Veteran viral sensation Soulja Boy lit up the stage of the 2019 BET “SOCIAL AWARDS” with a medley of his classics including “Crank That” “Kiss Me Through The Phone,” and “Pretty Boy Swag” and his latest song “Cut That Check.” Airing live from Tyler Perry Studios, the show featured appearances from Mike Epps, Waka Flocka, Tammy Rivera, and the cast of BET’s AMERICAN SOUL: Kaitlyn Nichol, Jelani Winston, and Christopher Jefferson. Making his TV debut, Blue Face performed his smash hit “Thotiana,” Danileigh kept the same energy bringing stylized choreography with her performance of “Lil Bebe” after going viral for her dance videos in 2018.
Hosts DC Young Fly and Jess Hilarious took to the stage opening the show by guiding viewers in a humorous tutorial of the latest social lingo in “The Rules of Black Twitter.” The night opened with a medley of the most memorable dances of 2018, starring social media sensations Shiggy, Dan Rue and Kid the Wiz. They are two of the hottest social media superstars. Anticipations were high for the energy hosts DC Young Fly and Jess Hilarious would bring to the table. 2019 BET “SOCIAL AWARDS” was the biggest live celebration of the most viral influencers on the internet mostly via youtube, instagram.