Chance honored by Obama, '90s nostalgia rules at BET Awards

NBA honors to be presented during league's first awards show

Herman Weaver | 27 June, 2017, 05:52

Rihanna at the 2017 BET Awards red carpet didn't happen this year, and it's a little disappointing given, well, how fantastic Rihanna is on every red carpet pretty much ever.

The BET Awards were handed out Sunday night, where Leslie Jones served as the host.

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The 24-year-old star also revealed his thought process before he took the stage at the Microsoft Theater here to collect the award on June 25 night. I didn't prepare a speech. "How can I inspire them the same way he inspired the streets?"

Even still, DJ Khalid, Quavo (of Migos), Lil Wayne and Chance the Rapper closed out the show with their hit single "The One", sans Justin Bieber.

Earlier in the evening, rapper Gucci Mane posted about wearing matching turquoise Gucci suits with the infant.

Chance - who also encouraged disenfranchised Americans to take to the polling stations to vote in the 2016 election - was praised by former First Lady Michelle Obama, who was born in the city of Chicago. Lucky for you, that's what we like too!

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"Barack and I are so sorry that we can't be there in person", she said.

Stage Set and Camera Work: The show's stage had a moving walkway that strongly resembled a conveyer belt, which made it hard for the talent and presenters to walk and left most viewers in mortal fear that their fave would be the victim to falling flat on their face.

During her opening monologue, Leslie poked fun at the names of some of the rappers in attendance.

After declaring a love for black people, Chance went into a spiel about how this country can start making things right.

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BET president Debra L. Lee honored Chance the Rapper with the Humanitarian Award, noting that "he's not afraid to speak out and speak up for those who can't speak for themselves". During her speech, Remy Ma took a slight dig at Minaj, a Queens native, by saying: "And, yeah, that crown is coming back to the Bronx".

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Chance honored by Obama, '90s nostalgia rules at BET Awards

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