At The BET Awards, Ye Presents Diddy With The Lifetime Achievement Award

At Sunday night’s BET Awards, Ye made an unexpected appearance to honour Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, who was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a rapper and producer.

Babyface gave the section’s introduction while reflecting on Combs’ accomplishments. The hallmark of a great producer, according to him, is that they “make you feel like you can do anything and go anywhere.” Ye, whose face was concealed by a mask, sunglasses and a baseball cap, was then brought out by Babyface.

Check out the video below:

Combs was then invited on stage by Ye and Babyface to accept the trophy. He promised to provide $1 million to Howard University and another $1 million to Jackson State University’s football team under coach Deoin Sanders during his address.

Combs included his mother, who was present, in the list of those he thanked. Additionally, he paid tribute to numerous others who had passed away recently, including Andre Harrell and Combs’ ex-girlfriend Kim Porter, who passed away in 2018.

Combs performed a wide-ranging medley of songs with The LOX, Lil’ Kim, Faith Evans, and more before Babyface and Ye gave their addresses. These songs included ‘It’s All About the Benjamins,’ ‘I’ll Be Missing You,’ his most recent Bryson Tiller collaboration, ‘Gotta Move,’ and more.

Check out the video of Diddy’s emotional speech below:

Lizzo, Chance the Rapper, Jack Harlow and other artists performed at this year’s BET Awards, which took place on 26th June at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

–Shantala