Kanye West References ‘Wife’ Kim Kardashian During Surprise Appearance at BET Awards 2022, Talks Going ‘Off the Grid’

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Back in action. Kanye West ended his awards show “hiatus” while making an unexpected appearance at the 2022 BET Awards to honor pal Diddy.The “Stronger” rapper, 45, spoke before the New York native, 52, was presented with the show’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday, June 26.

West took fans by surprise when he walked onto the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles wearing sunglasses and a dark mask that covered his face.

He also donned a baseball cap and gloves.“How do we crown our kings? How do we appreciate our kings?” the Yeezy designer began. “To think how far we could just make if off of inspiration, to hear the way somebody chopped a sample in.

Me and [friends] rushin’ to see who could get the Bad Boy mixtape and play back the original version of ‘Benjamins,’ over and over, thinkin’ I was one of the Hit Men.”West teased, “I was signed to Puff without him knowing,” before adding, “That statement is not legally binding!”The “Gold Digger” performer called Diddy his “favorite artist” of his youth, reflecting on the impact his idol made on his own creativity. “You see, I’m saying favorite artist — everything, not specifically production, the trip,” West added. “Back then there was so many rules to hip-hop and he broke all of them. … [He] understood contracts in a way a lot of us still don’t.