Nipsey Hussle Celebration of Life Memorial Service: Remembering Moments From the Funeral

Nipsey Hussle's memorial service is being held on Thursday at Los Angeles' Staples Center, and ET is streaming it live. 

Nipsey Hussle's memorial service is being held on Thursday at Los Angeles' Staples Center, and ET is streaming it live. 

Hussle's Celebration of Life begins at 10 a.m. PT and will end at 12 p.m. PT. Following the service, there will be a processional and the late rapper will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn Cemetery in L.A. 

Hussle was fatally shot on March 31 outside his clothing store in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced on April 4 that Eric Ronald Holder Jr. was charged with fatally shooting Hussle and wounding two others in Los Angeles. The two other men survived.

Complimentary tickets to the memorial service were made available on Tuesday and were almost instantly sold out. While it’s unclear how many tickets were available for the service, the Staples Center can hold as many as 21,000 people. 

In addition to ET's live steam, we'll also be live-blogging the memorial. Follow along with the live updates below.

 

 

 

Hussle -- whose real name is Ermias Asghedom -- is survived by 34-year-old model and actress Lauren London, whom he had been dating since 2013. The couple shared a 2-year-old son Kross together, and he also had a 7-year-old daughter named Emani from a previous relationship. London spoke to The New York Times on Tuesday and said she would always "represent" for him. 

"He was a protector and wanted us to be our best at all times," London said. "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," she continued. "He loved his kids. He was a family man. His family came first."

For more on Hussle's death, watch the video below:

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