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This year’s Bet Awards is celebrating 50 yrs of hip-hop, with a massive lineup of artists established to honor the songs that is shaped numerous generations. However, we have misplaced a terrific range of hip-hop pioneers — many in the last number of years. The awards show’s opening efficiency finished in a sing-alongside tribute to Biz Markie, who died in 2021. Huge Daddy Kane led the overall audience in a couple bars of “Just a Buddy,” the major hit of Biz’s profession. The tribute came at the end of a established that includes Lil Uzi Vert, the Sugar Hill Gang, MC Lyte, Kane, and D-Awesome. It’s unfair to decrease an artist’s function to their just one major hit, but what a temperament-stuffed hit it was. Other performers set to take the stage tonight at the Guess Awards involve E-40, Grasp P, Ice Spice, Latto, and GloRilla.
