Kanye Westis back.
“How do we crown our kings? How do we appreciate our kings?” West — whose face was completely covered in a hat, shades and black mask — said onstage.
“I go to him for advice to this day. He inspires so many of my choices, so many of my life choices. Mywifechoices,” West continued, referencing his ex-wifeKim Kardashian, before adding with a laugh: “Thanks for that, Puff.”
“You know, I took a little hiatus. I said, I just want to declare myself legally dead for a year. I just want to be off the grid and Puff is pretty persistent, but I had to think, bro, it’s like, people get amnesia. Like I should never have Puff have to ever call more than one time. Any of us in this room if Puff ever need us, we need to jump and be there. This man has been through [and] survived a lot of stuff and broke down a lot of doors so we can be standing … he broke down so many doors of classism, taste, swag. Puff, if I never told you I love you, you’re my brother,” said West.
Kanye West.Kevin Winter/Getty
It was West’s first awards show appearance since theGrammy Awardsprohibited him from performingat the ceremony in April, despite his five nominations, due to “concerning online behavior.”
Earlier in March, West shared a music video for his single “Eazy” featuring The Game, in which a claymation version of Davidson, 28, appears to be kidnapped, tied up, and buried. He later took the video down.
A source told PEOPLEat the time that Kardashian was “furious” and “upset” about the music video. “She thinks it’s way too violent and is upset,” the insider explained, noting that the reality star is “completely over all of this and she wants it to stop.”
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Since then, Kardashian and West seem to have gotten to a better place. On Father’s Day last week, the twohad dinnerwith their four kids: Psalm, 3, Chicago, 4, Saint, 6, and North, 9.
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“We had Father’s Day at the house,” Kim said onToday. “The kids spent the day with him and then we had a big Father’s Day dinner and North cooked.”
“Everything is going good,” added Kim, whofiled for divorcefrom West in February 2021 after seven years of marriage.
Ahead of Diddy’s achievement award speech, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, Shyne, The Lox and Lil Kim, Busta Rhymes and Bryson Tiller performed alongside the superstar.
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After playing a voice note from his late ex Kim Porter, who died unexpectedly of lobar pneumonia in 2018, Diddy performed “I’ll Be Missing You” with Faith Evans and Maverick City Choir.
“Before I leave, I want to donate a million dollars to Howard University, and also I’mma drop another million dollars on Deion Sanders and Jackson State because we should play for us,” said Diddy during his acceptance speech. “Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.”
Diddy founded his record label Bad Boy in the early 1990s, and it’s since gone on to become a hip-hop powerhouse, selling more than 100 million records worldwide.
Sean “Diddy” Combs.Amy Sussman/Getty
The BET Awards, which honor musicians, actors and athletes, are airing live from Los Angeles.
source: people.com
