Megan Thee Stallion remained on theme when she opened the 2024 BET Awards by hatching out of an egg.
According to PEOPLE the Grammy winner opened the show with a high-production performance of “Hiss,” sporting a daring shiny green and gold latex bodysuit and calf-high boots as she emerged from a cracked snake egg as fiery graphics appeared on the screen behind her — an homage to the snake imagery that has been using in a handful of her recent songs and music videos — before inviting the crowd to “turn up with the ‘hot girls.'”
With dozens of backup dancers in matching outfits emerging from backstage to accompany her, the rapper broke into a high-octane dance number before transitioning into “Boa” — yet another of her snake-inspired tracks from her recently released studio album, MEGAN.
Continuing the high-energy dance number, she and the dancers brought out some of her iconic, sexy dance moves, before finishing the performance with “Where Them Girls At,” also from MEGAN.
Her opening number will surely be a tough act to follow. Other performances expected throughout the award ceremony include Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red and Victoria Monét.
Megan, 29, has been nominated for four BET Awards this year: Video of the year best collaboration on “Bongos” with Cardi B, best female hip-hop artist and the BET Her award.
At this year’s ceremony Taraji P. Henson is returning for her third hosting gig at the BET Awards, previously serving as the master of ceremonies in 2021 and 2022.
Megan Thee Stallion Full BET Performance pic.twitter.com/hkz9funXx4
— lil m3gan ???? (@lolm3gan) July 1, 2024
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We love the way that Megan Thee Stallion shows up and shows OUT every time! @theestallion just shut down the stage opening the 2024 #BETAwards! pic.twitter.com/GGZxcZyLai
— BET (@BET) July 1, 2024
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Megan Thee Stallion shouts out Coco Jones at the 2024 #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/DX1BBv0CQM
— Coco Jones HQ (@CocoJonesHQ) July 1, 2024
