Kendrick Lamar Wins Big, Doechii Calls Out Trump Admin In Her BET Awards Speech
Written by djfrosty on June 10, 2025
The American Music Awards might’ve jerked Kendrick Lamar out of a few well-deserved awards a few weeks ago, but the BET Awards sure as hell didn’t as the biggest rap star in the game today walked away with more awards than he could handle by the time the annual ceremony was over.
Leading the pack with 10 nominations, Kendrick Lamar’s name was called to the stage five times as he won awards for Video Director of the Year, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration: “Luther” Featuring SZA, Video of the Year: “Not Like Us,” and ultimately Album of the Year: GNX.
Taking to the stage, Kendrick Lamar thanked BET for constantly repping the culture as only they can and have for decades now and thanked his fans while reminding them to come see him and SZA on tour.
While the culture is proud to see Kendrick Lamar finally get his flowers on a consistent basis, the streets of LA continue to be embroiled in political turmoil as the Trump administration continues to escalate their war on the Latino immigrant community by unnecessarily sending in military personnel to quell the peaceful protests against the ICE raids that have been taken place for the past few days.
This is something that Lamar’s fellow TDE label mate, Doechii, brought some attention to as she accepted her award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist. She took the time to address the injustice we’re currently experiencing at the hands of a fascist undertaking of America.
“As much as I’m honored by this award, I do want to address what’s happening right now outside of the building,” Doechii began. “There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order. Trump is using military forces to stop a protest. I want y’all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us. What type of government is that?”
Reminding everyone that ICE is ripping families apart due to the color of their skin, Doechii said she felt it was her duty to use her platform to speak up for all oppressed people including Black people, Latinos, Trans, and everyone in Gaza who is still under attack by Israeli President, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Props to Doechii for this. She’ll now be in MAGA’s crosshairs, but that’s expected at this point whenever someone speaks against their dear leader.
Check out Doechii’s powerful speech below and let us know your thoughts about it in the comments section.