Watch Lil Kim’s Thrilling Performance At The 2019 Bet Hip Hop Awards

Lil Kim’s Performance At The 2019 Bet Hip Hop Awards

Lil Kim is undoubtedly the frontier act of female rap in the industry. There have been lots of female rappers now following down her path. But her legacy cannot be overlooked.

She was honored at the just concluded Bet Hip Hop Awards show with the I Am Hip Hop Award.

The iconic rapper revealed in her speech that she once was irked with the network for not acknowledging her accomplishments.

“I used to be a little tight ’cause BET ain’t never give me no daggone award,” the Brooklyn rapper said.

Kim went to her godmother for guidance and said she asked her, “Yo, why they keep frontin’ on me? Why they won’t give me an award? I want a BET Award, too. I got plenty of other awards.”

“Matter of fact, I got almost every other award. Why they ain’t giving me a black excellence award? I need that.’ I said, ‘I want that.’ She said, ‘Baby, those awards ain’t big enough for you.'”

She realized that this honor superseded anything she desired in the past, and she told the audience to “never underestimate God’s plan.” The spectators cheered throughout her speech.

Lil Kim also took the time to thank Notorious B.I.G.

“I don’t know if ya’ll know what it’s like to have an angel following you all the time, but that’s Biggie,” she said. “I’m gonna always love him and I’m gonna always ride for him. I don’t play about him. That’s just what it is: Brooklyn.”

She closed out the show with a medley of her classics and was joined on stage by was joined by O.T. Genesis, Musiq Soulchild, and Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Kim performed “Lighters Up,” from her album The Naked Truth. She also delighted fans with a performance of Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s “Player’s Anthem” and her verse on Puff Daddy’s “It’s All About The Benjamins.”

Watch ther thrilling performance at the award show below :