BET Awards 2012: Highlights
Check out highlights from the 2012 BET Awards!
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Lawd Have MERCY It's G.O.O.D Music! - Hip hop super group G.O.O.D Music set the tone for a show that was #TOOBigToMiss when they opened with a damn good performance of "Mercy" and "Too Cold." "Ye finished out the set with with an accapella hit sixteen.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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That Ish Cray! Sam & Spike's N----s in Paris Parody - Who could possibly top Jay & 'Ye's "N----s in Paris"? A Sam and Spike one/two, that's who! The hilarious industry legends ROCked out a parody of the hit rap single.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For Polk)
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It's Ur-sher Baby! - Usher brought the audience to a "Climax" as he performed his hit R&B song! His voice wasn't the only thing that had the ladies sweatin', Usher obviously got down at the gym for this performance!
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In Da Trap With Nicki Minaj - The current queen of rap dawned all black for her performance of "Champion," and brough out 2 Chaiiiinz to rip "Beez in the Trap."(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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How Does It Feel to Have D'Angelo Back - If the years away from the stage have done anything, it's made D'Angelo swagger and sultry singing voice even better. He brought the funk with his performance of his sexy hit, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" and "Sugar Daddy."(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)
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Samuel L. Jackson: House Husband Extraordinaire - Now, can we really see the almighty Samuel L. Jackson as a stay-at-home house husbands? Maybe not, but he made it believable in this hilarious hit skit. (Photo: BET)
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Money, Maybachs and Magic? Must BE MMG - Poof! Between Wale's swag, Meek Mill's lyrical prowess, and Rick Ross sexy belly, MMG had us hypnotized throughout their entire performance of "Bag of Money," "So Sophisticated," and "Black Magic." (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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A Bey-utiful Moment - When Beyonce and Jay-Z were both up for "Video of the Year," it was a win-win situation for that household. But being the competitve Bey she is, when her husband won, she showed her playful support.(Photo: Getty Images for BET)
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Big Sean is the G.O.O.D Best New Artist - Big Sean deserved the Best New Artist award with his bevy of hits this year including "Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay," "Dance" and "I Do It." (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For Polk)
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The Most Bootlegged-Actor of All Times - When comedian Kevin Hart accepted his award for Best Actor for his role in, Think Like A Man, we knew he would just thank his mama. The hilarious funny-man went into a diatribe about being his movies being the most boot-legged of all times!(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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"Kanye, I'm-a let you finish but..." - When Jay-Z and Kanye West (a.k.a. The Throne) won the Video of the Year award, the acceptance speech was going normal until it was 'Ye's turn. You'd think Kanye would be the one to start the speech-interruption antics, but when Jay-Z interrupted 'Ye's speech in the style of his infamous Taylor Swift/MTV incident, all he could do was laugh. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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"We'll always have the music..." - Mariah Carey eloquently spoke about her relationship with the late legend Whitney Houston, bringing to light her genuine spirit, and timeless music. “Whitney was not to be messed with. We really got know each other as people, not divas... She was a hilarious person with a cutting sense of humor that’s why we got along. She was real. If you really knew Whitney, you had to love her... I miss my friend, I miss her voice and laughter, but we’ll always have the music.” (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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Dreamin' 'Bout Chris Brown - Dear Chris Brown, you'll definitely be in our dreams tonight, and we don't want to wake up either! C. Breezy definitely had all the ladies screaming during his shirtless performance of "Don't Wake Me Up." (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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Brandy's Our Baby Tonight - Brandy absolutely brought down the house with her perfectly pitched, energy-driven rendition of, "I'm Your Baby Tonight," and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" during the Whitney tribute.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)
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Not A Dry Eye - Cissy Houston singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" really brought home the fact that our legend Whitney Houston is gone. Her emtionally filled rendition had us reflecting on our loved ones, and listening closely for just a small inflection of Whitney's voice in her own.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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