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"I fell in love with music by listening to R&B," Beyonce said with her trophy in hand. "It's the core of who I am."
The 4 creator also gave due respect to two prolific women who inspired her career. "I want to thank the talented R&B women who came before me: Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige," she stated. "I want to thank BET for giving R&B a home."
Before leaving the stage, Blue Ivy's mother and Jay-Z's wife bestowed her award to a fallen legend. "l I dedicate this [award] to Whitney Houston, my angel," Beyonce revealed.
The songstress' fourth album, 4, was released in June 2011. The lauded project featured such tracks as "love on Top," "Countdown" and "Run the World (Girls)." The LP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 310,000 copies in its first week.
See Photos of Stars on the BET Awards 2012 Red Carpet
- 2 Chainz
- Big Sean
- Bobby V.
- Faith Evans
- Kirko Bangz
- Letoya Luckett
- MC Lyte
- Miguel
- Mindless Behavior
- OMG Girlz
- Regina King
- Stalley
- A$AP Rocky
- Astro
- Boris Kodjoe
- DJ Drama
- Elle Varner
- French Montana
- Jermaine Dupri
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Pusha T
- Rick Ross
- Spike Lee
- Tamia
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Beyonce Tumblr Photos
- Destiny's Child poses in front of an old Destiny's Child photo.
- Beyonce shows her mint-colored toes.
- Beyonce and Jay-Z head to a basketball game.
- Beyonce and Jay-Z show off their matching footwear.
- Jay-Z and Beyonce
- Beyonce
- Beyonce and Nephew Daniel Julez
- Bayonce and Jay-Z
- Beyonce and Sister Solange
- Beyonce
- Beyonce and Sister Solange
- Beyonce
- Beyonce
- Met Gala 2012
- Beyonce
- Beyonce
- Bruno Mars
- Janelle Monae
- Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz
- Rihanna
- Kanye West
- Solange
- M.I.A.
- Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel
- Lana Del Rey
- Florence Welch
- Dianna Agron
- Lea Michele
- Lea Michele
- R&B Quiz
- 1. The scenario that best describes your love life is:
- 2. You'd most likely lure your lover into the bedroom with the tagline:
- 3. You realize your lover is cheating on you. Your reaction would be to:
- 4. Your preferred word choice for hitting a high note is:
- 5. You don't leave home without:
- 6. Which of the following statements would you most likely tweet?
- 7. If a fan were to take a picture of you with their camera phone, you would most likely react by:
- 8. The old school R&B influence that best describes your taste in music is:
- 9. Your idea of doing something risky in a music video is:
- 10. Seated at your Thanksgiving table would most likely be:
- Chris Brown
- Mary J. Blige
- Erykah Badu
- Disappointing Album Covers
- Missy Elliott, 'Da Real World'
- Foxy Brown, 'Chyna Doll'
- 50 Cent, 'The Massacre'
- R. Kelly, 'R. Kelly'
- E-40, 'In a Major Way'
- Drake, 'Take Care'
- Tyrese, '2000 Watts'
- Chris Brown, 'Exclusive'
- Lil Wayne, 'Lights Out'
- Ciara, 'Evolution'
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