• Jamie Foxx was honored with the Ultimate Icon Award at Monday’s BET Awards.

  • Stevie Wonder, Craig Robinson, Babyface, Ludacris, Tank, Jennifer Hudson, Doug E Fresh, Teddy Riley, and T-Pain paid tribute to Foxx prior to him accepting the award.
  • Once on stage, Foxx got emotional as he reflected on almost dying in 2023.
  • He said, “When I saw that ‘In Memoriam,’ I was like, man, it could have been me. I don’t know why I went through what I went through. But I know my second chance, I’m not gonna turn [it] down. I have so much love to give. I told Him, I said, man, bro. Just give me one more crack at this. And I promised, I said, for whatever reason you put this on me, I promise I’m gonna do right.”
  • Foxx added, “I say this all the time: thank you to Black people and the Black award, because this is what really counts. I’m serious. This is what really counts. A lot of people think the Oscars is the biggest thing, and we got to quit thinking like that…The Icon Award is the most important award because it comes from us.”