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 that, but the star has also been honored with great performances from some of the biggest names in the industry right now, including stars like. Queen LatifahSZA, Doechii, Doja Cat, Nas and many more.Lauryn Hill was honored at this year’s BET AwardsThe rapper was honored with the Living Legend Icon Award at the event recentlyIce Cube took the stage to begin a tribute to Lauryn Hill, who has been a pioneer for many years. He welcomed him on stage and gave him flowers, adding, “One of the greatest voices in the history of Black music. He achieved the depth of his struggles that defined his art.”Not only that, but the singer was also graced by many artists on stage to pay tribute to him. War & Covenant started working on ‘His Eye on the Sparrow’, which Tanya Trotter played with Hill in the film ‘Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.’ This was followed by many other stars who have collaborated or worked with Hill over the past few years during his time in the industry.SZA and Doechii took the stage and performed the Fugees’ ‘Ready or Not’ with the band. After that, Tierra Whack and the Tems sang ‘Fu-Gee-La’. The biggest surprise was her daughter, Selah Marley, coming on stage to perform the title song of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.’YG Marley, Doja Cat, Nas, Queen Latifah, Common, and more took the stage to perform.Lauryn Hill Talks About Acceptance and Doing ‘Ex-Factor’Phiri also received his award of the night and took to the stage to talk about the honor. He said, “I have always been careful about expressing and representing the dignity of our people. So we put ourselves sometimes as artists, we put ourselves in situations to say things that are not always comfortable, but we understand that people will understand later. I am fighting for y’all. Everyone may not know about it, but I am fighting with you.” And I’m fighting for you all, I’m fighting for me. “After all the tribute shows, Hill herself took to the BET Award stage to perform her hit single, ‘Ex-Factor.’ He also revealed during the game that he didn’t have to do it; However, someone had to cancel the tax filing at the last minute.
