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BET Award viewers were left in tears during Sunday’s show as Chadwick Boseman posthumously won the Best Actor award before being honoured in a touching memoriam piece.
The actor passed away last August at just 43 years old after secretly battling colon cancer, which he was originally diagnosed with in 2016.
During the awards – which celebrate African Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment – Chadwick was also remembered during the In Memoriam segment.

Tribute: BET Award viewers were left in tears during Sunday’s show as Chadwick Boseman posthumously won Best Actor before being honoured in a touching memoriam piece
The late actor beat competition from Aldis Hodge, Damson Idris, Daniel Kaluuya, Eddie Murphy and Lakeith Stanfield to be named Best Actor for his final role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – which also saw him posthumously awarded a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics’ Choice Award.
Chadwick was then included in the In Memoriam monage, which also included the likes of Cicely Tyson and Paul Mooney.
The last image in the montage was of rapper DMX, who died at the age of 50 on April 9 after suffering a heart attack.

Tragic loss: The actor was named Best Actor for his final role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (pictured). He passed away last August at just 43 years old after secretly battling colon cancer
A musical tribute then followed for the late rapper, with Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Swizz Beatz and Griselda teaming up for the electrifying tribute that celebrated his life and music with renditions of his songs.
With Rhymes and Beatz standing by his side, Method Man kicked things off with a free-flowing rap, with a spoken word feel. After nearly a minute of the rapper going acapella, Method Man would introduce Griselda to the stage.
With the help of the audience, the rappers did renditions of iconic DMX (born Earl Simmons) tracks, including Slippin’, Where The Hood At?, Ruff Ryders’ Anthem, and Party Up (Up In Here).

RIP: DMX (born Earl Simmons) was also honoured after he lost his life this year. The rapper suffered a heart attack at his home on April 2, and died one week later at the age of 50
At one point, actor Michael K. Williams, best known for The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country, jumped into the mix to help kick off X Gon’ Give It To Ya.
Rounding out the medley, the group also debuted a new song from DMX’s posthumous album, Exodus, which was released nearly two months he suffered a heart attack at his home in early April, and died a week later.
In another dose of star power, actor Michael K. Williams, of The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country fame, joined in on the mix.

Electrifying: Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Swizz Beatz led a tribute to legendary late rapper DMX in which they performed a medley of his hits

Heartfelt: With Rhymes and Beatz standing by his side, Method Man kicked the tribute off with a free-flowing rap, with a spoken word feel
By the end of the tribute, a spoken word segment by DMX, where he offered some words of wisdom, played over the sound system as a violin player added a musical touch to the outro.
Viewers were left in tears by the performance, tweeting: ‘Rest in Peace & Love DMX!’; ‘now they know good and well we only sitting here for the dmx tribute #BETAwards
‘this DMX tribute is going to have me crying myself to sleep #BETAwards’; ‘This DMX tribute performance got me like.. #BETAwards’; ‘This DMX tribute got me emotional #BETAwards
‘The only reason why I set my alarm ready for the #BETAwards To see and get to enjoy the tribute of DMX and boy I wasn’t ready… Felt them tears slippin’ and fallin’ Long live X Man [sic]’.

Drop a beat: After nearly a minute of the rapper going acapella, Method Man would introduce Griselda to the stage, which included Conway The Machine

Star power: At one point, actor Michael K. Williams, best known for The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country, jumped into the mix for a rendition of X Gon’ Give It To Ya.
Fans had already approached the tribute in tears after Chadwick’s win, penning: ‘Why did I just tear up seeing Chadwick Boseman appear on my TV #BETAwards
‘Chadwick Boseman still hurts’; ‘ I’m never gonna get over Chadwick Bosema’; ‘Chadwick Boseman as best actor in #betawards2021 , he would have been on the #BETAwards carpet.
‘Rest easy Chadwick’; ‘RIP CHADWICK BOSEMAN#BETAwards’; ‘I tear up every time I see a pic of Chadwick #BETAwards’; ‘Dmx and Chadwick still gets me every time #BETAwards’













Heartrbreaking: Viewers were left in tears as Chadwick and DMX were among the stars honoured during an emotional In Memoriam piece
‘Everytime y’all remind me Chadwick Bozeman died #BETAward’; ‘It’s still devastating to know Cicely, Chadwick and DMX are no longer with us. #BETAwards
‘We lost way too many legends this year. It’s so painful… thank you for including all the theatre professionals —- Douglas Turner Ward, Anthony Chisholm, Chadwick Boseman, Cicely Tyson and more. BouquetRed heart #BETAwards
‘I stilI still can’t wrap my head around Chadwick. I never cried so hard Rest well our King [sic]’.
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