Diddy dropped it like it's hot at the BET Awards, figuratively and literally Lol!
The entertainer fell during an exciting performance Sunday that celebrated Bad Boy Records' 20th year anniversary, one of the night's highlights. Lil Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, 112 and The Lox joined Diddy as they performed a medley of past hits. A video montage of rap king Notorious B.I.G. played in the background as his verse from "Mo Money Mo Problems" played.
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BET Awards co-host Anthony Anderson brought on the laughs when he dressed as singer Sam Smith, who won best new artist but didn't attend the awards show.
Anderson sported a suit similar to Smith's taste and rocked a wig that mirrored the British singer's hairstyle.
"Sam Smith isn't here tonight because he's white and he didn't think he would win at the BET Awards," Anderson said as the audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles burst into laughter. "He didn't think he could win. But we showed him that we love him, too."
"This award is going to stay with me for you not showing up to BET," Anderson sang, referencing Smith's ubiquitous hit, "Stay With Me."
The show Sunday brought a mix of funny and serious moments. Rapping on top of a police car with a large American flag waving behind him, hip-hop prince Kendrick Lamar kicked off the BET Awards with a dose of seriousness, but also brought a fiery energy thanks to his charisma and his song's beat.
Members in the audience rapped along to "Alright," while background dancers danced in the aisles and others onstage wore black and waved the American flag behind Lamar. He later won best male hip-hop artist.
"This is for Compton, this is for Watts," the Los Angeles-born rapper said.
Janelle Monae and Jidenna also brought a serious vibe to the stage when they performed "Classic Man": The singers and their background dancers wore large "I'm a Classic Man" signs around their necks, a reference to the historic "I Am a Man" civil rights era protest signs.
Anderson and fellow "Black-ish" actor Tracee Ellis Ross followed Lamar's performance with a hilarious song poking fun at pop culture, including Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" case, Pharrell's signature hat and Rachel Dolezal, the former president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP.
"Is white really the new black," Anderson sang as two photos of Dolezal — one old, the other recent — appeared on screen.
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