Spice, Dexta Daps, Skillibeng, and extra dancehall artists carried out with Busta Rhymes in a tribute to the rap legend on the BET Awards.

Award-winning multi-platinum MC and multi-hyphenate Busta Rhymes was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award on the 2023 BET Awards on Sunday.

Celebrities converged on the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday for the BET Awards, which noticed many pioneers within the music business being honored for his or her contributions to black tradition and leisure. In line with BET, Busta Rhymes’ three-decade-long profession has been exemplary within the improvement of hip-hop music.

“Busta Rhymes is a multifaceted award-winning artist who has mesmerized audiences for many years together with his authentic hip-hop sound and one-of-a-kind visuals. He continues to go away an indelible mark on the tradition that we maintain expensive, and it’s with nice delight that we current this yr’s Lifetime Achievement Award to a visionary, a grasp of rhyme, and a real pioneer,” a press release from BET stated.

It added, “His unwavering dedication to pushing boundaries, unapologetically expressing his artwork, and empowering generations of artists is a testomony to his unparalleled legacy. We stay up for paying tribute to his outstanding journey and celebrating his numerous hits, electrifying performances, and unforgettable moments defining an artwork type and the tradition.”

Busta Rhymes has influenced artists throughout Lure, Bounce, Afrobeats, and Dancehall music genres, and a musical tribute devoted to him shall be various. His music has served to entertain generations of individuals together with his distinctive rapping model and fashions, however extra so, the beloved artist has been one of many largest promoters of Jamaican tradition and music overseas.

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On the BET Awards, a number of artists pays homage to him, together with Bia, Coi Leray, Cutty Ranks, Dexta Daps, M.O.P., Rah Digga, ScarLip, Spice, Supercat, Swizz Beatz, and others.

Dexta Daps additionally shared that the artist gave him his first alternative to carry out on stage on the BET.

“A lot respect 4 the chance to endorse the yawdy & caribbean model to the world… We banging down the b.E.T stage immediately @spiceofficial @realcuttyranks Busta Lifetime Achievement Award… Mama WE ON BET,” he wrote.

In one other publish, he wrote, “You’ve been breaking necks for many years n you’ve been my fav. Rapper endlessly, n im honored to be within the presence of @wager honoring a real legend within the recreation.”

Spice, who can be representing dancehall to honor Busta Rhymes, shared that the Awards solely allowed 10 minutes for dancehall to be break up equally by her, Dexta Daps, Cutty Ranks, and Tremendous Cat.

Busta Rhymes thanked all of the performers who honored him in a video posted on his Instagram.

“I AM SO GRATEFUL!! Thanks Scott Mills @connieorlando @fatima_noir @jessecollinsent @wager for this AMAZING Second in my life and in my Legacy with this Big Honor of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!! Perpetually Grateful!! Thanks to my unimaginable assist system @monascottyoung Sulaiman @ablitz2020 @touredesigns & my different Stylist Jason and his complete crew Natalie (my publicist at @epicrecords The Queen Boss girl @iamsylviarhone @ezekiellewis @bekulous @billydanzem.o.p @famethemovie @lazeelliott @remyma @scar_lip @bia @coileray @dextadaps @spiceofficial @skillibeng @realcuttyranks @supercat_dondada and ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD!! THANK ALL FOR THE BLESSED ENERGY AND FOR THE LOVE,” he wrote.

Spice and Dexta Daps chimed within the feedback thanking the rap legend for the chance.

“So grateful to you for together with us into this historic Second. It was Large for the complete Dancehall Tradition. #TEAMJAMAICA WE LOVE YOU GOAT Congratulations Life time achievement awards,” Spice wrote.

“No1 however Busta might pull this off. thnk u a lot from each Caribbean Music Lover. @wager we respect each second… @spliffstar_mrlewis DUTTYYYYY!” Dexta wrote.