"We need all of y'all," she said onstage. "I really, really appreciate BET for keeping this category alive, and I appreciate all the female rappers doing their thing, past, present and future," she said, before uttering an obscenity.īest gospel winner Yolanda Adams, who also performed, gently took some of her peers to task, urging them to act mature and use their fame wisely. Minaj's win was her third consecutive time taking the prize. The censor police also worked overtime when Rick Ross performed with his Maybach Music Group and during Minaj's performance and acceptance speech for best female hip-hop artist. "Two distinguished Morehouse men," Lee joked after the performance, referencing the alma mater of the two. Moments later, Jackson, the show's host, was joined by Spike Lee as they did a comedic version of Jay-Z and West's hit song ". There were long moments of censored silence when the rappers performed "Mercy," though not all the offending words were bleeped out. music group, which included Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz.
It started during the opening number by West's G.O.O.D. The tribute came five months after Houston's death: She died the night before the Grammy Awards of an accidental drowning complicated by heart disease and cocaine use.Īs compelling as that moment was, the show was also defined by its low points: Entire segments of performances, from Nicki Minaj to Rick Ross, were muted out due to foul language and obscenities, though several vulgarities were heard on air. Gary Houston, Whitney's brother, also performed and Houston's "Waiting to Exhale" castmates - Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine - also honored the singer.īut it was Cissy Houston's soaring performance that brought the audience to their feet, and had many dabbing their eyes. R&B singer Monica was vocally top-notch as she sang "I Love the Lord," a gospel song once sang by Houston Brandy sang two upbeat Houston hits, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and "I'm Your Baby Tonight." Chaka Khan blazed the stage with "I'm Every Woman," which Houston remade. She recalled the last time she saw Houston last year, and how the two laughed and gossiped together. Mariah Carey opened the tribute, and her voice wavered as she told stories about Houston. Whitney Houston's mother, Cissy, provided the emotional highlight of Sunday's ceremony as she sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in tribute to her late daughter, leaving audience members like Beyonce and Soulja Boy in tears. Jackson, to name a few - the most stirring moment came not from a superstar, but from the mother of one. With all the star power at the BET Awards - Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and Samuel L.
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