Best, worst and most oops moments of 2025 bet award

Best Bling: Busta Rhymes’ Ring (and $ 100 bills)

Busta rhymes Was the brilliant star in the Bet Award’s red carpet – literally. The rapper looked Dapper in a classic black and white tux with a jewelery brooch on the lapes. On his gloves he sported a massive cross parks, and he improved the lux to the max with some bone jams in his coat pocket.

Oh, Kevin Hart can’t stop laughing!

During His opening monologueworthy Kevin Hart cracked joke about Cardi bThe Playei booksThe Kanye West And more, but he couldn’t help himself when you ribs the Ultimate ICON Award receiver Kirk Franklin.

“Kirk, doing me a favor. When you get your award tonight, didn’t come here from the front,” he joked through his own laugh when musicians covered his face. “He tries to blame the Lord. The Lord did not ask for it.”

Best night to relive the 00s

To the honor for hip hop and r&B music video show 106 & Park25th anniversary, former presenters Big Tigger, Keshia Chante, Free, Julissa Bermudez and Terrence j Reunited for EMCEE a series of Throwback -hits from Aghts. Ashanti Began the elaborate tribute with “Rock Wit U (Aww Baby)” and “Foolish”, followed by Amerie, MyaThe Keyshia ColeThe TiThe B2K and Bow Wow.

Best acceptance number: Doechii

After winning the best female hip hop artist, her first venture, Doechii turned attention to Los Angeles protests in her acceptance number.

“As much as I am honored by this award, I want to deal with what is happening right now outside the building,” she began after showing appreciation of the ceremony and her nominees with. “There are ruthless attacks that create fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order.”

The rapper ended, to the audience’s applause: “We deserve everyone to live in hope and not in fear, and I hope we stand together, my brothers and my sisters, against hatred and we protest against it. Thanks, bet.”

Rising Stars: Leon Thomas III and Ravyn Lenae

Two rising stars on the lists, Leon Thomas III and Ravyn Lenaelit up the stages stage with their viral songs “mutt” and “Love me not.” The Victorious Alun – who won the best new artist later at night – sang his face while ripping his electric guitar to his R&B clip, currently on a top # 13 Message board Hot 100. Then Lenae enchanted the audience with an ethereal performance of her dreamy hit that will surely get stuck in your head after listening.

Worst night to be ‘vintage’

Before you present the best new artist, Deon Cole tried to measure the demographics of women in the audience by reciting texts to songs from different eras, from Caretaker and Glorilla to fire. When his co -presenter Dominique Thorne, 27, started singing along to Debarge’s “I Like It”, to Cole’s surprise.

“I like music from the ancestors,” said Marvel actress and Cole quickly cut to the nominees.

Most doubtful song selection for in Memoriam: ‘The Secret Garden’

Don’t misunderstand us: Lucky DayeMiles Caton and Lucas James sounded incredible on their reproduction of the late legend Quincy Jones“The secret garden (sweet seduction suite).” But during the Memoriam segment, which kicked up the performance with a sexy “say ladies” and longing song came out of the left field tonal.

Worst person to edit photos: Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder‘S has jokes! The iconic musician gave a heartfelt speech to preview the close friend Jamie Foxx’s Ultimate Icon Award. To round the introduction, he referred to a cheeky reference to his blindness before the retrospective video was played.

“To be clear, I spent tireless hours watching and editing the pictures for this tribute tonight. So be attentive and enjoy,” said the singer writer.

Best night to be jamie foxx

At the top of Wonder’s special appearance, Foxx was honored with a medley performance with LudacrisThe Jennifer HudsonThe T-person And more. Ultimate Icon Award Honoree became visibly emotional when he looked in the audience, and he continued to accept honor With an equally moving (and humorous) speech. He talked about his hospital stay in 2023, thanked his community and family and even asked for Kirk Franklin’s training routine.

“I won’t reject. I won’t stop crying,” the actor said. “At a certain point in time I will stop crying, but I won’t end yet.”

Worst time management

Although he was planned for three and a half hours, the bet award went one hour and 15 minutes earlier schedule.

We love a grand anniversary, and we love to celebrate legends and the best of the best. But no awards must be so long. We could have cut down one of the extended pieces, such as Harts Usher-Cosplay, or this year’s sketch, or this year’s sketch, or Kai Cenat And Druski jumps up and down on stage with Hart for a good couple of minutes before introducing Playboi Carti.