{"id":523533,"date":"2026-06-29T03:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/523533\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T03:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:21:15","slug":"t-i-performs-top-back-and-let-em-know-at-bet-awards-2026-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/523533\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I. Performs ‘Top Back’ and ‘Let ‘Em Know’ at BET Awards 2026: Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tT.I.<\/a> lit up the stage at the BET Awards 2026<\/a>, delivering a fiery performance that saw the rap legend holding court while reaffirming his status as the King of the South.<\/p>\n

\n\tOpening the ceremony as the first performer of the evening, T.I. began his set with his classic King track \u201cTop Back.\u201d Descending onto the stage on a golden\u00a0crown, a nod to his standing as Hip-Hop royalty, Tip was joined by a flock of female dancers waving checker flags in matching outfits for his most recent hit, \u201cLet \u2018Em Know.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tPerforming while perched atop a car with his son King behind the driver\u2019s wheel, T.I. stepped into the crowd to vibe with the audience, with male dancers wearing black Atlanta Braves hats, white shirts, and jeans joining in on the fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tClosing his performance with a resounding, \u201cIt\u2019s the king\u201d declaration, T.I. received a raucous round of applause, kicking off the night\u2019s festivities on a high note.<\/p>\n

\n\tT.I. has been enjoying an eventful year, headlined by a resurgence up the Billboard charts with his hit single \u201cLet \u2018Em Know.\u201d Produced by Pharrell Williams, the track was released in January amid Tip\u2019s announcement that his upcoming 12th solo studio album, Kill the King, will be his last before officially ending his rap career.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Atlanta native has been a fixture at the BET Awards throughout his career, earning a total of 18 nominations. This year, T.I. is nominated in the Best Male Hip Hop Artist category as well as Video of the Year for \u201cLet \u2018Em Know,\u201d and his, Killer Mike, and Lecrae\u2019s \u201cHeadphones\u201d is up for the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel\/Inspirational Award. Last year, the Grand Hustler garnered rave reviews for his spirited performance of his classic anthem \u201cBring Em Out\u201d at BET Awards 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 BET Awards were held on Sunday (June 28), at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Druski, the cultural celebration continued its tradition of honoring the brightest stars in entertainment, with Cardi B, the most nominated artist of the evening, among the evening\u2019s biggest winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"T.I. lit up the stage at the BET Awards 2026, delivering a fiery performance that saw the rap…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[223014,93,61,60,278,109150],"class_list":["post-523533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bet-awards-2026","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music","tag-t-i"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}