Drake And Kendrick Lamar Pay Tribute To Nipsey Hussle At Live Shows

Nipsey Hussle's sudden shooting death on March 31 shocked the world twice over. Yet he had just released his debut studio album Victory Lap last year, he'd been an important figure in rap's playground for the better piece of 10 years. There's been an impressive outpouring of support and respect for rapper because the world mourns, both publically and privately. Drake and Kendrick Lamar each paid their respects to the rapper's memory in recent shows with heartfelt words that tug at the heartstrings.


Drake gave a trustworthy shoutout to the rapper on Monday night while in the opening show of his seven-night residency at the O2 Arena in London. He walked around the stage while speaking from the heart about Nipsey's character. "Somebody that supplied for his people. Somebody that habitually treated you with respect if he saw you. Somebody that demanded respect when he walked in a room," Drake relayed to the crowd.


"So I really just desire to do this shot for Nip tonight and I just want everybody to look around and be grateful and happy that we're all here with each other alive and well because life can end at any moment," he continued. "I just hope to mention I love you, I'm thankful to be here with you tonight. London, as long as you'll have me back I'll stand in the middle of this building and I'll give you everything I fucking got. Cheers to my brother. Rest easy, my G. London, I love you."


Kendrick, a male of fewer words who often lets the emotion speak for itself, took a slightly different approach. Throughout his set at Lollapalooza Argentina 2019 on Sunday, the rapper asked for a moment of silence for Nipsey. "Keep your lights up, y'all," he implored. "I require a favor. Before we got on this stage, we got wind that our brother, our warrior, our soldier, Nipsey Hussle, passed away. So we aspire to take this time to truly give a moment of silence, can we do that?" Subsequently, he asked for a chant. "Repeat immediately after me," he commanded. "We love you Nipsey!" The crowd followed suit.


Check out videos of the rappers' live shows of respect above.