oechii<\/a> had a huge night at the 2026 BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, and she wasn\u2019t letting anything get her down\u2014even a cut-off acceptance speech.<\/p>\nDuring last night\u2019s ceremony, the Swamp Princess took home the BET Her award for her track, \u201cgirl, get up.\u201d with SZA. As Yung Miami presented the duo with their trophy, they shared a hug on stage and started their speech by fully gushing about each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cBET, thank you so, so, so, so much for this award. Y\u2019all don\u2019t understand how hard me and SZA worked putting that record together. It was at a time where, girl, I was going through it,\u201d Doechii started, before thanking SZA for being a comfort to her during a rough time.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m so glad that you pulled through for me, sister. I just wanna say thank you so much,\u201d she continued, to which the \u201cKill Bill\u201d hitmaker responded, \u201cAnything for you, always!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cY\u2019all, she was literally up till 4 or 5 a.m. writing for me, for us to get that song together. And I thank you so much for believing in me and giving me advice and coaching me and loving me and supporting me. Thank you so much, SZA, I love you,\u201d Doechii continued, before<\/p>\n
As SZA tried to step in and give the Florida-raised emcee her flowers, she began to be cut off by a saxophone. The awkward moment was saved by Doechii when she jokingly called out the sax player and asked, \u201cWhy they play?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m gonna keep my time,\u201d Doechii said into the mic, before sharing more exciting news.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanna say new music is coming soon, and to all the haters that had something to say about me, you better be ready for me to pop back out \u2019cause I\u2019m coming with a new single and it\u2019s gonna kill everybody,\u201d she added, before further calling out her acceptance speech being cut off. \u201cDon\u2019t ever play with me.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the coveted awards ceremony, the duo also paid homage to Ms. Lauryn Hill with a tribute alongside Doja Cat, Nas, and War & Treaty. The \u201cgirl, get up.\u201d collaborators\u2019 voices blended beautifully on a rendition of The Fugees\u2019 \u201cReady or Not,\u201d and they completely smashed it, thank you very much!<\/p>\n
All this to say\u2026Doechii handled this awkward moment like the champion she is!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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