Lauryn Hill, Inaugural Living Legend Icon Award Winner at 2026 BET Awards: ‘I fight for y’all’ |
Veteran rapper and singer Lauryn Hill she was recently honored for her contributions to the music industry at this year’s BET Awards. Not only that, but the star was also graced with a dazzling performance by some of the biggest names in the industry right now, including stars like Queen LatifahSZA, Doechii, Doja Cat, Nas and many more.Lauryn Hill honored at this year’s BET AwardsThe rapper was recently honored with the Living Legend Icon Award at the eventIce Cube took the stage to kick off the tribute to Lauryn Hill, who has been a pioneering force in the music industry for decades. He welcomed her to the stage and gave her flowers, adding: “One of the greatest voices in the history of black music. She achieved the depth of complexity that defined her art.”Not only that, but the singer was also serenaded by many artists on stage to pay her respects. War & Treaty opened with a rendition of ‘His Eye Is on the Sparrow’, which Tanya Trotter had performed with Hill in the film ‘Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit’. This was followed by many other stars who have collaborated or worked with Hill over the past two years in his time in the industry.SZA and Doechii took the stage and performed the Fugees’ “Ready or Not” along with a live band. After that, Tierra Whack and Tems performed the song ‘Fu-Gee-La’. The biggest surprise was her daughter, Selah Marley, who took the stage to perform the title track of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’.YG Marley, Doja Cat, Nas, Queen Latifah, Common and many more took the stage to perform.Lauryn Hill Gives Her Acceptance Speech and Performs ‘Ex-Factor’Hill also accepted his award for the night and took the stage to talk about the honor. She stated: “I’ve always been concerned with the expression and representation of the dignity of our people. So sometimes we put ourselves as artists, we put ourselves in situations to say things that are not always comfortable, but we understand that people will understand later. I fight for all of you. Maybe not everyone knows, but I fight for everyone. And fighting for all of you is fighting for me.”After all the tribute performances, Hill herself took the stage at the BET Awards to perform her hit song, “Ex-Factor.” She also revealed during the performance that she was not meant to act; however, someone had to back out of the tribute performance at the last minute.
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