SZA, Chris Brown, Doechii, Denzel Washington and Cynthia Erivo also earned awards at the Monday night ceremony in Los Angeles.

After giving shout-outs “first and foremost” to God, followed by his teammates at his company PGLang, Lamar gave the grinning “Kill Bill” singer a nod. “SZA in the crowd,” he said, gesturing to his friend. “We on tour right now, please come to the show.”

Kendrick Lamar, Doechii and SZA were the big winners during the BET Awards Monday. Lamar won Album of the Year for "GNX," Best Male Hip Hop Artist and more.