Nipsey Hussle was honored with a touching tribute at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night.
DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch, YG and Kirk Franklin all hit the stage to celebrate the rapper, who died in March. The tribute included a performance of the song Higher, which was recorded by Khaled, Hussle and Legend.
Long live Nipsey Hussle, Khaled said on stage.
The artists ended their tribute with a projected image of Hussle and Kobe Bryant together. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among the nine passengers who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, hours earlier.
John Legend, DJ Khaled and more end their Nipsey Hussle #GRAMMYs tribute with an image of Kobe Bryant next to Nip pic.twitter.com/0l4STVoRcY
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Hussle scored three posthumous nominations for this years award ceremony.
He won a Best Rap Performance Grammy for his song Racks in the Middle, featuring Ricch and Hit-Boy, and a Best Rap/Sung Performance Grammy for Higher. Racks In The Middle also scored a nomination in the Best Rap Song category.
The late rapper filmed the music video for Higher shortly before his death. Khaled announced in May that the video, which was released that month, was a gift from my brother Nipsey that we want to share with the world.
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