Kanye West has said he felt humbled "maybe for the first time" upon collecting his Visionary Award at the BET Honors.
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West the BET Honors
Delivering a heartfelt speech at the Washington DC ceremony, the event was actually filmed on January 24 but was shown in full for the first time last night.
Watching a video tribute to him from some of the greats in the business including Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar, Kanye began by saying: "I understand - maybe for the first time in my life - how it is to feel humbled."
He went on to address his marriage to Kim Kardashian West, to whom he has a 20-month-old daughter North West.
"I want to say that my wife has dated broke black dudes. So it ain't got nothing to do with the money."
Kanye ended his acceptance speech by discussing some broader issues surrounding racism, and explaining that whilst the African-American community may not control lots of oil, it does have a worthy substitute for money.
"The micro of (racism) is that we focus on different races, as opposed to the macro of it, which is the human race.
"It's the mentality - the slave mentality - we all eventually become slaves to that car, slaves to the perception, slaves to the idea of being cool.
"Our oil is our expression, is our influence. Don't ever let them take that away."
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