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2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Watch Performances From City Girls, Big Sean, 2 Chainz And More

The annual award show was full of surprises, and social commentary.

City Girls, Big Sean, Jhené Aiko, Brandy, 2 Chainz, and more made the 2020 BET Hip-Hop Awards a night to remember. Hosted by DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean of 85 South, the socially-distanced event went down on Tuesday (Oct. 27).

Doubling as a sounding board for socially conscious commentary and voting engagement, the show featured several references to Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and other victims of police brutality. The night included a statement from vice presidential hopeful and Howard University alum, Kamala Harris, in celebration of HBCU’s.

Although there were more performances than awards given out during the ceremony, the show was full of surprises. Master P received the I Am Hip Hop Award presented to him by former No Limit artist, Snoop Dogg. Rapsody won her first award ever for Best Hip-Hop Lyricist, Pop Smoke was posthumously awarded the Best New Artist trophy, and Lil Baby accepted the Impact Track honor for, “The Bigger Picture.”

YBN Cordae paid homage to Juice Wrld, and Quavo performed a tribute medley to Pop Smoke. The award show also honored other late rappers, including Fred Da Godson.

Watch some of the performances and cyphers below.

City Girls Perform “Kitty Talk” & “Jobs”

Big Sean, Jhené AIko and Ty Dolla Sign Perform “Body Language”

Brandy, Erykah Badu, Teyana Taylor & H.E.R. Perform Ladies First Cypher

Beenie Man, Bounty Killa, Skip Marley & More Participate In Reggae Cypher

Tobe Nwigwe Performs “Try Jesus, Don’t Try Me”

2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Perform “Money Maker”