Killer Mike gave a passionate speech on the BET Awards on Sunday night time, referencing his latest authorized points and inspiring viewers to get politically concerned.
He began out by giving the customary listing of thank-yous, together with his spouse, Shana, and children, plus his supervisor Will Bronson (“he’s a white guy, but he’s down with us”). Then he turned to the Feb. 4 incident earlier on the Grammy Awards, the place he was detained on the ceremony following a scuffle with a safety guard outdoors Crypto.com Area. Final week, it was introduced that he is not going to face prices for the incident after prosecutors within the Los Angeles Metropolis Legal professional’s Workplace have elected to not file.
“Technically, I was not supposed to be here,” Killer Mike, actual identify Michael Santiago Render, stated onstage Sunday night time. “I was put in handcuffs, and I was marched out of this building. But I wanna tell you, look at God because I’m back, baby, I’m back.” (The Grammys and BET Awards each happened in Downtown Los Angeles.)
He went on: “I wanna tell Black people that it’s because of BET I’m back, not ’cause of no white person. … A Black man runs this business, a Black company puts this show on, and they got my Black ass back in here. Thank you.”
“I’m moved and compelled to say this in this moment, a lot of people gonna say, who was he?” he continued. “Who is he? Why did he get it? I am a representation of one of the finest things God has ever made. And that’s one-half of the Black family. Black men and women, I am you. Whether you’re young, whether you’re old, whether you like me, whether you don’t like me, I am absolutely you, and this win is absolutely ours.”
He then urged viewers not solely to vote on the polls in November but additionally to get politically concerned.
“They’re gonna tell you who we vote for is important and it is,” he stated “Who we vote for on the big stage is important, but it’s more important that you know who your city council person is, who your prosecutor is, and if you don’t like the people who are running, run your Black ass to the polls and run yourself.”
Killer Mike beat out the likes of Chris Brown, Gunna, 21 Savage, Usher, Drake, Victoria Monét and Nicki Minaj for album of the 12 months.
Taraji P. Henson is internet hosting the 2024 BET Awards, the place Usher will likely be introduced with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The present is airing stay on BET from Downtown Los Angeles.
See a listing of 2024 BET Awards winners.
