Stephen Grant Hill, president of music programming and specials for BET Networks, posted this photo of Diddy and Faith Evans to his Instagram four days ago, and whet everyone's appetite who was born before, say, 1990.
And Sunday, our hopes and dreams came true.
Before our very eyes, Diddy and Co. performed hit after hit after hit.
BadBoy reunion and Notorious tribute #BETAwards
From Faith Evans singing "Love Like This Before" to 112 singing "Peaches and Cream," anybody and everybody Diddy-bopped down memory lane.
From one "Empire" to another.
YAAAAAAASSSSSS @faithevans is SNAAAAAATCHED!!!!!!! You betta WERK!!!! This #BadBoyReunion is EVERYTHING!!!
Hands Down!!! The hottest performance @iamdiddy @Pharrell #BadBoyReunion #BETAward2015 #WOW
My mama during the BadBoy performance #BETAwards2015
Even Rih-Rih was in her feelings.
@rihanna jammin to #badboy
And when Lil' Kim ascended from below to do her verse with The Lox on "All About the Benjamins," things got lit!
Queen Bee looked damn good, too.
When Kim came out I damn near caught the Holy Spirit #betawards #badboy
Of course, no Bad Boy tribute would be complete without paying homage to the late Notorious B.I.G.
Considering all the artists from Bad Boy's heydey, not everyone was impressed that only Ma$e, Faith, The Lox, 112, French Montana, and Lil Kim came out.
Unless Donnie Klang is on that stage tonight, it's not a true #BadBoy reunion #BETAwards
But Diddy got the last word.
...told you all...we don't know how to stop! #BADBOY #BET