Kid Cudi, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Kick Off the BET Experience


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The fifth annual BET Experience at L.A. Live presented by Coca-Cola kicked off the first night at Staples Center on Thursday, June 22, with performances by Kid Cudi, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, Desiigner and Playboi Carti, as well as guest performances by Joey Bada$$, The-Dream and Ty Dolla $ign. Fans were treated to inflatable joints that were thrown into the crowd, and some real ones handed to them by the performers onstage. This weekend Migos, A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Bryson Tiller, Gucci Mane, Jhené Aiko, Rae Sremmurd, Jidenna, Young Thug, THEY., H.E.R. and Khalid are scheduled to perform. All photos by Mathew Tucciarone Photography. Follow him on Instagram: @mathewtucciarone.

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