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Youve been my turn up and church.
I wouldnt want to go thru this journey with anyone but you, it reads.
I love you so much.
My truth is this.
Im never going to give up on you.
My loyalty and devotion is to you.
The Marathon continues as a line of energy for all of us to consider.
“Sleep well King, The Marathon continues as a line of energy for all of us to consider.
Was he a product of Crenshaw and Slauson?
Was he a radical?
Or was he a thinker?
That mystique kept me engaged throughout his life and career.
The years progressed, and my admiration grew from up close and from afar.
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In 2009, I remember trekking cities alongside Nipsey and family.
Both performing as opening acts on The Game LAX tour.
Our sprinter van trailed their mobile home from state to state.
And that was very commendable.
Casually, I would go out to the crowd and listen to the substance he spewed on stage.
Thinking to myself, this is the key in of talent I want to be a part of.
His charisma and way with words was powerful.
But his integrity as a person made me even more enthused.
I watched a young, ambitious black male orchestrate fellowship amongst the men around him on that tour.
Determined to execute one thing and that was Greatness.
Greatness in knowledge, greatness in wealth, and greatness in self.
My curiosity about who he really was started to grow from that moment in time.
Was he a product of Crenshaw and Slauson?
Was he a radical?
Or was he a thinker?
That mystique kept me engaged throughout his life and career.
The years progressed, and my admiration grew from up close and from afar.
Watching his interviews, his philosophies, and his work amongst the black community.
Time surely revealed itself.
I realized Nipsey was all of those perspectives.
But most importantly, he was a vessel from God.
As my heart aches for him and his family, I understand that the Most High doesnt make mistakes.
I pray that Ermias Foundation continues to blossom.
I pray for those who trespass against it.
A true King will be tested in adversity.
To stand in fearlessness in what he believes will impact on the earth, as well as in heaven.
So thank you Nipsey the Radical.
And from now on, Nipsey the Messenger … Shalom.
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Barack Obama read at memorial service for rapper Nipsey Hussle.
He is the prophetic voice of all in that community.
Singer Anthony Hamilton followed that speech with a performance of his song Do You Feel Me.
Ermias was a legacy, she said.
Im very proud of my son.
My son, Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was a great man.
London came up to the podium next, reciting the poem shared in the funerals program.
We know what it meant to us.
We wont ever be the same.
In Hussles words, The game is gonna test you, never fold.
Stay ten toes down.
Its not on you, its in you.
And whats in you they cant take away.
She ended, Grief is the final act of love.
I love you beyond this Earth.
And until we meet again, the Marathon continues.
“I’m never going to give up on you.
My loyalty and devotion is to you.”
He did more in 33 years than most will ever do, Dawit said.
The things he wanted for me, he did for himself.
He added, in true Snoop color, This man got a letter from Barack Obama, man!
Stevie Wonder joined the stage afterward, giving a speech on gun control, and then performing Rocket Love.
After the service, London posted her memorial tattoo on her forearm.
It features a large portrait of Hussle above the words God will rise.
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