(CNN) What else would you expect from an artist who refers to herself as "a leader, a queen, a living legend?"

That's just what Mary J. Blige did in her speech when she received the lifetime achievement award at Sunday's BET Awards.

Blige backed her words up by giving one hell of a performance.

The Grammy-winning singer offered up a medley of her hits, including her 1990s singles like "Real Love" and "You Remind Me," which had the audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on their feet dancing and singing along.

Oh, and Blige, 48, threw it back to her original look as she rocked it in some white short shorts, backwards baseball cap and thigh high boots as she did her trademark two step dance.

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