Reuters
[ Source: Reuters ]
Kendrick Lamar was the top winner on Monday at the BET Awards, an awards ceremony honoring Black actors, singers and sports stars.
The “30 For 30” rapper won the best male hip hop artist award, best album of the year as well as the video of the year award for “Not Like Us.”
Lamar and filmmaker Dave Free also took home the video director of the year award at the event, which was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and broadcast on the BET cable channel.
“BET has always made sure they’re representing the culture right and always put me in the midst of the cycle of what we represent,” Lamar said on stage when accepting his award.
Host comedian Kevin Hart opened the ceremony by recognizing the BET Awards’ 25th anniversary and all of the “history that has been made” on the stage.
The ceremony traversed the evolution of Black music, starting with a performance by R&B artist Ashanti that featured a compilation of songs, including her 2002 song “Foolish.”
Additional performances included other 2000s songs “Ballin'” by Mustard, “1 Thing” by Amerie and “Like You” by Bow Wow.
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