According to the Los Angeles Times and KABC-TV, fans, friends and relatives gathered along Hollywood Boulevard to pay tribute to the slain “Higher” rapper in a star dedication ceremony Monday – his birthday.
“Whenever you’re in the City of Angels, and you see this star, I hope that it encourages you to break away from whatever might be holding you back, and for you to run your marathon until God says that it’s finished,” Hussle’s fiancée Lauren London told the crowd during the event, which also featured speeches from Hussle’s grandmother, father and sister, according to KABC.
Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, was killed in March 2019 when he was just 33, The Associated Press previously reported. Eric Ronald Holder Jr., who was found guilty of murder in the slaying, is scheduled to be sentenced next month, according to the Times.
In a statement ahead of Monday’s ceremony, Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez praised Hussle as a “creative genius” who had been “committed to helping his community,” citing his “savvy business moves and charitable contributions.”
“We’re honored to unveil his star on what would have been his 37th birthday,” the statement continued.
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Dawit Asghedom, Kross Ermias Asghedom, Margaret Boutte, Samantha Smith and Emani Asghedom are seen as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Isiah Thomas, YG, Roddy Ricch and Russell Westbrook are seen as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Lauren London and Kross Ermias Asghedom are seen as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Farone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Dawit Asghedom, Margaret Boutte, Samantha Smith and Lupita Sanchez Cornejo, chairman of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, are seen as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star YG is seen as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Farone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Lauren London speaks onstage as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Farone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Samantha Smith speaks onstage as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Farone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Russell Westbrook is seen as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Dawit Asghedom speaks onstage as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Farone/Getty Images)
Photos: Late rapper Nipsey Hussle receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles City Council member, speaks onstage as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)