"I realized that Ermias told me what heaven was like, he told me it was paradise," Cameron Carter said about Hussle, as he stood next to his mother during the funeral.
After breaking her silence following the t*ragic d*eath of her longtime boyfriend Nipsey Hussle, Lauren London accompanied their children and his younger relatives on stage at the s*lain rapper’s memorial in L.A. on Thursday.
Hussle’s daughter Emani Asghedom, London’s son Cameron Carter, Hussle’s nephew Khalil Kimble and Hussle and London’s son Kross Asgehdom all walked on stage together as Cameron spoke in front of an estimated 21,000 people at the Staples Center downtown.
Calling Hussle by his given name Ermias Asghedom, 9-year-old Carter (the son of London and rapper Lil Wayne) spoke calmly and recalled a recent dream he had about Hussle.
“On the night of April 2, I had a dream. I was in a paradise and I was playing in the ocean water when Ermias popped up right behind me. He said, ‘What up killa,’ ‘cuz that’s my nickname to him. I turned around and I yelled his name and gave him a hug. Shortly he was gone but it was still cool I guess,” he said.
“I told my mom about the dream and after I told her I was thinking about it. And I realized that Ermias told me what heaven was like. He told me it was paradise,” Cameron continued before leading the crowd to all say, “Respect,” out loud.
Following his big brother, the couple’s 2-year-old Kross adorably took the mic and murmured into it as the crowd responded with cheers. London spoke briefly, telling the crowd: “Give the kids some love, they’re a little nervous.”
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