Family members and girlfriend of rapper Nipsey Hussle have spoken up about him following his murder last week.
In an interview with ‘Los Angeles Times’, Nipsey Hussle’s family have taken comfort in each other and his father referred him as a messenger sent by God to bring them together.
Dawit Asghedom, his father said: “It was like he was sent by God to give some love to bring us together because that’s what his lyrics were saying, always. He’s not shy to tell the truth even though it might not look good. He wasn’t scared of anything. [God] sent him to send a message. It looks like, ‘Your time is up because you have completed what I sent you to do.’ We all have a plan, but God has his own plan. So he had completed what he needed to be doing and he did it early so [God] probably want to take him early too.”
Claiming to be in peace, Angelique Smith, his mother, said: “I’ve been at perfect peace.”
“I would like for him to be remembered as a humble, spirited, respectful man who had, since his childhood, had an extraordinary and unlimited intellectual capacity,” she added.
Lauren London, his girlfriend, called him a truth seeker and a family man showing much love to his kids.
“He was a protector and wanted us to be our best at all times. He was a truth seeker and truth speaker.
“I’m going to keep my head high and always represent for my king to the fullest. He loved his kids. He was a family man. His family came first,” she said.
His brother Samiel Asghedom also added:
“There’s a lot of politics within the area that we grew up in, but he stayed the course and showed what he was about. He made something work in an area that was run-down, that people were scared to come to, and he turned it into a landmark.”
