The BET Awards 2021 were held at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 27. One of the biggest honours of the evening was awarded to Queen Latifah who was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.
A tribute to her contribution to the music industry was paid through a medley of performances by Lil' Kim, Rapsody, MC Lyte, and Monie Love.
Queen Latifah could be seen holding back her tears as she accepted the award.In an emotional acceptance speech, she said, "When we couldn't get played on the radio and other places, we couldn't get our videos played in other places, there was BET that allowed us to be in our fullness." Giving a shoutout to her fellow artists, she said, "I wanted to celebrate us because I know together, we stand stronger.
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