About three hours after Sunday night’s BET Awards, rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, made a shocking appearance to pay tribute to rapper and entrepreneur Diddy, who took home this year’s Lifetime Achievement award. .
This is Ye’s first television appearance since a series of unsettling online posts about his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, and her boyfriend, Pete Davidson, that he once was. banned from performing at this year’s Grammys. In April, Page Six report that the artist, who suffers from bipolar disorder, turned to health clinics for treatment aimed at becoming a “better person and a better father”.
Likewise, the crowd at the BET Awards seemed equally amused and startled when the Chicago rapper stepped onto the stage after a word from Babyface honoring Diddy’s career. Ye wears a puzzling outfit, consisting of a gray Hood By Air jacket and black visor and sunglasses, which quickly turns into jokes and even some comic book villain comparisons. pictures on Twitter.
“How do we crown our kings?” rapper started. “How do we appreciate our kings? To think how far we can make it inspired, to hear how someone chopped up a sample…”
Ye then said, “This is my favorite artist. “You see what I’m saying? Favorite artist—everything—namely production, drip. You know, back then, hip hop had a lot of rules. And he broke all of them and broke all the doors and understood contracts in a way that many of us still haven’t, understood money in a way that so many of us still haven’t. “
The rest of the speech didn’t seem to be interpreted as tortuous and surprisingly uncontroversial, as Ye bounced back and forth between her personal and professional life between applauding Diddy for her contributions. he gives hip hop. Of course, he couldn’t help but allude to the recent divorce, implying Diddy inspired his choice to marry Kardashian.
“He inspired so many of my choices, my life choices, my wife’s choices,” the rapper said. “And here we are. Thanks for that, Puff. “
In particular, that statement received a lot of laughter as the rapper announced that he had “signed with Puff without his knowledge” during his career.
Overall, Ye’s appearance was well received. And viewers online seem to appreciate the oddly dressed rapper delivering some meme material in an outlandish ceremony. This response is a far cry from the harsh criticism Ye delivered earlier in the year, proving once again that he may be the most uncanny celebrity of all time.
