The 2025 BET Awards are creeping up, and we’re already reminiscing on the long-lasting performances that had us glued to the TV, screaming, crying, and LIVING for each second! From Chris Brown pouring his coronary heart out following the King of Pop’s passing to Diddy’s Dangerous Boy takeover, these moments are etched in BET Awards historical past. Let’s get into the performances that also obtained us shook!
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Chris Brown’s Emotional MJ Tribute (2010 BET Awards)
Whew, Chris Brown had us in our emotions with that Michael Jackson tribute! Breezy hit the stage again in 2010, nonetheless navigating THAT media storm from the incident with Rihanna the yr prior. However he was NOT taking part in when it got here to honoring his idol. He did his massive one, performing ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Man within the Mirror’, after which broke down in tears mid-performance. Y’all, when Breezy couldn’t maintain it collectively, we have been proper there crying with him. A second!
@musicologybymkl 13 years in the past we misplaced the Biggest Of All Time Michael Jackson 🕊 👑 #chrisbrown #michaeljackson #betawards #rip #fyp #foryou #fyp
The Dangerous Boy Household Reunion (2015 BET Awards)
@iconsplayhouse #betawards #lilkim #badboyreunion #iconsplayhouse ♬ It’s All Concerning the Benjamins – Puff Daddy & The Household
Fugees Reunion Had Us Shook (2005 BET Awards)
Future’s Little one’s Ultimate Slay (2005)
Talking of Bey. Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams had us GAGGED on the 2005 BET Awards with certainly one of their final televised performances as Future’s Little one. ‘Cater 2 U’ was thee efficiency of the evening. These harmonies, that choreography, and the way they’d Nelly, Magic Johnson, and Terrence Howard up on that stage… it was giving horny with out doing an excessive amount of. The efficiency additionally reminded us why DC will perpetually be THAT woman group.
@beybebeastin take a look at his face all the time lmao he was prepared! Nelly and Magic was simply blissful to be there lol #destinyschild #kellyrowland #michellewilliams #beyonce #beyonceknowlescarter #beyonceknowles #nelly #magicjohnson #terrencehoward #betawards #bey ♬ Cater 2 U – Future’s Little one
Rick James & Teena Marie’s Soulful Duet (2004)
Rick James and Teena Marie set the stage ABLAZE on the 2004 BET Awards, simply weeks earlier than Rick’s unlucky passing in Los Angeles. Their ‘Hearth and Need’ efficiency was straight soul, with chemistry so fiery, the viewers was doing double-takes. And let’s not overlook Rick’s iconic backstage clapback that very same evening when a lady backstage mistook him for one more celeb, chile. “By no means thoughts who you thought I used to be, I’m Rick James, b****!” he clapped again.
@honeygabioneski #fireanddesire #rickjames #teenamarie #betawards ♬ authentic sound – VLOG STAR ★
Whitney Houston’s Lifetime Achievement Efficiency (2001)
When Whitney Houston stepped up for her Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, Nippy didn’t simply carry out; she owned that stage (see right here). On the very first BET Awards, she blessed us with a medley of hits like ‘I Have Nothing’ and ‘I Will All the time Love You.’ The standing ovation went on FOREVER, and we’re nonetheless not over how effortlessly Whitney might SANG. However she didn’t simply give an iconic efficiency; she additionally gave an iconic speech that lives rent-free in many individuals’s heads to at the present time.
Honorable Point out: Ciara And Chris Brown (2008)
Whew! How can we not embody THIS efficiency of CiCi and Breezy again in 2008? After serving up choreography and vocals with a solo efficiency on the 2008 BET Awards, Chris was joined by Ciara for a dance break to ‘Take You Down’ that had us all shook!
@musicologybymkl One among their finest performances! #ciara #chrisbrown #danceroutine #2000s #fyp #pourtoi
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