BY CHEMELLE RICE
This year’s Billboard Music awards was nothing short of phenomenal. Taylor Smith was the obvious star of the show with her 8 award trophy, standing head and shoulders above the rest of the quality pack. Kanye West was booed for the flop in relation to the censoring of his lyrics which ironically, many were happy not to hear anyway. However, the most moving aspect of the awards came when American rapper Wiz Khalifa performed his brand new song “See you again” ft Charlie Puth. Tears were streaming down everyone’s face, including mine at the chilling lyrics which were introduced by Paul Walker close friends. Walker, a former American actor, rose to fame in movies such as varsity blues and his fame was reinforced when he starred in the fast and furious movie franchise. He unfortunately died in a car crash in 2013, aged 40. Before Wiz took to the stage, Presenter Ludacris and Tyrese introduced the heavenly track. The pair were not only close friends with the late actor, but had worked with him for several years on the Fast and Furious movie franchises.
It has been a year and a half since Walker tragically lost his life in that fatal car crash in California. The 40 year old left behind one daughter when his car veered into a lamp post and burst into flames, leaving the whole world shocked and astonished by the irony of his death. A tribute video for Walker and the hit song were released last month, showing film footage of the blue eyed actor from his most recent famous franchise and all his other features throughout his healthy spanning career. The latest instalment for Fast and Furious has been overly emotional for everyone, fans and actors, the brothers of Paul Walker who are his spitting image, all gathered together to get the 7th Fast and Furious flick finished in his name. The brothers even got hands on with acting and stunts and found themselves being their brother for the months too come. Well done guys, and may Walker’s soul truly rest in peace.
Charlie Puth, 23, who sings the moving chorus on Khalifa’s track brought the house down, and the strings were literally heart melting. Whilst comforting the keys of his Piano, it was a moving performance. You can find the song on the Furious 7 Soundtracks.
