Kanye West Surprised Speech at the 2022 BET Awards Refers To Kim As Wife

The BET Awards gave Sean “Diddy” Combs his Award on Sunday night. None other than Kanye West took the stage to help present Diddy with the award alongside Babyface. Kanye talked about his history in the music industry with Diddy, looking up to him as an artist and even managed to crack a few jokes!. He also referred to Kim Kardashian, his ex, as wife.

What was Kanye West speech at BET AWARDS 2022?

In his words:

“How do we crown our kings? How do we appreciate our kings? To think how far we could just make it off of inspiration,” Kanye said starting off his speech. “This is my favorite artist. You see what I’m saying? Favorite artist. Everything. Not specifically production, the drip. You know back then it was so many rules to hip hop. He broke all of them. Broke down all the doors.”

Kanye then when on to explain how Diddy influenced him not only in the music industry but also with his “wife choices.” Nodding to the fact that both he and Diddy married women named Kim.

The BET Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award recognises “industry giants” who have shaped culture and become “transformative leaders” who have inspired generations throughout their careers.