My 2 Cents:
The VMAs were most successful when Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock hosted, so they were trying to recreate that feel with Kevin Hart hosting. He did aite but it obviously doesn't compare.
I'm guessin 2 Chainz was supposed to perform Birthday Song with Yeezy as the surprise guest and Wayne was supposed to have his own separate performance. Just a week ago Wayne said "Yuck" was garbage. Obviously a last minute performance.
Alicia performance was a disappointment. The fact she jumped on the Young Money ship was
but salute for bringin out Gabby. However I would rather she brought out 50 and Dre for them to perform "New Day" rather than this. The song is better and it would've been an epic moment since Dre hasn't had a VMA performance since like '99
The Rihanna performance is a big commercial look for ASAP Rocky. I predict his marketing push is bout to be crazy over the next year.
Frank Ocean is about to be marketed as the future of R&B and even though his performance was subpar his talent is undeniable.
Mac Miller is the cornball of the century.
Samberg was speakin truth even though it was a comedy monologue. The sad thing is Lonely Island makes better hip-hop than half the "Best Hip-Hop" nominees
After letting Yeezy close the show twice, its only right they let Taylor Swift close the show. I predict within the next 5 years there will be some epic duet between Taylor/Kanye at some point. This shyt is all a marketing gimmick.