BET Awards 2025 performers: Lil' Kim divides fans with 'hard to watch' preshow number
BET Awards 2025 performers: Lil' Kim divides fans with 'hard to watch' preshow number
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2024 BET Awards: Drake gets snubbed while Usher, SZA win big
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The ladies of hip-hop got the party started at the BET Awards.
Lil' Kim and Amerie each took the stage on culture's biggest night for showstopping performances that got fans talking. The "Crush on You" emcee, long considered the "Queen of Rap," performed her newly released collab with R&B singer Honey Bxby, "Left Eye (Remix)," during the ceremony's preshow.
Kim's BET performance seemed to divide fans, with some critiquing the rapper's onstage delivery. "That Lil' Kim performance was hard to watch," @VashonWade wrote on X.
"I wonder does Lil Kim have regrets?" X user @GuernicaWiliams added.
Other viewers defended Lil' Kim's performance and icon status. "She sound cool, choreo tight," @ItsRezForMe wrote on X. Meanwhile, @charcekage weighed in: "This is so insulting! Lil Kim given less than 3 minutes to perform at the preshow."
Amerie, best known for her 2000s hits "Why Don't We Fall in Love" and "1 Thing," earned kudos for her vocal prowess and aughties nostalgia during a "106 & Park" medley tribute. "The voice is on point here Amerie 😌," @lexxdadon wrote on X, following the singer's recent — and widely panned — NPR "Tiny Desk" performance.
"Okay @BETAwards y'all pulling out all of the stops!", X user @jamaicanmae said. "Making me miss this time in music! @Ameriie ♥️"
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