Veteran rapper and singer Lauryn Hill He was recently honored for his contribution to the music industry at this year’s BET Awards Not only this, the star was also graced with a dazzling performance from some of the biggest names in the industry at the moment, including stars Queen LatifahSZA, Doechii, Doja Cat, Nas and more.Lauryn Hill is honored at this year’s BET AwardsThe rapper was recently awarded the Living Legend Icon Award at the ceremonyIce Cube took the stage to pay tribute to Lauryn Hill, who has been a leading force in the music industry for decades. He welcomed her to the stage and gave her flowers, adding, “One of the greatest voices in the history of black music. She achieved the depth of complexity that defines her artistry.”Not only this, many artistes were also serenaded on stage to pay tribute to the singer. War and Covenant started with the performance of ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’, which was played in ‘Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit’ alongside Tanya Trotter Hill. This has been followed by many other stars who have collaborated or worked with Hill during his time in the industry over the past few years.SZA and Doechii took the stage and performed Fujis song ‘Ready or Not’ with a live band. Next, Tierra Hack and Thames performed the song ‘Foo-G-La’. The biggest surprise was his daughter, Selah Marley, taking the stage to perform the title track from ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’.YG Marley, Doja Kat, Nas, Queen Latifah, Common and more took the stage to perform.Lauryn Hill gives her acceptance speech and performs ‘Ex Factor’Hill also accepted his award for the night and took the stage to talk about the honor. He said, “I always care about the expression and dignity of our people. So we sometimes put ourselves as artists, we put ourselves in situations to say things that don’t always feel comfortable, but we understand that people will understand later. I fight for you. Not everyone knows about it, but I fight for all of you. And fight for you, it’s fighting for me.”After all the tributes, Hill herself took to the BET Awards stage to perform her hit song, ‘X-Factor’. He also revealed during the performance that he did not want to act; However, someone had to pull out of the tribute at the last minute.
