Kanye West Refers To Kim Kardashian During Surprise Appearance At BET Awards 2022

Kanye West appeared at BET Awards 2022 for the first time since the Grammy Awards banned him from performing at the ceremony in April.

Kanye West has recently stunned the audience present at BET Awards 2022. The musician made a rare public appearance at the BET Awards 2022 to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to friend Sean “Diddy” Combs with Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. Ye, whose face was completely covered in a hat, shades and black mask, said while presenting the award onstage, “How do we crown our kings? How do we appreciate our kings?”

While referencing his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, West said, “I go to him for advice to this day. He inspires so many of my choices, so many of my life choices. My wife’s choices.” West continued with a laugh, “Thanks for that, Puff.” The rapper went on to say, “You know, I took a little hiatus. I said, I just want to declare myself legally dead for a year. I just want to be off the grid and Puff is pretty persistent, but I had to think, bro, it’s like, people get amnesia.”

Kanye West added, “Like I should never have Puff have to ever call more than one time. Any of us in this room if Puff ever needs us, we need to jump and be there. This man has been through [and] survived a lot of stuff and broke down a lot of doors so we can be standing… he broke down so many doors of classism, taste, swag. Puff, if I never told you I love you, you’re my brother.”

Meanwhile, it was West’s first awards show appearance since the Grammy Awards banned him from performing at the ceremony in April, despite his five nominations, due to ‘concerning online behaviour.’ Earlier in March, Ye shared a music video for his single ‘Eazy’ featuring The Game, in which a claymation version of Davidson appears to be kidnapped, tied up, and buried. Though he took the video down, he faced the outrage of his ex-wife and Pete Davidson’s girlfriend, Kim Kardashian.

However, Kardashian and West seem to have gotten to a better place since then. On Father’s Day, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West had dinner with their four kids, Psalm, Chicago, Saint, and North. “We had Father’s Day at the house,” Kim said on Today. “The kids spent the day with him and then we had a big Father’s Day dinner and North cooked.”

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