In a letter that was read at a memorial for the late musician and activist on Thursday, the former President Barack Obama thanked the rapper who was killed in a shooting last month for lifting up his South Central Los Angeles community.
in His words:
“While most folks look at the Crenshaw neighborhood where he grew up and see only gangs, bullets, and despair, Nipsey saw potential. He saw hope. He saw a community that, even through its flaws, taught him to always keep going,”.
R.I.P Nipsey