Mariah Carey, along with Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg and Kirk Franklin are recipients of the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards on Monday, June 9. "Be a diva, be a boss, be anything you wanna be. But be iconic while you're doing it,

Mariah Carey received the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards, marking her first-ever BET Award. During Monday’s (June 9) awards show, Carey was handed her prize after an emotional and lengthy speech from Busta Rhymes, who called the singer “timeless” while listing all of her accolades. She also acknowledged it was her first BET Award ever.

Several of hip-hop's finest took the stage at the 2025 BET Awards, from Lil' Kim and Mariah Carey to Leon Thomas and Bow Wow. See who performed.