I Styled Who? Celebrity Stylist Mike B Gets Swizz Beatz Ready For Showtime

A day in the life of super stylist Mike B at the BET Awards.

He's Got the Look - It goes without saying that celebrity stylist Mike B has got an eye for fashion. But after years in the game, it's his work ethic that keeps him collaborating with so many top talents, helping them all to get the right look.(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

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He's Got the Look - It goes without saying that celebrity stylist Mike B has got an eye for fashion. But after years in the game, it's his work ethic that keeps him collaborating with so many top talents, helping them all to get the right look.(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

Just Have Fun - "A lot of people take these events and they try too hard. I just wanted to swag it out, have fun. Not too much jewelry. I just wanted to be about the jacket and keeping that the main focus being that we coming with this stuff next," said Swizz Beatz, referring to his new clothing line. "Mike got me the look I wanted."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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Just Have Fun - "A lot of people take these events and they try too hard. I just wanted to swag it out, have fun. Not too much jewelry. I just wanted to be about the jacket and keeping that the main focus being that we coming with this stuff next," said Swizz Beatz, referring to his new clothing line. "Mike got me the look I wanted."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

He Gets It - "I style him all the time," says Mike B. "What I do is more artsy, and it's more creative with Swizz. He gives me more freedom because he gets it."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com) 

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He Gets It - "I style him all the time," says Mike B. "What I do is more artsy, and it's more creative with Swizz. He gives me more freedom because he gets it."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com) 

Showtime! - Swizz hits the 106 & Park pre-show with Eve, as Mike B watches from the side. Then it's on to the next one. After getting his start as Diddy's stylist for over 11 years, Mike has worked with Chris Brown, Ludacris, Nas and Mike Epps, just to name a few.(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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Showtime! - Swizz hits the 106 & Park pre-show with Eve, as Mike B watches from the side. Then it's on to the next one. After getting his start as Diddy's stylist for over 11 years, Mike has worked with Chris Brown, Ludacris, Nas and Mike Epps, just to name a few.(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

Black Tie Affair - "I'm a big fan of Mike B's and I let professionals do what they do," said 106 & Park co-host Terrence J as the celebrity stylist got him suited up to host the BET Awards Pre-Show. "I don't like people coming on set telling me how to be creative and what to do. Me and Mike don't even discuss it. I'm kind of a blank canvas and Mike just paints masterpieces on it." (Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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Black Tie Affair - "I'm a big fan of Mike B's and I let professionals do what they do," said 106 & Park co-host Terrence J as the celebrity stylist got him suited up to host the BET Awards Pre-Show. "I don't like people coming on set telling me how to be creative and what to do. Me and Mike don't even discuss it. I'm kind of a blank canvas and Mike just paints masterpieces on it." (Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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The Doctor Is In - "This is my first real time looking at everything," Terrence explained just moments before taking the stage in front of millions for the live BET Awards Pre-Show. "I have complete trust in him; he's like my doctor. It's like when you're getting anesthesia—you just go under the knife. Mike B is one of the knives. You just trust your doctor and he does an amazing job."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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The Doctor Is In - "This is my first real time looking at everything," Terrence explained just moments before taking the stage in front of millions for the live BET Awards Pre-Show. "I have complete trust in him; he's like my doctor. It's like when you're getting anesthesia—you just go under the knife. Mike B is one of the knives. You just trust your doctor and he does an amazing job."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

It's in the Bag - "I have some prowess, but I don't consider myself a fashion guy," said Tigger, the former host of BET's Rap City, as Mike B dressed him to co-host the BET Awards post-show. "I just know what I like and sometimes that's not always what's hot. So I'll tell Mike what we're looking for. I'll give Mike an idea and he'll send me a couple ideas back. I'll let him know what works, and after we got it, we got it."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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It's in the Bag - "I have some prowess, but I don't consider myself a fashion guy," said Tigger, the former host of BET's Rap City, as Mike B dressed him to co-host the BET Awards post-show. "I just know what I like and sometimes that's not always what's hot. So I'll tell Mike what we're looking for. I'll give Mike an idea and he'll send me a couple ideas back. I'll let him know what works, and after we got it, we got it."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

Mike B On Fire - "I know what [Mike] usually pulls is 99.9 percent on point," said Tigger. "I bring a couple of options with me just in case, but I never use them. Mike be on fire."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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Mike B On Fire - "I know what [Mike] usually pulls is 99.9 percent on point," said Tigger. "I bring a couple of options with me just in case, but I never use them. Mike be on fire."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

What Tigger Wants - "The tux is it! I love the look," said Tigger as Mike B scrutinized the details. "This is look number one today. We got a separate look for the post-show. Me and Mike been in phone, text and e-mail cahoots for the last month or two getting my situation together. Only input I had, I had two: I needed to have my HIV/AIDS Awareness pin and I needed one button. That's all I said: one button [laughs]. Everything else, they did."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

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What Tigger Wants - "The tux is it! I love the look," said Tigger as Mike B scrutinized the details. "This is look number one today. We got a separate look for the post-show. Me and Mike been in phone, text and e-mail cahoots for the last month or two getting my situation together. Only input I had, I had two: I needed to have my HIV/AIDS Awareness pin and I needed one button. That's all I said: one button [laughs]. Everything else, they did."(Photo: Sean O'Kane for BET.com)

Foot in the Door - "I came into the game and this industry with a silver spoon in my mouth," Mike B explained. "My big brother Groovey Lew and Jay Black brought me to Bad Boy Entertainment in 1993 or 1994. From there, I assisted Groovey, and during that time Puff was like babysitting Donnell Jones, Usher and a lot of LaFace artists. L.A. Reid would send most of his LaFace artists to Puff to get that N.Y. swag, to get that N.Y. nouveau riche look."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

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Foot in the Door - "I came into the game and this industry with a silver spoon in my mouth," Mike B explained. "My big brother Groovey Lew and Jay Black brought me to Bad Boy Entertainment in 1993 or 1994. From there, I assisted Groovey, and during that time Puff was like babysitting Donnell Jones, Usher and a lot of LaFace artists. L.A. Reid would send most of his LaFace artists to Puff to get that N.Y. swag, to get that N.Y. nouveau riche look."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

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Giving Thanks, Making Moves - "I was blessed and fortunate to be Groove's assistant and Puff's personal liaison," said Mike B as he helped Swizz get his red carpet look together. "It opened up doors for me and showed me how to be a stylist and handle wardrobe. I was always into style and fashion, but as far as realizing that could be turned into a career? I have Groove and Puff to thank for this forever."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

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Giving Thanks, Making Moves - "I was blessed and fortunate to be Groove's assistant and Puff's personal liaison," said Mike B as he helped Swizz get his red carpet look together. "It opened up doors for me and showed me how to be a stylist and handle wardrobe. I was always into style and fashion, but as far as realizing that could be turned into a career? I have Groove and Puff to thank for this forever."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

Do You - "I'm not a fashion icon," said Swizz before heading out to walk the BET Awards red carpet. "I just like to have fun and I do what I like. If other people like it, then it's cool. And if they don't, then that's cool, too. I do it for myself."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

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Do You - "I'm not a fashion icon," said Swizz before heading out to walk the BET Awards red carpet. "I just like to have fun and I do what I like. If other people like it, then it's cool. And if they don't, then that's cool, too. I do it for myself."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

Next Level - "Swizz is past the evolution of being a rapper and producer," said Mike B. "He's evolved past just doing the Gucci and Louis Vuitton thing—no disrespect to others who still wear those designers. Swizz is actually doing collaborations with these high-end designers like Christian Louboutin, Balmain and Givenchy, and he's designing cars with Aston Martin. So he's somewhere else with [style and fashion] right now. I help bring that essence to his style and he definitely, definitely loves it."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

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Next Level - "Swizz is past the evolution of being a rapper and producer," said Mike B. "He's evolved past just doing the Gucci and Louis Vuitton thing—no disrespect to others who still wear those designers. Swizz is actually doing collaborations with these high-end designers like Christian Louboutin, Balmain and Givenchy, and he's designing cars with Aston Martin. So he's somewhere else with [style and fashion] right now. I help bring that essence to his style and he definitely, definitely loves it."(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)