but I look forward to seeing what he brings to the hip hop table, both, in the present and near future.
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