Sean Combs, better known by his rapper name Diddy, dropped to the floor Sunday night during his performance at the BET Awards, the biggest show that pays tribute to the best black music, entertainment, sports and acting figures in the United States every year.
Diddy came out in full force with other artists who signed on to his Bad Boy Records, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. He and artists such as Lil' Kim, Ma$e, Lox, Faith Evans and 112 made an epic delivery of a Bad Boy medley of the label's biggest hit songs, from "Peaches and Cream" to "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "Mo Money, Mo Problems," during which a video montage of the late Notorious B.I.G. was shown onscreen.
In the middle of "It's All About the Benjamins," Diddy notably fell through a door on the stage floor that was going to be used for Lil' Kim's performance. But despite the momentary tumble, the rapper picked himself up and went on with his performance like nothing happened, and the live audience continued to roar their approval of the performance.
Meanwhile, hundreds of netizens watching the BET Awards at home were quick to notice Diddy's little flub. Naturally, everyone took to Twitter to tell everyone else how much Diddy made them go cracking up.
"My sister & I replayed Diddy's fall so many times, lmfao" - Espi
"Winner: The hole in the floor
Loser: Diddy" - Joey
"I'm seriously wondering if Diddy kicked Lil' Kim in the head when he fell over the hole. Smh" - LilKimRares
"I can't stop laughing about the fall Diddy took because he was so resilient with how he bounced right back up" Septiembre Waites
"Diddy descended from the chopper ride over Justin's life long enough to be a novelty act at #BETAwards2015" - Dish Central by C.J.
"Anyone else think Diddy is ridiculous?" - Sahar
"Yall remember when Diddy made the band walk late at night across town to get some Cheesecake for him? - Texas Sweetheart
"If you had a bad week last week, just remember, it wasn't as bad as Diddy's." - Nicky Jackson
"Diddy with the bucket hat and the glasses. And he fell. I laughed." - Tamara Yeghiayan
"Diddy has always been the DJ Khaled of his time.. no verses just hyping the other artists up" - N. Cooper
Still, regardless of that fall, many agree Diddy's performance remained one of the best, if not the best, during the four-hour awards ceremony.
"say what you say about Diddy but his performance was my favorite he brought out all the music I grew up to" - Ev
"The way Diddy got back up tho like nothin happened" - Queen of Insomnia
"WATCHING DIDDY PERFORMANCE HE WAS LIT ON THE STAGE THAT LIL FALL DIDN'T STOP ISH" beauTEEful_nesh
"Diddy really re-lived two decades in that entire set" - a.chigozie
"...diddy murdered everything! whoo!" - PEYSOHS
Not everyone, however, was excited to see Diddy onstage. Rapper 50 cent, in particular, took a clear firing shot at the Bad Boy Records owner when he posted a picture of Diddy dressed like a Greek warrior wielding what appears to be a weight. The photo had the following caption:
"My Bad Boy tribute was gonna be the best at the BET Awards. The only problem is Chris Brown is gonna be here. LMAO."
50 cent was referring to Diddy's recent arrest for allegedly having assaulted the football coach at UCLA, where his son goes. Chris Brown is also known for his abusive ways.
A video posted by Brian Anthony Hernandez (@bahjournalist) on Jun 28, 2015 at 10:36pm PDT
