Nipsey Hussle's Mom Gives Emotional Speech at Memorial: 'I Had Not Slept for Weeks' Before His Death. Angelique Smith, the mother of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, held back tears as she spoke about her son who died on March 31.
Nipsey Hussle‘s mother Angelique Smith spoke at length about the love and connection she had with her late son.
Taking the podium at the Staples Center during the slain rapper’s public memorial on Thursday, Smith held back tears as she opened up about her son, their years together and her hope for the South Los Angeles community he left behind.
“I have perfect peace. I am happy. I am complete. I am strong. And if I can feel this way, you can, too,” she told the thousands of mourners. After calling Hussle’s father Dawit Asghedom to the stage, she talked of finding comfort and guidance in her spirituality.
“We call on the energies who guide and protect us as we make our way in life. We call on our ancestors to join us at this service,” she said, before naming deceased family members. “I would ask that all of our ancestors guide and protect us.”
Smith went on to recount how she learned her son had been shot on March 31. She shared that she had sensed something bad was going to happen in the weeks leading up to the moment. “I had not slept for two weeks leading up to this event on Sunday. When I went there I was not at perfect peace,” she recalls of turning up at Hussle’s Marathon Clothing store that day. Hearing from police that he’d been shot: “My spirit said ‘Oh, that’s it.’”
The grieving mother shared details of her own life, including that she’d survived a rough childhood and was also abused during her marriage prior to raising her sons as a single mother in the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles. “I didn’t have an easy life,” she said. Smith urged the rapper’s fans and members of her community to embrace peace, and an overall healthy way of living.
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