Sean Combs, higher often called Diddy, obtained the lifetime achievement award at this yr’s BET Awards. He celebrated the respect with a strong retrospective efficiency that includes Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Nas, Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Bryson Tiller, Religion Evans, and the Maverick Metropolis Choir. The efficiency featured an emotional home-video montage that includes his late girlfriend, Kim Porter.
Diddy introduced a few of his household alongside to rejoice his large night time on Sunday. His eldest, Quincy, appeared on the pink carpet carrying purple; whereas his second eldest, Justin, wore grey; and his third eldest, King, sported all pink. Diddy’s mom, Janice Combs, additionally appeared by her son’s facet on the pink carpet, carrying a glittering inexperienced gown. The final time we noticed Diddy and his household on the pink carpet was on the Billboard Music Awards in Might, which he hosted.
In his acceptance speech on the BET Awards, which was preceded by an surprising speech by Kanye West, Diddy thanked his mother and advised a narrative about how she labored three jobs throughout his childhood, telling the group it was “her night time.” He additionally thanked Porter, the mom of 4 of his kids. “I simply miss Kim,” he mentioned. “Keep related to God. We do not management this.”
He then thanked his followers and everybody he has labored with. Lastly, he waved away time constraints and launched into an inspirational rap. “If I gotta pay for the commercials, ship me the invoice,” he mentioned. “We ain’t right here only for ourselves, we’re right here for our ancestors. The time is now.” He then completed off the speech by saying that he was donating $1 million to Howard College and one other $1 million to Jackson State College.
Forward, take a look at pictures of the Combs household on the 2022 BET Awards.
