Nipsey Hussle: The Grammys Have a Special Tribute Planned for the Late Rapper – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

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Nipsey Hussle is up for 3 2020 Grammy Awards. However the Recording Academy additionally has a diversified tribute within the works for the slack rapper on the Jan. 26 ceremony in Los Angeles, with loads of artists location to resolve the stage to celebrate his legacy. 

DJ Khaled, John Tale will carry out 

The all-basic particular person tribute to Nispey Hussle — whose valid title develop into once Ermias Asghedom — will embody performances from Kirk Franklin, DJ Khaled, John Tale, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch and YG.

“An activist, entrepreneur and rapper, Nipsey Hussle had a prolonged lasting impact on no longer factual his community, however additionally the culture at huge,” Ken Ehrlich, GRAMMY Awards govt producer, acknowledged in a commentary. “There is never always a denying the affect he had, and his legacy will be felt for generations to come. We’re honored to assemble this wonderful community of artists to celebrate Nipsey’s lifestyles and pay tribute to his many contributions to tune. It’s obvious to be a memorable performance.”

Hussle’s fiancée Lauren London, shared her solutions on the tribute with the Linked Press.

“It’s bittersweet because he’s no longer right here to bodily receive it or to peer it, however I know attributable to the create of man he develop into once and the draw arduous he worked, that it’s miles a optimistic addition to his legacy,” she acknowledged. 

Nipsey Hussle is nominated for 3 Grammys 

Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle | David Crotty/Patrick McMullan by draw of Getty Photographs

Hussle is nominated for 3 posthumous Grammy Awards in 2020, for Simplest Rap Performance and Simplest Rap Tune (“Racks In The Heart”), as properly as Simplest Rap/Sung Performance (“Greater”). In 2019, he develop into once nominated for Simplest Rap Album for Victory Lap, however he misplaced to Cardi B, who took home the trophy for Invasion of Privacy.

Nipsey Hussle shares his nomination for “Greater” with DJ Khaled and Tale. The video display appears to be like on Khaled’s album Father of Asahd. 

For Khaled, the Grammy nod didn’t come as a shock. 

“I knew it develop into once special out the gate. Working with Nipsey Hussle develop into once special. I told Nipsey that God keen, we can procure nominated for a Grammy … I spoke that into existence,” he told the AP. “We both felt the identical. We knew making this file develop into once Grammy-well-known.” 

Hussle is currently the favourite to employ in all three categories thru which he is nominated, consistent with GoldDerby.com.

Nipsey Hussle’s loss of life 

Nipsey Hussle memorial
A memorial for Nipsey Hussle exterior The Marathon garments retailer |MARK RALSTON/AFP by draw of Getty Photographs

Hussle died March 31, 2019, in Los Angeles. The 33-365 days-inclined develop into once shot to loss of life within the automobile parking set up of his garments retailer within the metropolis’s South Central neighborhood. Two others contain been wounded within the shooting.

A 29-365 days-inclined man named Eric Holder develop into once later arrested and charged with one depend of cease and two counts of tried cease. Holder is expected to pass to trial within the coming weeks, consistent with KTLA. He faces lifestyles in jail if convicted. 

The 62nd annual Grammy Awards air live on CBS on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. It is doubtless you’ll well maybe also additionally circulate the ceremony on CBS All Access and at CBS.com. 

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