Barack Obama, a former United States president has paid moving tribute to slain rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle, who was gunned down last month.

At a celebration of the late rapper’s life at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 12, 2019 a close friend, Karen Civil, read out a letter written by the former president in which he wrote of his admiration for Hussle’s community work and philanthropy.

Part of Obama’s tribute read:

‘While most folks look at the Crenshaw neighborhood where he grew up and see only gangs, bullets and dispair, Nipsey saw potential,’ Obama wrote. ‘He saw hope. He saw a community that even through its flaws, taught him how to keep going. He set an example for young people to follow and is a legacy worthy to follow,’

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