Diddy still has some dues to pay to Ciroc for not sticking to their deal and promoting their brand to the fullest, so he and the Vodka company threw an afterparty for the 2008 BET Awards Tuesday night in L.A. at the Roosevelt Hotel. Guestlist included: Lil’ Kim, Lil Wayne, Michelle Williams, Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Ashanti, and more! Follow the break for more flicks from the shindig…

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JD has just posted another YouTube webisode of Living The Life of the long preparations and events surrounding the BET Awards ‘08! Check out the video above!

Usher performing “In This Club” as the opener for the 2008 BET Awards, which aired last night live from Los Angeles.

The 2008 BET Awards went down last night, and while there were a few lackluster performances (Usher’s being one of them), there were a few memorable, surprising, and exciting moments. One being Alicia Keys’ performance when she brought out SWV, En Vogue, and TLC! Another notable performance of the evening was Ne-Yo’s, where he showed us he can hang with the big dogs when it comes to his dance moves – he even brought out the Jabbawockees (winners of MTV’s America’s Dance Crew). Chris Brown did his thing as well, and surprised everyone when he brought out Ciara. Did Rihanna approve of this beforehand? I’m curious to know. And speaking of Rihanna, did anyone else notice how far she’s come along, as far as her live vocals? I was really impressed when she performed Take A Bow! And last, but most certainly not least, on my list of the best performances of the night, Lil’ Wayne! He kind of scared me towards the end of the show because it seemed like he wasn’t going to come out. The show was already running 15 or 20 minutes over when he was introduced. But he did come out, and he showed us exactly how and why he has sold nearly 1,500,000 copies of Tha Carter: III so far! He started out with Got Money (feat. T-Pain), paid homage to Static Major (R.I.P.) with Lollipop, and ended off his performance with A Millie. He had the whole crowd hyped, and ended off the show perfectly.

While the 2008 BET Awards did have its good moments, much of the show left me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I expected a lot more from Usher. His performance was probably the most hyped up (pre-show), and ended up being one of the absolute worst of the night. While I love Keyshia Cole’s Heaven Sent, she really needs to work on her live vocals … and her stage presence. She had a lot of energy, she just didn’t know how to keep it all together. She looked like she was doing too much to me.

In my opinion, the 2007 BET Awards were much better. The performances, the overall show, and oh yeah … the host! Who the hell approved of D.L. Hughley being the host of this year’s show? I hope they received a pink slip in their box this morning. BRING MO’NIQUE BACK!!!

Follow the break for nearly 50 photos from all of last night’s performances
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More photos of celebs hitting up the Red Carpet at the 2008 BET Awards: Ludacris, Mario, Jermaine Dupri, and LL Cool J. Follow the break for more photos!

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Remember that post about Jermaine Dupri launching a new record label? Well, TAG Records was officially launched last night in L.A. at Kress, and celebrities like J. Holiday, Tichina Arnold, Slim Thug, and more came out to show their support. TAG Records is a joint-venture between Jermaine Dupri, Def Jam, and TAG Body Spray, where JD will take the executive position as president and will be responsible for developing the label’s musical talent, in addition to setting the creative vision of the New York-based company. Check out more flicks from the party after the cut.

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Another webisode of Jermaine Dupri’s Living The Life this time he goes from eating breakfast in Milan to eating dinner in Los Angeles! JD is definitely “living the life”! He went to L.A. to host a BET Pre-Awards Party. The 2008 BET Awards airs today! If you haven’t noticed T2W is covering the show live and we’re watching it with you! Stay clicked here at T2W all day long for exclusives! Check out the video above.

As we all know Jermaine Dupri got a YouTube Channel displaying his everyday life in a webisodes called Living The Life. In the video above JD and Janet Jackson go to Milan to view a Versace Menswear Fashion Show. Enjoy!

Here’s another T2W video premiere of the latest single from Nelly, “Stepped On My Jays” featuring Jermaine Dupri & Ciara. Nelly’s new album, Brass Knuckles, will be stores in August 19th. Check it out above!

Jermaine Dupri aka JD has posted another video on his official YouTube channel recording raw footage of the video shoot of Nelly’s second single, “Stepped On My Js”. JD invited Atlanta Hawks’ star player Josh Smith to come to the video shoot. Ciara also made an appearance on the set. Ya’ll gotta see how many raw Jordans’ this man got! Dustin do you got these…lol! Check out the video above!

Jermaine Dupri shouted me and the blog out on his official Youtube channel with my girl Janet Jackson and in the video above she also re-confirms her tour dates for the new “Rock Witchu Tour”. I just wanna say JD thanks for shouting us out, we love you over here at Think2wice and come back and visit us any time!

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