WATCH: Burna Boy honours victims of SARS brutality at BET Hip Hop Awards

Burna Boy, an Afrofusion singer, has dedicated his performance at the 15th annual BET Hip Hop Awards to Nigerians who lost their lives to the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS).

On Tuesday night, the ‘Ye’ crooner delivered a powerful yet politically-charged performance of ‘Monsters You Made’ — a track he released in August — and was joined by Coldplay’s Chris Martin via remote vocals on the hook.

As the song ended, Burna Boy, alongside his band, raised their fists in solidarity as he paid tributes to “innocent Nigerians killed by SARS.“

“This is for Tiamiyu Kazeem. This is for Kolade Johnson,” he said.

“This is for everyone that has lost their lives at the hands of SARS and all kinds of police brutality. End police brutality now and end profiling.”

🚨@BurnaBoy featuring Chris Martin perform 'Monsters You Made' at #HipHopAwards 2020! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/bAPFgJQURv

— BET (@BET) October 28, 2020

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‘Monsters You Made’, which addresses the issues of corruption, bad governance, slavery and exploitation in Africa, is a track off ‘Twice As Tall’, Burna Boy’s latest album.

BET Hip Hop Awards 2020: The Full Winners List

This year’s BET Hip Hop Awards were held virtually so as to keep with the coronavirus-imposed restrictions.

Some of the top winners included Megan Thee Stallion, Beyoncé, Drake, Roddy Ricch, Future, Pop Smoke.

See the winner below (in bold):

HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion
DaBaby
Drake
Future
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch

SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner: ‘The Box’ – Produced by 30 Roc & DatBoiSqueeze (Roddy Ricch)
‘BOP’ – Produced By JetsonMade & Starboy (DaBaby)
‘Life is Good’ – Produced by Ambezza, D. Hill & OZ (Future feat. Drake)
‘Rockstar’ – Produced by SethInTheKitchen (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)
‘Savage (Remix)’ – Produced by J. White Did It (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé)
‘Toosie Slide’ – Produced by OZ (Drake)

HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Roddy Ricch – ‘Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial’
DaBaby – ‘Blame it on Baby’
DaBaby – ‘Kirk’
Future – ‘High Off Life’
Lil Baby – ‘My Turn’
Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Suga’

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Winner: Future feat. Drake, ‘Life is Good’
DaBaby, ‘BOP’
DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch, ‘Rockstar’
Drake, ‘Toosie Slide’
Lil Baby, ‘The Bigger Picture’
Roddy Ricch, ‘The Box’

BEST COLLABORATION
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé, ‘Savage (Remix)’
DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch, ‘Rockstar’
Future feat. Drake, ‘Life is Good’
Jack Harlow feat. Tory Lanez, DaBaby & Lil Wayne, ‘What’s Poppin (Remix)’
Megan Thee Stallion feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, ‘Hot Girl Summer’
Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch, ‘Ballin”

BEST DUO OR GROUP
Winner: Chris Brown and Young Thug
City Girls
Earthgang
Jackboys
Migos
Run the Jewels

BEST LIVE PERFORMER
Winner: Travis Scott
Big Sean
DaBaby
Drake
Megan Thee Stallion
Roddy Ricch

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Rapsody
Big Sean
DaBaby
Drake
J. Cole
Megan Thee Stallion

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Teyana ‘Spike Tee’ Taylor
Cactus Jack & White Trash Tyler
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers
Director X

DJ OF THE YEAR
Winner: D-Nice
Chase B
DJ Drama
DJ Envy
DJ Khaled
Mustard

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Hit-Boy
9th Wonder
DJ Khaled
JetsonMade
Mike Will Made-It
Mustard

BEST NEW HIP HOP ARTIST
Winner: Pop Smoke
Flo Milli
Jack Harlow
Mulatto
NLE Choppa
Rod Wave

HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
Rick Ross
Travis Scott

BEST HIP HOP PLATFORM
Winner: The Joe Budden Podcast
Complex
HipHopDX
HotNewHipHop
The Breakfast Club
The Shade Room
XXL

SWEET 16: BEST FEATURED VERSE
Winner: Beyoncé, ‘Savage (Remix)’ (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé)
BIA, ‘Best on Earth’ (Russ feat. BIA)
Cardi B, ‘Writing on the Wall’ (French Montana feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian)
Future, ‘Roses (Remix)’ (Saint Jhn feat. Future)
Roddy Ricch, ‘Rockstar’ (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)
Travis Scott ‘Hot (Remix)’ (Young Thug feat. Gunna & Travis Scott)

IMPACT TRACK
Winner: Lil Baby, ‘The Bigger Picture’
Anderson .Paak & Jay Rock, ‘Lockdown’
DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch, ‘Rockstar (BLM Remix)’
J. Cole, ‘Snow on tha Bluff’
Rapsody feat. PJ Morton, ‘Afeni’
Wale feat. Kelly Price, ‘Sue Me’

BEST INTERNATIONAL FLOW
Winner: Stormzy (UK)
Djonga (Brazil)
Kaaris (France)
Khaligraph Jones (Kenya)
Meryl (France)
Ms Banks (UK)
Nasty C (South Africa)