Thousands Attend Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s Funeral at Staples Center (STREAM)

Over 20,000 people flocked to the Staples Center in Los Angeles Thursday (April 11) for the homegoing service of rapper Nipsey Hussle. Watch the live stream of his moving funeral below. [embedded content] Following the service, The Daily Mail reports there will be a 25-mile procession throughout Hussle’s hometown of South Los Angeles, traveling to where the Rodney King riot started in 1992 and a number of other sites important to the community activist. See highlights from the memorial service below. Band led by producer and DJ Battlecat begins service with a lively rendition of Hussle’s “Right Hand 2 God, followed by “Victory Lap.” Reading of the scripture: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20. Marsha Ambrosius takes the stage for a passionate performance of Mariah Carey’s “Fly Like a Bird.” Former President Barack Obama sends his condolences to Hussle’s family. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks of Hussle’s Eritrean roots and impact on his community, in death and in life. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EbonycomRssFeed/~3/cr0djxkEUOY/ The post Thousands Attend Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s Funeral at Staples Center (STREAM) appeared first on My style by Kartia.