It's been almost a year since the death of rapper Nipsey Hussle [1], but his memory lives on. On Sunday night, the late rapper's friends came together to perform a beautiful tribute to his legacy. The performance opened with Meek Mill and Roddy Ricch performing "Letter to Nipsey," before transitioning into DJ Khaled and John Legend's rendition of "Higher." [2]
The song is off DJ Khaled's Father of Asahd album and features both Hussle and Legend, which Khaled highlighted by featuring a video of Hussle in the background. Kirk Franklin joined the act alongside a full choir, with the performance's closing verse delivered by rapper YG, a close friend to Hussle.
Hussle is nominated for three posthumous awards, including best rap/sung performance and rap song. The rapper won his first-ever Grammy [3] earlier in the evening for best rap performance for "Racks in the Middle" with Roddy Ricch and Hit-boy. Hussle's family, including his brother, grandmother, and partner Lauren London, accepted the award during the pre-telecast ceremony, with his grandmother thanking those in attendance for "showing all the love" for her grandson "that I have felt for him all of his life and will always live in my heart, so thank you." Watch the touching performance in Hussle's memory ahead.