Artist Mohammed Mubarak stands beside his artwork of the late US rapper Nipsey Hussle as people gather for Hussle’s posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California, on August 15, 2022. - Slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot in Los Angeles three years ago, was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on what would have been his 37th birthday. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Nipsey Hussle’s legacy has been immortalized on Hollywood Boulevard.

Held in front of Amoeba Music at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard, perNBC Los Angeles, the ceremony included remarks from London, 37, Hussle’s sister, Samantha Smith, and his grandmother, Margaret Boutte, who accepted the star on behalf of their family.

Lauren London and son Kross Ermias Asghedom.Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty

Lauren London and son Kross Ermias Asghedom at the star ceremony where Nipsey Hussle is being posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)v

The actress continued, “I think he would want everyone to remember that you can’t get to what’s possible unless you commit to moving forward. That doesn’t mean forgetting where you come from, but it requires acknowledging the reality you were born into and the power you have to change that reality for the better.”

“So whenever you’re in the City of Angels and you see this star, I hope 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,” concluded London’s speech.

London also celebrated both the Los Angeles rapper’s Walk of Fame star and birthday on Instagram with a sweet caption posted alongside a photo of him. “From 60th St to a Star on Hollywood. Happy Heavenly Birthday Hussle Man,” she wrote. “Love You Beyond.”

Elsewhere during the ceremony, Smith, 33, took to the microphone and spoke about her late brother. “Proud is an understatement,'' she said. “Nip the Great, look at who you are, look at what you did. I’m in awe but I’m not surprised.”

“You’ve been a star in my eyes, the family’s eyes, God’s eyes, far before the accolades caught up. You’ve affected the lives of so many in the realist ways — the realist ways, the realist ways. You’ve been a pillar in our family, in the community,” continued Smith. “I’ve always been amazed and impressed at the example that you set. I feel so blessed and grateful to call you my brother.''

Hussle’s grandmother then spoke at the ceremony. “Nipsey was the love of my life, always very respectful. I miss him, but I look at his picture and remember all the wonderful times we had together,” Boutte, 91, told the crowd.

Dawit Asghedom, Kross Ermias Asghedom, Margaret Boutte, Samantha Smith and Emani Asghedom.Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty

Dawit Asghedom, Kross Ermias Asghedom, Margaret Boutte, Samantha Smith and Emani Asghedom at the star ceremony where Nipsey Hussle is being posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

“He will never be gone in my heart. He lives forever,” she continued. “Nipsey, I love you, I miss you, but you’re close at heart always. God bless you.”

Hussle’s 13-year-old daughter, Emani, also attended the ceremony with her family.

Hussle, whose real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedomthen, was shot to death in the parking lot of his Los Angeles store, The Marathon Clothing, in March 2019.

source: people.com