2005 BET Awards Red Carpet

The 2005 BET Awards red carpet.

Nick Cannon - The actor knows a man looks good in a suit and rocks this one the way a suit should be worn.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Nick Cannon - The actor knows a man looks good in a suit and rocks this one the way a suit should be worn.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Ying Yang Twins - The brothers mix it up, ying-yang style, with opposing suits.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Ying Yang Twins - The brothers mix it up, ying-yang style, with opposing suits.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Will.I.Am - Vested up and tied down, the Black Eyed Peas frontman lets his personality shine through on the red carpet. (Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Will.I.Am - Vested up and tied down, the Black Eyed Peas frontman lets his personality shine through on the red carpet. (Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Toni Braxton - Known for rocking some of the sexiest dreses, the petite singer with the big voice turns her back to the camera to show off the extreme plunge and her toned muscles.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Toni Braxton - Known for rocking some of the sexiest dreses, the petite singer with the big voice turns her back to the camera to show off the extreme plunge and her toned muscles.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

T.I. - The rapper shows up on the red carpet in a dapper suit with pretty-in-pink accents.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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T.I. - The rapper shows up on the red carpet in a dapper suit with pretty-in-pink accents.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Steve Harvey - The comedian-actor has fun with the crowd and looks great doing it.(Photo: Arnold Turner/Getty Images)

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Steve Harvey - The comedian-actor has fun with the crowd and looks great doing it.(Photo: Arnold Turner/Getty Images)

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Ray J - The singer makes Jesus walk with him down the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre.(Photo: Arnold Turner/Getty Images)

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Ray J - The singer makes Jesus walk with him down the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre.(Photo: Arnold Turner/Getty Images)

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Pitbull - The Cuban-American rapper shows how fashion is done Miami-style.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Pitbull - The Cuban-American rapper shows how fashion is done Miami-style.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Omarion - The former B2K frontman doesn't try too hard and the easy motorcycle look works.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Omarion - The former B2K frontman doesn't try too hard and the easy motorcycle look works.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Mary Mary - Just because they're sisters and have a group name that mirrors doesn't mean these singers have to give up their own personal style when on the stage, or when on the red carpet.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Mary Mary - Just because they're sisters and have a group name that mirrors doesn't mean these singers have to give up their own personal style when on the stage, or when on the red carpet.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Mario - The singer-actor puts a spin on the traditional tuxedo look with a pair of crisp white kicks.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Mario - The singer-actor puts a spin on the traditional tuxedo look with a pair of crisp white kicks.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Magic Johnson and Wife - The NBA legend and his wife, Cookie, are the prototype of a power couple in matching gold hues.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Magic Johnson and Wife - The NBA legend and his wife, Cookie, are the prototype of a power couple in matching gold hues.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Lil Wayne - The New Orleans rapper is regally camouflaged and getting the ladies ready for the huge 2008 single "Lollipop," three years before he even releases it.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne - The New Orleans rapper is regally camouflaged and getting the ladies ready for the huge 2008 single "Lollipop," three years before he even releases it.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Gladys Knight - The Pips may not be around any longer but Ms. Gladys continues to keep it fresh in a seafoam-colored ensemble. (Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Gladys Knight - The Pips may not be around any longer but Ms. Gladys continues to keep it fresh in a seafoam-colored ensemble. (Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Free - The rapper-host of 106 & Park gets graphic in a dress made for the cameras.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Free - The rapper-host of 106 & Park gets graphic in a dress made for the cameras.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. - When he's not knocking opponents out, the champ is killing onlookers slowly in fresh-to-death suits.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. - When he's not knocking opponents out, the champ is killing onlookers slowly in fresh-to-death suits.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Faith Evans - The R&B singer with the voice of a sparrow dazzles in sea-inspired colors.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Faith Evans - The R&B singer with the voice of a sparrow dazzles in sea-inspired colors.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Destiny's Child - Beyoncé Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams are stunning in variant shades of lavender, giving the cameras exactly what they want.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Destiny's Child - Beyoncé Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams are stunning in variant shades of lavender, giving the cameras exactly what they want.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Common - No one missed Chicago's beloved MC who rocks on the red carpet as he brought the sunshine with him.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Common - No one missed Chicago's beloved MC who rocks on the red carpet as he brought the sunshine with him.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Cha Cha Slide - When Ciara hit the red carpet of the 2005 BET Awards, she wore this Latin inspired number, complete with flowers in her hair. Although she pulled it off, we're sure that she'd never walk down this road again.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Ciara - The singer shows off her curves in a Flamenco-inspired outfit and flowers.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Akon - The Senegalese artist doesn't look so "Lonely" as he silently shouts out his Konvict Music label.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Akon - The Senegalese artist doesn't look so "Lonely" as he silently shouts out his Konvict Music label.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Vivica A. Fox - The actress and her right leg make a bold statement on the carpet with jewels and stones to shatter a glass house.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Vivica A. Fox - The actress and her right leg make a bold statement on the carpet with jewels and stones to shatter a glass house.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Timbaland - The mega-hitmaker and artist reps one of his musical inspirations without saying a word.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Timbaland - The mega-hitmaker and artist reps one of his musical inspirations without saying a word.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Roy Jones - A knock out in white, the boxer playfully keeps it cool with just enough ice around his neck.(Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Roy Jones - A knock out in white, the boxer playfully keeps it cool with just enough ice around his neck.(Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Game - The West Coast rapper and father shows how to stunt like your daddy with his son.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Game - The West Coast rapper and father shows how to stunt like your daddy with his son.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Remy Ma - The rapper goes asymetrical baring legs and a little bit of a wild side with her accent top.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Remy Ma - The rapper goes asymetrical baring legs and a little bit of a wild side with her accent top.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Pras - The Fugees member brings some French to the carpet with a translation-worthy T.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Pras - The Fugees member brings some French to the carpet with a translation-worthy T.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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MC Lyte - MC Lyte stepped in this light and colorful top with shorts and wedges for the 2005 BET Awards.  (Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com)

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MC Lyte - Brooklyn's pioneering female rapper who always proved she was light as a rock, steps out in a colorful top with hidden shorts perfect for California's heat.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Fat Joe - The rapper glows in the sun's brilliant color with just the right accessory in a diamond-encrusted chain.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Fat Joe - The rapper glows in the sun's brilliant color with just the right accessory in a diamond-encrusted chain.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Birdman - Lil Wayne's mentor and partner in music shines brilliantly in more ways than one.(Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Birdman - Lil Wayne's mentor and partner in music shines brilliantly in more ways than one.(Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Michael Jordan - Forever fabulous and classic, one of basketball's greatest ever flashes his iconic smile in a complementary suit.(Photo: L. Cohen/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Michael Jordan - Forever fabulous and classic, one of basketball's greatest ever flashes his iconic smile in a complementary suit.(Photo: L. Cohen/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Paul Wall - Want to see some grills? The Southern rapper doesn't hold back as he cheeses for a close up.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Paul Wall - Want to see some grills? The Southern rapper doesn't hold back as he cheeses for a close up.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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John Legend - California may be hot but the pianist and soul singer exudes nothing but cool on the red carpet.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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John Legend - California may be hot but the pianist and soul singer exudes nothing but cool on the red carpet.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith - Hollywood's hottest couple walk the red carpet looking as stunning as ever. (Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith - Hollywood's hottest couple walk the red carpet looking as stunning as ever. (Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Gucci Mane @gucci1017 - Tweet: "Me and waka f--k nikki minaj dats nothing." (Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com)

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Gucci Mane - It might be hot in Hollywood but the rapper is chilling in his iced-out pendants.(Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Gabrielle Union - The actress is stunning and dripping in diamonds, which speaks to old Hollywood glamour.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Gabrielle Union - The actress is stunning and dripping in diamonds, which speaks to old Hollywood glamour.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Look Who's Returning - Eva Marcille was in a previous episode of RHOH, and it looks like she'll be making another grand appearance. We decided to recount some other great appearances she's had on the small screen.  (Photo: Getty Images)

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Eva Pigford - The model strikes a colorful pose in a Hawaiian-inspired mini and leis.(Photo: L. Cohen/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Bow Wow - The rapper steps it up looking dapper in a gray suit and making the ladies go wild.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Bow Wow - The rapper steps it up looking dapper in a gray suit and making the ladies go wild.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Bobby Valentino - The singer shows why he's as smooth as the ladies think he is.(Photo: Chris Walter/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Bobby Valentino - The singer shows why he's as smooth as the ladies think he is.(Photo: Chris Walter/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Tatyana Ali - All grown up and gorgeous, the actress-singer wows in a simple black number that accents her curves in a classic way.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Tatyana Ali - All grown up and gorgeous, the actress-singer wows in a simple black number that accents her curves in a classic way.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Halle Berry - The actress shimmers in gold accents and a dress that's as warm as the sun.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Halle Berry - The actress shimmers in gold accents and a dress that's as warm as the sun.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Alicia Keys - Polka dots have never looked as sexy as they do sheered on this pianist.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Alicia Keys - Polka dots have never looked as sexy as they do sheered on this pianist.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

Taraji Henson - The actress makes a colorful statement with her logo'd dress.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)

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Taraji Henson - The actress makes a colorful statement with her logo'd dress.(Photo: SGranitz/WireImage.com/Getty Images)