Megan Thee Stallion Kicks Off the 2024 BET Awards by Hatching Out of a Snake Egg

Megan Thee Stallion opened the 2024 BET Awards in iconic fashion.

The Grammy winner opened the show with a high-production rendition of “Hiss,” wearing a daring shiny green and gold latex bodysuit and calf-high boots as she emerged from a cracked snake’s egg as fiery graphics appeared on the screen behind her — an homage to the snake imagery she used in abundance of her recent songs and music videos — before urging the crowd to “come back with the ‘hot girls.’

With dozens of matching backup dancers emerging from backstage to accompany her, the rapper belted out a high-octane dance number before segueing into “Boa” — another of her snake-inspired tracks from her recently released studio album, MEGAN.

Continuing the high-energy dance number, she and the dancers performed some of her iconic, sexy dance moves, before ending the performance with “Where Them Girls At,” also from MEGAN.

Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the BET Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 30, 2020.

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Her opening song is sure to be hard to follow. Other performances expected during the awards ceremony include Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red and Victoria Monét.

Megan made her second appearance later in the night, joining GloRilla for their hit “Wanna Be.”

GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion perform onstage during the BET Awards at the Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 in Los Angeles.

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Megan, 29, is nominated for four BET Awards this year: Video of the Year for Best Collaboration on “Bongos” with Cardi B, Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and the BET Her Award.

This year’s ceremony sees Taraji P. Henson return for her third hosting gig at the BET Awards, having previously hosted the ceremony in 2021 and 2022.

It’s likely Henson, 53, was one of the many fans eagerly anticipating Megan’s opening song.

Days before her opening performance at the BET Awards, the Hidden figures the actress praised the singer after seeing her live.

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Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 30, 2024.

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“That was the first time I saw her perform live her stage, title. She’s amazing,” Henson told PEOPLE in June. The Oscar-nominated actress attended the rapper’s Hot Girl Summer Tour show in Los Angeles on June 21.

“She’s been able to withstand all adversity and rise above it. She’s amazing. I love you, Megan, and I’m so proud of you. That’s my little girl, by the way.”

Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the BET Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 30, 2024.

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Following the awards, Megan heads to the UK to begin the European leg of her tour.

The 2024 BET Awards air live on June 30 at 8:00 PM ET/PT live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

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