Kanye West Makes Surprise Appearance at 2022 BET Awards, Presents Diddy With Lifetime Achievement Award

It’s North West‘s world, and we’re just living in it! The 9-year-old made a major fashion state while attending Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris with mom Kim Kardashian.

Kim Kardashian proved that she is passing on her fashion knowledge to eldest daughter North West as they jetted to France.The Kardashians star, 41, was spotted with the nine-year-old – who she shares with estranged husband Kanye West – on the streets of Paris in time for the Haute Couture shows, causing a stir as they made their way around the city.There was no ignoring the mom-of-four as she stepped out in very bright neon green trousers which covered her heels, coupled with a camo print T-shirt.She clutched a sparkly silver bag for the getaway, completing the look with black sunglasses.North was every inch the fashionista that her famous parents had raised her to be, rocking an oversized blue bomber jacket and dark trousers, paired with dreamy chunky boots.The youngster accessorized simply with blue sunnies and a small black bag.Kim is no stranger to taking her children along on a work trip, but it hasn’t always worked out in the past.The Skims businesswoman recently made headlines when she was forced to scold sons Saint and Psalm after they interrupted her live interview.She made an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon last month to promote the launch of her skincare brand, SKKN, when the youngsters caused chaos from behind the scenes.At one point, Jimmy was distracted by noises from the audience and looked over to where the little ones were sitting.Following his eyeline, Kim put her foot down, telling Saint and Psalm to quiet down.‘Guys, can you stop? This is your first time at work with me, please,’ she urged.‘My two boys are here and I hear them making so much noise,’ she told the audience of the interruption.‘Guys, this is your first time at work with me, don’t mess this up, come on!’She attempted to

Nicki Minaj has seemingly taken aim at Kanye West during her performance at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans over the weekend.The performance, which took place on Friday night (July 1), was Minaj’s first in-person live performance in around three years. A portion of the set was dedicated to a medley of Minaj’s early guest verses that originally saw the rise in her profile – including Young Money’s ‘Bedrock’ and Drake‘s ‘Make Me Proud’.

Sean «Diddy» Combs is showing love to those who've shown him some! On Thursday, the music mogul took to his Instagram to show his gratitude toward Yung Miami for her sweet show of support as he took the stage to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Awards.As the 52-year-old accepted the award, thanking his mother sitting in the crowd, his peers in the industry and his fans, the City Girls rapper was in the audience holding up a sign reading «GO PAPI!»Diddy shared an image of the 28-year-old holding the sign on his page, writing, «This is one of the sweetest things anyone’s ever done for me! Thank you Shawty Wop!

Cardi B is back with new music. Scroll down to hear "Hot Shit," which features Kanye West and Lil Durk, below. The Tay Keith-produced song is Cardi's first solo release of 2022 and follows last year's "Bet It." In an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, Cardi said she has another new single ready to go after "Hot Shit" and that her goal is to then finish the follow-up to her 2018 debut Invasion of Privacy.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCardi B may not have released a ton of music in the past couple of years, but when she has, she’s made them count: Following “WAP,” her 2020 smash with Megan Thee Stallion, and last year’s “Up” comes “Hot Shit,” a truth-in-advertising new track featuring Kanye West and Lil Durk with a fiery beat from Memphis-born producer Tay Keith, who also co-produced Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” and Drake’s “Nonstop.”It’s a true collaborative single, with each rapper taking a verse and super-spare production — consisting almost entirely of vocals and beat, with the occasional sound effects — and in the hands of lesser rappers it wouldn’t be anywhere near as strong.

Cardi B is coming in hot with a brand new single! The rapper released her latest song featuring Kanye West and Lil Durk, «Hot S**t,» on Friday, kicking off the month of July with her usual brand of fiery bars. The rapper first announced the single on Sunday, breaking the news with a commercial during the 2022 BET Awards.

Denzel Curry has criticised Drake and Kanye West for the “subpar albums” he said the two artists have released of late.The Florida MC was speaking to Spin about his latest full-length record ‘MELT MY EYEZ SEE YOUR FUTURE’ when he offered his thoughts on the recent works of the rap giants.“I was looking forward to Drake’s [new] album [‘Honestly, Nevermind’], ’cause Drake always got something,” Curry said. “But then, when you get them albums, you’re like, ‘What the fuck are you doing?'”According to Spin, Curry cited Drake’s previous LPs ‘Take Care’ (2011) and ‘If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late’ (2015) as examples of the quality he expected from the Canadian star.He then singled out Ye, saying: “We don’t even really need to talk about Kanye West, it’s Kanye West.“But for them to go out, and go against each other and make that subpar work with the resources they have.

Cardi B has today (June 1) released ‘Hot Shit’, a Kanye West and Lil Durk-assisted song lifted from the rapper’s forthcoming album.The track, which was first confirmed during an advert at the 2022 BET Awards late last month, was produced by hip-hop juggernaut Tay Kieth. On it, Cardi brings her signature bravado before welcoming Durk and West for their own flow-switching verses.

Kanye West fan in Melbourne who named his burger restaurant after the rapper has reportedly been sent a cease and desist by his legal team, requesting its logo and burger names be changed.Mark Elkhouri noticed that West had begun following his College Dropout Burgers business – named after the rapper’s 2004 debut album – on Instagram and was watching stories posted through the account, initially believing it to be a mark of approval. West is still currently following the business on Instagram.However, a letter from West’s lawyers soon arrived, The Age reports.

Kanye West has been sued over an unauthorised sample that appears on ‘Flowers’, a track that features on the rapper’s latest album, ‘Donda 2’.As Billboard reports, a complaint was brought forward in a New York federal court on Wednesday (June 29) by Chicago house musician Marshall Jefferson‘s publisher, Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP).According to the suit, Ye sampled Jefferson’s 1986 house song ‘Move Your Body’ (also known as ‘House Music Anthem’) on ‘Flowers’ without permission or compensation. A sample of ‘Move Your Body’, UIMP allege, is “repeated at least 22 times” throughout ‘Flowers’.According to the suit, West acknowledged to both Jefferson and UIMP that he had sampled the song without permission.

Kanye West has been sued for copyright infringement again, Billboard reports and court documents reviewed by The FADER confirm. A complaint filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by attorneys for Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP) claims Ye did not clear the sample of Marshall Jefferson’s 1986 house anthem “Move Your Body” that can allegedly be heard at least 22 times on the Donda 2 track “Flowers.” Like the rest of Donda 2, “Flowers” was released in late February exclusively on Stem Player, an MP3 device created specifically for the album in collaboration with Alex Klein and his company, Kano Computing Limited.

Kim Kardashian fans have praised her for showing off her real body in old unedited snaps resurfaced over the weekend before her recent weight loss. The 41 year old entrepreneur donned a bikini and enjoyed a day out at the beach in Mexico back in 2017, where she was pictured dipping in and out of the sea.The mum-of-four styled herself in a matching red, mustard yellow and lime green striped two-piece, which also featured a beige pattern on it. Kim chose to accessorise with a trio of gold dainty necklaces and and her then wedding ring to ex-husband Kanye West at the time.

Cardi B has announced the release of a new single titled ‘Hot Shit’, which will feature guest spots from Kanye West and Lil Durk.The song was confirmed in an advert that screened during the 2022 BET Awards last Sunday (June 26). Cardi later posted the ad to her own social media, revealing that the song would be released this Friday (July 1).

Lifetime Achievement Award tribute to Diddy, surprise guest appearance by Mariah Carey during Latto’s set, and Taraji P. Henson as host, the 2022 BET Awards showed us why no one can love us like we can.

Drake has earned his 11th US Number One album with the release of his latest LP, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.Earlier this month, the rapper surprised fans with the release of his seventh studio album. The 14-track record arrived on streaming platforms at midnight just hours after he announced its arrival on Instagram.Leaning more on a house infused sound, with production coming from Black Coffee and Gordo, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ divided fans, but not enough to stop the album from topping the US Billboard chart.Led by the track ‘Falling Down’, the rapper’s latest record earned 204,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release in the US, with 11,000 being pure album sales.

The BET Awards on Sunday night (June 26) were a celebration of the invaluable work of Black artists everywhere, celebrating the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, and Kendrick Lamar. They also became a platform for those creatives to make their voices heard, as many attendees used the stage to criticize the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion.

Best New Artist trophy at the 2022 BET Awards, Latto gave viewers one of the best performances of Sunday night's ceremony. The 23-year-old began with her new single, «It’s Givin,» dancing on a desk surrounded by dancers in center stage. She smoothly segued into her mega-hit, «Big Energy,» with Young Dirty Bastard joining the rapper to pay homage to his father, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. Young Dirty Bastard rapped his verse from the «Fantasy» remix, which Latto's track features.  2022 BET Awards: See All of the Star-Studded Performances! Then, to the surprise of the audience, Latto directed attention to a silhouette positioned center stage, which then dissolved into a kaleidoscope of butterflies as Carey belted out her signature high note.

Kanye West made a surprise appearance at the 2022 BET Awards Sunday night, paying tribute to the ceremony’s sole lifetime achievement award recipient, Diddy, with a five-and-a-half-minute speech. He spoke on his long friendship with the Bad Boy Records founder, who mentored him early in his career. “I was signed to Puff without him knowing,” Ye reminisced, discussing how he idolized Diddy growing up.

Kanye West showed up at the 2022 BET Awards covered head to toe to honor his favorite artist Sean “Diddy” Combs. During the ceremony, the songwriter, record executive, and entrepreneur, also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, or Puffy, received a lifetime achievement award, presented by West and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.“How do we crown our kings?” West asked the crowd.

And…he’s gone? Kanye West’s BET Awards appearance was one for the history books. The DONDA rapper took to the 2022 BET Awards stage to present his friend Diddy with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and also took the time to clarify his place in society today.