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Mo'Nique - This hilarious actress and comedienne hosts Black music's biggest evening for the first time at BET's 3rd Annual Awards Show at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on June 24, 2003.(Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage/Getty Images for BET Entertainment)

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India.Arie - The Denver native and Best Female R&B Artist winner takes the audience on a Voyage to India with her guitar and the smooth vocals of "True Colors." (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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Yolanda Adams - Taking home the Best Gospel Artist award twice in a row, the powerhouse performer radiates on stage while singing "The Prayer." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Lil' Kim - Brooklyn's Queen Bee and Best Female Hip Hop nominee takes to the stage in traditional form during her much anticipated performance of "Magic Stick" and "Jump Off." (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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Mo'Nique - The funnywoman and mother of three uses her time as hostess to give one of her sons a firsthand lesson on public speaking.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Run-D.M.C. - The legendary hip hop group from Hollis, N.Y., give a tribute performance for their DJ, Jam-Master Jay, who manned the music behind classic cuts like "It's Like That" and "Rock Box."  (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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R. Kelly - The Pied Piper shows why he's the Best Male R&B Artist winner as he gets the party rocking during his performances of "Move Your Body Like a Snake" and "Ignition."  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Ashanti - The Murder Inc. singer-songwriter and two-time BET Awards nominee gets the audience's attention and holds it with her sweet hit "Rock With You." (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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Snoop Dogg - The party cranks up a notch when the Doggfather and Pharrell honor women everywhere with the summer anthem "Beautiful." (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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50 Cent - Jamaica, N.Y.'s Get Rich or Die Trying rapper, who had a huge breakout year with his debut album, wins the Best Male Hip Hop and Best New Artist awards and performs several of his hits, including "P.I.M.P." and "Gangsta" with Nate Dogg. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z - Hip hop's first couple show exactly why they are "Crazy in Love" with a show-stopping and super sexy performance. (Photo: Steve Grayson/WireImage for BET Entertainment)

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Mo'Nique - The hilarious host Monique keeps the crowd laughing, even cracking herself up at times, while giving one of her most talked about performances. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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B2K - Raz-B, Omarion, J-Boog and Lil Fizz show why they are the winners of the Best Group award when they perform their hit "Bump, Bump, Bump."