During each and every award show, there are always some audience moments that make you slam pause on the remote, and that was exactly what happened when Michael B. Jordan started shimmying in the crowd at the BET Awards. During each and every award show, there are always some audience moments that make you slam pause on the remote, and that was exactly what happened when Michael B. Jordan started shimmying in the crowd at the BET Awards. During Sunday night's show, hosted by Jamie Foxx, our forever crush and Wakanda bae was caught busting a move or two, and we just couldn't get enough. It was only a few minutes before Jamie called Michael on stage to recite an iconic line from Black Panther, but it was all smiles and smooth moves from then on. Check out Michael's sexy GIFs from the BET Awards, and grab a fan immediately, because it is hot.<doc-sep>It's a difficult job hosting an awards show — not only do you have to keep things moving at a reasonable pace, but you're also usually obligated to deliver some jokes and sketches, and interact with your live audience. On Sunday night though, things seemed a little off on that last note. Host Jamie Foxx brought Michael B. Jordan on stage at the BET Awards, and later did the same with Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino. The stars clearly weren't prepared for the surprise, and Twitter was also a little confused. Early in the show, Foxx asked Jordan to join him onstage and deliver an iconic line from his role in Black Panther. Later, a similar move was made with Glover after Foxx sang some of the melody from his smash hit "This Is America," and tried his hand at some of Glover's dance moves from the music video. While Jordan was ready with his line, Glover was visibly more confused as to why he'd been invited on stage, and after giving a shoutout to Lena Waithe and Issa Rae, he noted to the rest of the crowd that he definitely hadn't been anticipating leaving his seat in the audience. Check out some of Twitter's collective confusion: Some tweets suggested that Glover was supposed to perform at the BET Awards but ended up pulling out prior to the show, and perhaps Foxx was poking fun at that fact by going out of his way to acknowledge him anyway. Glover did end up singing some bars of "This Is America" while on stage, so if that was the purpose, Foxx got his wish. It wasn't explicitly said on-air that that's what was happening, though, so it remains unclear if that was Foxx's intent, and if Glover really was supposed to perform. Jordan and Glover were good sports, both making the best of their appearances even if they weren't anticipating them, but the awkwardness was definitely not lost on viewers. Foxx had his fair share of sketches and comedic bits that didn't involve unsuspecting audience members, and though those didn't make quite the same splash that his moments with Jordan and Glover did, viewers were a little skeptical of them, too. Some of the jokes included a spoof of a possible Black Panther sequel, and a slew of costume changes, and not all of them landed. It seemed at times that Foxx was simply trying to riff and fill a certain amount of time that he'd been given, and that might have simply lent itself to forced bits and spontaneous decisions. But there were some who defended his antics, saying that he was doing just fine, and the crowd simply wasn't game. There were some other flubs noticeable here and there throughout the night. The two-hour red carpet pre-show had its fair share of technical difficulties, fumbled moments, and blank teleprompters. But despite those bumps that any live television production always runs the risk of dealing with, the BET Awards still had plenty of entertainment to offer viewers and the audience. The show acknowledged a number of well-known icons as well as some international artists, and debuted trailers for movies like The Hate U Give and BET's own The Bobby Brown Story. Performances by Nicki Minaj, H.E.R., Migos, J. Cole, and many more also kept the show moving, and the audience was obviously feeling the music throughout the night. In the end, despite any awkward hosting moments or Twitter critiques, the BET Awards achieved its mission of celebrating black excellence and creating a huge platform for black art and those who create it.<doc-sep>During Jamie Foxx’s opening monologue for the BET Awards on Sunday, he raved about “Black Panther,” its successes and originality. Foxx highlighted the fact that “Black Panther” has become the third largest grossing movie in the United States, and the number one grossing movie in the Marvel Universe. “A black man did that!” Foxx said of the movie's director Ryan Coogler during the show. “A black man from the Bay Area!” Michael B. Jordan, who was sitting in the front row, clapped for his director and friend. Little did he know Foxx would soon after invite him on stage. Foxx asked that Jordan recite “that line,” without specifying exactly which, but everyone sitting at home knew exactly which line he was talking about. Jordan took the stage. “You sure?” He asked before taking a breath, looking in the camera, and announcing to the black entertainment audience: “Bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who jumped from the ships, because they knew death was better than bondage.”<doc-sep>
To say Jamie Foxx was a fan of Black Panther would be an understatement. The BET Awards host focused almost his entire monologue on the film's success and impact, beginning in the audience holding a stuffed animal black panther before handing it off to star Michael B. Jordan and joining Jay Rock on stage for his opening performance. "I'm not here to host, I'm here to celebrate," Foxx declared as his monologue began. "Black excellence televised!" he added. He went on to praise Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, highlighting the movies record-breaking box office success and thanked the director. "We don't need a president right now, because we got our king," Foxx said. "Ryan Coogler gave us our king." He also shouted out Jordan's character in the film, Erik Killmonger, a complex villain who Foxx joked brought "gang banging" to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But he still took the film's impact seriously, addressing Jordan in the audience. "Everybody was moved by that. You changed the culture." Foxx even brought Jordan on stage to close out the monologue with his favorite line from the movie, which he said was, "so significant for today, right now. I want you to say that line." Jordan hesitated, and recited Killmonger's last line. "Bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who jumped from ships, 'cause they knew death was better than bondage." With that, Foxx repeated the fact that he was there "to celebrate" not host, and introduced the second performance of the night, by J. Cole. On the carpet, Foxx revealed why he insisted on calling the night a "celebration." "It is because you think about what Black Panther did, what Get Out did, what Jumanji did. What Cardi B did and all of this is coming from black folks so I was like, I begged. I was like, ‘Please just let me come'," he told ET's Nischelle Turner. Foxx continued, " I said this is the moment. This is the moment and to have Michael B. Jordan show up, Ryan Coogler show up, Donald Glover show up and be there – it’s like every person that’s ever had that thing where it jumps off they all come to BET." For more on Foxx hosting (and celebrating) watch the video below! RELATED CONTENT: BET Awards 2018: The Complete Winners List Jamie Foxx Is a 'Proud Papa' Working With Daughter Corinne on Beat Shazam (Exclusive) ‘Black Panther’ Set to Smash Box Office Records