2021 BET Awards
Zendaya Struts BET Awards Red Carpet In Beyoncé’s 2003 “Crazy In Love” Dress
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty Sunday night’s (June 27) 2021 BET Awards show was all about paying homage to the greats, especially for Zendaya’s very familiar red carpet dress once worn by Beyoncé many years ago. Buzzfeed chronicles the history of the original deep-plunging purple Versace dress, first worn in 2003 at the singer’s first-ever BET Awards show as a solo artist. If you remember, this is the seductive outfit worn during the legendary performance of her debut breakout single “Crazy In Love,” the first of many hits following her departure from the group Destiny’s Child. [embedded content] While Beyoncé’s original ensemble featured a short skirt to give room for her energetic dance routine on stage, Zendaya’s tribute leaned toward a classic red carp...
A Rundown of All the Stellar Performances From the 2021 BET Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty The 21st annual BET Awards this past Sunday (June 27th) night proved to be a fantastic affair. Hosted by actress Taraji P. Henson, the awards show took place in front of a live audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. BET made sure that this awards show, the first since last year’s all-virtual event, was charged with intensity from the opening performance of gospel legend Kirk Franklin and rapper Lil Baby’s song “We Win.” The theme of the 2021 BET Awards was “The Year of The Black Woman”, and the ladies certainly shined with their performances throughout the night. [embedded content] Migos took to the stage and got the crowd hyped with their performance of “Straightenin”, and Cardi B joined them for “Type S–t” –...
Cardi B Reveals She is Pregnant During Surprise Performance at BET Awards
Cardi B made a surprise appearance at tonight’s BET Awards and revealed she is pregnant with her second child. The “Up” rapper joined her husband, Offset, and the rest of Migos to perform their latest collaboration, “Type Shit”. She chose to share the big news by wearing a body suit with a hole cut out atop her stomach, revealing her baby bump for all to see. Cardi subsequently confirmed her pregnancy in an Instagram post tagging Offset. Despite being noticeably pregnant, Cardi effortlessly twerked and danced around on stage throughout the performance of “Type Shit”. Migos also ran through “Straightenin’”. Both tracks appear on the trio’s latest album, Culture III, and you can replay their BET Awards performance in full below. Related Video Cardi B and Offset’s first child, a da...
Megan Thee Stallion Performs “Thot Shot” Live for First Time at BET Awards: Watch
Megan Thee Stallion appeared at the 2021 BET Awards to perform her latest single, “Thot Shot”, live for the first time. Compared to past awards show appearances, Megan chose to forgo theatrics in favor of a by-the-books performance wherein her impressive lyrical flow was able to truly shine. Watch the replay below. Earlier in the evening, Megan’s “WAP” collaborator Cardi B revealed she is pregnant with her second child. Related Video Megan has lined up several upcoming festival appearances, including Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN; Governors Ball in New York, NY; Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI; and Firefly Festival in Dover, DE. Get tickets to her upcoming dates here. Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. I...
Tyler, The Creator Performs “LUMBERJACK” at 2021 BET Awards: Watch
Tyler, The Creator hit the stage at the 2021 BET Awards tonight for a performance of his new “LUMBERJACK”. Marking his first-ever performance at the BET Awards, Tyler made the most of the opportunity with a creative stage production that began with him riding in the back of a Roll- Royce and ended with him being blown away by a wind storm. Watch the replay below. “LUMBERJACK” comes off the pioneering hip-hop star’s latest album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, which arrived Friday, just two weeks after the artist otherwise known as Tyler Okonma dropped the first mysterious teaser announcing a new release was on its way. Related Video In the coming months, Tyler is set to play multiple festivals including Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, and Day N Vegas Festival. Get tickets to all of his upcoming dates he...
Silk Sonic’s Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Perform “Leave the Door Open” at BET Awards: Watch
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak may only have one single out under their collaborative Silk Sonic moniker, but that didn’t stop the duo form nabbing Best Group at the 2021 BET Awards on Sunday night. Later in the evening, they proved that their joint star power alone made them worthy of the honor by performing their hit “Leave the Door Open” at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre. Silk Sonic have thus far only played at awards show, debuting at the Grammys back in March and stopping by the iHeartRadio Music Awards last month. Their BET Awards performance continued that string of smooth, soulful appearances for a third straight ceremony. Check out the replay below. Silk Sonic’s debut album, An Evening with Silk Sonic, will feature funk legend Bootsy Collins as “guest host.” The full...
Lil Nas X Performs “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” at 2021 BET Awards: Watch
The last time Lil Nas X took to a nationally televised stage, the viral rapper went viral for all the wrong reasons when his pants ripped during his Saturday Night Live performance. Thankfully, he was safe from a repeat wardrobe malfunction during his appearance on Sunday night’s BET Awards. The chart-topping rapper may have not been up for any awards during Culture’s Biggest Night, but he delivered the goods with a streamy performance of “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”, which culminated with a long kiss with one of his backing dancers. The Egyptian aesthetics all called to mind something between Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” and The Mummy series. Watch the replay below. Next up for Lil Nas X is a cameo appearance on the hit FXX series Dave. Season 2 of Lil Dicky’s comed...
DMX Honored with Star-Studded Tribute at BET Awards: Watch
DMX was honored at tonight’s BET Awards with a star-studded performance curated by his close friend Swizz Beatz and featuring Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Jadakiss, The Lox, the rap collective Griselda, and actor Michael K. Williams. The performance kicked off with Method Man performing “Get At Me Dog” a cappella before giving way to Griselda to spit their posthumous collaboration “Hood Blues”. Williams, channeling DMX to a T, then took the stage and recited the lyrics to “Slippin’”. To close the set, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, The Lox, and Ruff Ryders performed a medley of “The Hood At?”, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”, and “Party Up”. Watch the replay below. Speaking to Complex ahead of the awards show, Beatz opened up about approaching the tribute to his fellow artist in a “noncon...
DMX To Be Honored With A Special Tribute at the 2021 BET Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One Uncensored The beloved rap legend DMX will be the subject of a special tribute to take place during the 2021 BET Awards. The segment honoring the life and career of the Yonkers, New York musician was announced today (June 22nd) through a press release from the network. Swizz Beatz, the renowned producer and DMX’s long time friend is curating the entire production. Veteran choreographer and video director Fatima Robinson, the mind behind some of the culture’s iconic videos like Michael Jackson’s “Remember The Time” and other artists from Kendrick Lamar to Aaliyah to Sade, will be serving as creative director for the segment. Artists that will be performing during the tribute include Busta Rhymes, Method Man, the Griselda crew and Swizz Beat...
Year Of The Black Woman: Taraji P. Henson To Host The 2021 BET Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: handout / BET BET has made the announcement that this year’s BET Awards will be hosted by Taraji P. Henson as it makes its return to being hosted with a live audience. The Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor will be the leading figure at the awards, which will have “The Year of The Black Woman” as its theme. Another major part of the show this year will feature Grammy-winning musician, critically acclaimed actor and Golden Globe-winner Queen Latifah being honored with the Lifetime Achievement BET Award. Ms. Henson has been consistently at work for the culture, finishing her iconic run as Cookie Lyon on the Fox musical drama Empire and devoting her efforts to combatting mental health issues within the Black community with creating the Bo...
