2021 Emmys: Cedric the Entertainer Kicks Things Off With Biz Markie-Themed Opening Monologue

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Emmy Awards kicked off in a big way. Host Cedric the Entertainer hit the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to open the show with a musical monologue set to Biz Markie's iconic song, «Just a Friend.» Markie died in July.

He was 57. Cedric wasn't the only one to spit some TV-themed rhymes to the song, however. He also recruited Lil Dickie, Rita Wilson, LL Cool J and more. «TV, you got what I need!» the group sang, as seemingly everyone in the audience joined in.

ET's Matt Cohen spoke with Cedric days before the big event, and the celebrated stand-up comic teased his big opening.«I wanted to take advantage of some of these big, iconic moments that took place on Television,» he shared. «So in a very way, you'll see that Ced was.