Betty White honors Queen Latifah by dramatically reading her lyrics

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Queen Latifah was honored at VH1's Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens on July 11 in an award ceremony dedicated to the legendary women of hip hop.

While the night was filled with tributes for rappers, actress Betty White took a unique approach to recognize the Queen.

"Who you calling a bitch?," White recited in a dramatic reading of Queen Latifah's 1993 Grammy Award-winning song "U.N.I.T.Y."


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In the short clip, White, with a steady flow and effortless composure, spit Queen Latifah's fierce lines as if it were her own.

"I walked past these dudes," she said. "When they passed me one of ’em felt my booty, he was nasty."

If the two ever jump on a track together, the world might finally have what it needs to love each other from infinity to infinity.

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To close out the VH1 show, Queen Latifah performed the hit and brought out fellow pioneers MC Lyte, Eve, Lil Kim, Missy Elliot and more.

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