Check out pics and videos of a bearded Diddy and the Bad Boy Family going all the way up on the “TODAY” show this morning. Plus, find out how many BET Award nominations Drake is leading with and see which of your faves were nominated inside….
It’s BAD BOY for life!
Before the Bad Boy fam kicks off their reunion tour at the Barclays Center tonight, the crew came out to play on the “TODAY” show for the Citi Concert Series. And they put on a show!
It felt like we were back in the 90s as most of Bad Boy came out to hype up the morning crowd with a medley of their classic hits. Head honcho Puffy did his “diddy bop” dance across the stage as he went through “Bad Boy For Life,” “I Need A Girl (Part 2), “Coming Home,” “Missing You" and more.
Former Junior M.A.F.I.A. First Lady Lil Kim reunited with the LOX for a performance of their track “All About The Benjamins.”
It’s all about the Benjamins, WHAT!
We had to do it....
Not only was it a Bad Boy reunion, it was also a celebration. Birthday boy Busta Rhymes, who turns 44 today, made a surprise appearance to get the crowd hype with a high energy performance of his hit “Pass The Courvoisier.”
Happy Birthday Busta!
Rapper-turned-pastor-turned rapper again Ma$e popped up on stage to deliver “Feel So Good.”
Slowing it down a bit, 112 got the ladies excited with their R&B track “Peaches and Cream.”
Ahh...memories!
Peep a few clips from their performances (also with French Montana) below:
Diddy and the newly reunited fam chopped it up with the morning show hosts about the upcoming reunion tour:
A few more flicks of the family during their morning show appearance:
Fun times!
The reunion tour will kick off tonight at the Barclays Center for a back-to-back shows Friday (May 20th) and Saturday (May 21st). The Saturday show coincides with the Notorious B.I.G.’s birthday for an extra special treat for fans.
We hear DMX and Swizz Beatz will hit the stage Saturday night, while Jay Z and Mary J. Blige will rock the stage Friday night. The 25-date tour will then start making its rounds across the nation in August. Cop your tix on Live Nation.
In award shows news...
The BET Awards nominees have been announced!
Drake leads the pack with nine nominations, including ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ and ‘Best Collaboration’ for his hit “Where Ya At” with his homie Future.
Beyoncé follows behind Drizzy with five nominations. Carter is in the running for ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ and ‘Best Collaboration’ for “Feeling Myself” with Nicki Minaj.
Rihanna also nabbed five nominations, including ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ and ‘Best Collaboration,’ for “Work” featuring Drake.
Other nominees include Chris Brown and newcomer Bryson Tiller who are up for four awards. Future could also walk away with four awards, including ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist’ and the ‘Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award.’
This year, BET put together a dance video with moves choreographed by Will “WilldaBeast” Adams to visually announce some of the nominees. And "“black•ish” kiddie Miles Brown even makes an appearance. Check it out above.
Peep the full list of nominations below:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
ADELE
ANDRA DAY
BEYONCÉ
K. MICHELLE
RIHANNA
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
BRYSON TILLER
CHRIS BROWN
JEREMIH
THE WEEKND
TYRESE
Best Group
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
DRAKE & FUTURE
PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY
RAE SREMMURD
THE INTERNET
Best Collaboration
BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN & TY DOLLA $IGN - PLAY NO GAMES
BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST & JOHN LEGEND - ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
FUTURE FT. DRAKE - WHERE YA AT
NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ - FEELING MYSELF
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
DRAKE
FETTY WAP
FUTURE
J. COLE
KANYE WEST
KENDRICK LAMAR
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
DEJ LOAF
LIL KIM
MISSY ELLIOTT
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA
Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ - FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER - DON'T
DRAKE - HOTLINE BLING
KENDRICK LAMAR - ALRIGHT
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK
Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM
CHRIS BROWN
COLIN TILLEY & THE LITTLE HOMIES
DIRECTOR X
HYPE WILLIAMS
Best New Artist
ALESSIA CARA
ANDRA DAY
BRYSON TILLER
KEHLANI
TORY LANEZ
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY
ERICA CAMPBELL
KIRK FRANKLIN
LECRAE
TAMELA MANN
TASHA COBBS
Best Actress
GABRIELLE UNION
KERRY WASHINGTON
TARAJI P. HENSON
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS
VIOLA DAVIS
Best Actor
ANTHONY ANDERSON
COURTNEY B. VANCE
IDRIS ELBA
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
O'SHEA JACKSON JR.
Young Stars Award
AMANDLA STENBERG
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS
SILENTÓ
WILLOW SMITH
YARA SHAHIDI
Best Movie
BEASTS OF NO NATION
CONCUSSION
CREED
DOPE
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Sportswoman of the Year
CHEYENNE WOODS
GABRIELLE DOUGLAS
SERENA WILLIAMS
SKYLAR DIGGINS
VENUS WILLIAMS
Sportsman of the Year
CAM NEWTON
KOBE BRYANT
LEBRON JAMES
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
STEPHEN CURRY
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER – DON’T
CHRIS BROWN – BACK TO SLEEP
DRAKE – HOTLINE BLING
FUTURE FT. DRAKE – WHERE YA AT
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK
Centric Award
ANDRA DAY - RISE UP
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
K. MICHELLE – NOT A LITTLE BIT
RIHANNA - BBHMM
THE INTERNET - UNDER CONTROL
Best International Act Africa
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA)
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)
MZVEE (Ghana)
SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D’IVOIRE)
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)
Best International Act UK
KANO
KREPT & KONAN
LIANNE LA HAVAS
SKEPTA
STORMZY
TINIE TEMPAH
The show airs June 26th.
Photos: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Citi/@jennabhager/@atlnightspots
