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\n\tKirk Franklin<\/a> closed the 2025 BET Awards by performing a medley of hits featuring Tamar Braxton, Muni Long, Jamal Roberts and Salt from Salt-N-Pepa<\/a> after he received an Ultimate Icon Award.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI never felt the love of a mother or a father,\u201d he said during his acceptance speech when talking about being adopted. \u201cThe only time I felt love was when I sat behind the piano and wrote songs to Jesus. People loved my songs and the more I wrote, the more people listened. Thank you to all of you that still listen. Thank you to every group, singer, musician that\u2019s been the microphone to my pain.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHe then went on to say that even though he makes gospel music that the masses have come to enjoy, that still doesn\u2019t make him more than human. \u201cI am not perfect,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cI fail, I sin, I am not a perfect Christian, I\u2019m not a perfect husband, and we all know I\u2019m not a perfect father. I\u2019m not even a perfect artist because I can\u2019t even sing, which makes this award even more amazing, because what I really do don\u2019t make sense and if you\u2019re listening to this that\u2019s when you know it\u2019s God when it don\u2019t make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n