Lil Baby, Tyler the Creator, G-Eazy Turn Out for Black Music Action Coalition Gala as Jon Platt, Kevin Liles Deliver Poignant Speeches

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BreAnna Bell Lil Baby was recognized with the Black Music Action Coalition’s Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award on Thursday night at the Music in Action Awards Gala.

After being introduced with a video congratulations from his mother Lashawn Jones and Quality Control Music Group founder Pierre Thomas as well as a letter written by Quincy Jones, the rapper took the stage in a dapper velvet black suit, which he paired with some reading glasses on stage. “Not only have you made music history and impacted the course of modern hip-hop, but you use your platform to give back to the community in a meaningful way.

And that’s what it’s all about,” said Jones in his letter, which was read to the crowd by his son Quincy Jones III. “To even be acknowledged in music, let alone by a role model like Quincy Jones and the Black Music Action Coalition,” Lil Baby started his succinct speech. “I honestly didn’t know what a humanitarian award was, but as I looked into it and I started reading, I understand I’m actually a humanitarian.” Others in attendance to the formal event included G-Eazy and Tyler The Creator, who presented the Amazon Music Team with the BMAC Social Impact Award –– they accepted the honor with the Recording Academy and Kevin Liles.

The rapper was honored along with several other prominent figures and organizations in the music business including “Big Jon” Platt, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Rep.