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Watch Mary J. Blige Accept a Lifetime Achievement Award, Perform a Medley of Classics at The 2019 BET Awards
Watch Mary J. Blige Accept a Lifetime Achievement Award, Perform a Medley of Classics at The 2019 BET Awards
(Photo by Paras Griffin/VMN19/Getty Images for BET)

Watch Mary J. Blige Accept a Lifetime Achievement Award, Perform a Medley of Classics at The 2019 BET Awards

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. (Photo by Paras Griffin/VMN19/Getty Images for BET)

Rihanna presented the award, which was followed by a career-spanning medley of hits.

Mary J. Blige took home BET's 2019 Lifetime Achievement honors at this evening's award ceremony. The award was presented by Rihanna, who paid tribute to the '90s r&b icon with some words of reverence.

Blige warmly thanked her fans, team, and family for the award before Diddy, Queen Latifah and Andre Harrell, hit the screen in a commemorative montage. Following the hand-off, the singer was joined by Lil Kim and Method Man for a performance that featured a medley of classics from her catalog, including "No More Drama," "All I Really Want," "Love No Limit," "I Can Love You," "You're All I Need," and more, throwing her hallmark kicks and swapping outfits for each respective era.

Hit the link below to see Mary J. Blige accept her Lifetime Achievement Award along with Rihanna's dedication via BET. Scroll on for clips from her all-star performance.

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