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Wale Checks Kai Cenat For Making Him “Look Crazy” On BET Awards Livestream

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By: London JennnCategory: News

Wale called out Kai Cenat at the BET Awards for not recognizing him during a livestreamed moment that quickly blew up across social media.

Wale confronted Twitch star Kai Cenat backstage at the 2025 BET Awards on Monday (June 9) after the popular streamer failed to recognize the Grammy-nominated rapper during a livestreamed run-in that quickly went viral.

The awkward moment unfolded live on Cenat’s IRL stream as he walked through the venue and crossed paths with Wale, only to blank on who he was.

“Wale. Oh, my god, that was somebody crazy,” Cenat said after the encounter, clearly caught off guard. “Hey, the whole chat knows him. Wale, what he do?”

Later in the night, Wale approached Cenat while he was mid-conversation with Snoop Dogg and addressed the incident directly.

However, Wale likely had not realized his words were livestreamed to Cenat’s viewers.

“That s### making me look crazy right now,” Wale told him. “Just letting you know. That’s making me look crazy, the exchange that we had in the hallway?”

Cenat, looking surprised, responded with a quick, “Oh! My bad.”

Wale then added, “I mean, they’re running with it; we’ll talk later.”

Fans React To Wale Confronting Kai Cenat

Social media lit up after the clip circulated, with many weighing in on the awkwardness of the moment and Wale’s reaction.

One user wrote, “He just made it 10x worse lol.” Another

chimed in, “grown ass man worried about what the internet think bout him.”

A third commented, “bro nobody was even talking about it, now he brought the attention to it again because his ego got hurt.”

The incident was part of Cenat’s livestream coverage of the BET Awards, where he also interacted with stars like Kendrick Lamar.

The streamer’s presence at the show marked a notable moment for digital creators, as he and fellow content creator Druski were brought onstage by host Kevin Hart to present an award.

“Appreciate you, n####,” Cenat said to Hart onstage.

Hart, never one to miss a comedic beat, responded with a lesson in showbiz etiquette.

“I tried to bring y’all out here and give y’all an opportunity to get to the next stage, the next level,” he teased. “To do that, you need to understand professionalism. This is an award show, right? So what I want to do, I’m going to put y’all on. This is my job of passing the baton!”

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