Remy Ma

Remy Ma ended rival Nicki Minaj’s seven-year winning streak at the 2017 BET Awards, a show highlighted by 1990s R&B and groups popular in that decade, as well as five wins for Beyonce.

Ma, who was freed from prison in 2014, won best female hip hop artist Sunday in Los Angeles, an award Minaj has won since 2010. Ma last won the prize in 2005, and was sentenced to prison three years later after she shot a former friend after accusing her of theft.

In March, Ma released the hostile diss track “Shether,” which earned praised from critics and rap fans.At the live show at the Microsoft Theater, ’90s R&B favorites New Edition and Xscape were the most welcomed artists.

New Edition, whose biopic was a ratings success for BET earlier this year, earned the lifetime achievement award. Girl group Xscape, set to launch a new reality show on Bravo, reunited at the awards and sang the popular hits.

Bruno Mars, whose new album was heavily inspired by 1990s R&B, also shined. He and Beyonce tied for video of the year — the top prize but not televised — with their hits “24K Magic” and “Sorry.”