Award-winning American rapper Kendrick Lamar has been adjudged Best Male Hip Hop Artist at the 2024 edition of the prestigious and decorated BET Awards.
Kendrick’s historic win this year makes him the record holder for most wins in BET’s competitive Best Male Hip Hop Artist category.
The rapper had earlier at the 2022 and 2023 editions of the awards ceremony won huge in the category. He has won big in the category 3 times in a row after his win at this year’s edition.
Kendrick Lamar released a couple of projects this year, including his diss to Canadian rapper ‘Not Like Us’. He has collaborated with top-notch rappers including Rick Ross, Metro Boomin, Future, and ASAP Rocky. Earlier in June this year, he surpassed 4 billion streams across Digital and Streaming Platforms.
After a four-year hiatus, BET, one of the world’s highly profiled and recognized awards ceremonies returned to the Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles with a series of thrilling and entertaining events including concerts, competitions, comedies, parties, live music performances etc. The comedy and music performances featured Chris Spencer, Tiffany Haddish, Michael Blackson, Davido, Gunna, Cardi B and Sexxy Redd.
Not Like Us Parody
At The Pop Out: Ken and Friends, Taraji P. Henson donned a Kendrick Lamar costume. When “Not Like Us” aired over the speakers, the BET Awards audience got ready for the song’s seventh pop-cultural moment. Then the humorous lyrics appeared. As a performer, Henson was more interested in bad movies and nepotism than she was in endorsing a side in the global controversy around Kendrick Drake.
