Killer Mike took out a paper from his pocket to deliver the speech, with the words of the speech written on it. Mike thanked everyone for honoring him despite being a black man.
The BET Awards 2024 took place on Sunday, June 30, at midnight at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The event attended by all the stars and hosted by Taraji P. Henson, 53.
At the ceremony when Killer Mike was about to present the award, he came on stage and accepted the award. Receiving the Album of the Year Award, Thanked everyone.
After accepting it placed the award on the ground. And took out a piece of paper from his pocket on which the words of speech written. He said that the award put down does not mean that “it’s no disrespect I put it here.”
Killer Mike said, “I’m humbled to achieve this award thank you for seeing me black people thank you for believing in me black people. Thank you for honoring me in this way. I got to thank my wife Shaina. My kids my manager will he’s a white guy but he’s down with us no.”
He openly told everyone about his return, “I cuz like your bet the entire team LMA Vista Tom and Ryan rest in peace to R away technically. I not supposed to be here. I put in handcuffs and I marched out of this building. But I want to tell you look at God cuz I’m back baby I’m back.”
He encouraged himself a lot for being black by saying, “I’m winning and I want to tell black people, I want to tell black people. That because of bet I’m back not because of no white person calling nobody a black man runs this business a black company put. This show on and they got my black ass back in here thank y’all”
He continued, “I’mma end I wrote a lot of off but I’m moved. Compelled to say this in this moment a lot of people going to say who was he who is he why did he get it I am a representation of one of the finest things God has ever made. That’s one half of the black family black men. And women I am you whether you young whether you’re old whether you like me whether you don’t like me. I am absolutely you.”
He highlighted the importance of voting, “Now little business before I got out of here they are going to tell you who we vote for is important. It is who we vote for on the big stage is important. But it’s more important you know who your city council person is who your prosecutor is and if you don’t like the people running run your black ass to the pole. And run yourself thank you bet I love you and good night.”