Lauren London is thinking of her late boyfriend Nipsey Hussle, who would have turned 35 on Saturday.
"King Ermias Best friend Twin Flame Greatest Teacher Beautiful Strong Vessel The Spiritual Giant that walked Earth," London wrote Saturday on Instagram, sharing a black and white portrait of the rapper, aka Ermias Asghedom, who was shot and killed outside his Marathon clothing store in Los Angeles in March 2019.
" 'I Miss You' will never be deep enough for the void left in my soul. Yet, I know you walk with me – always still," the actress and model captioned the photo. "Happy 35th Eternally Yours, Boogie."
London, mother of Hussle's young son, Kross, who turns 4 this month, has continued to remember the rapper by speaking out about the trauma of gun violence in the 16 months since his death.
Celebrities and fans also flooded Twitter on Saturday to pay tribute to the "Victory Lap" artist, whose premature death devastated the music industry and fans.
Rapper Rick Ross tweeted in Hussle's honor Saturday, simply writing "Marathon continues" and "Nipsey Hussle," adding a dove emoji.
Jay-Z's Roc Nation entertainment company wished Hussle a happy birthday.
"Happy Birthday to the great Nipsey Hussle who continues to inspire us everyday. 'The best thing you can do for a person is to inspire them. That's the best currency you can offer: inspiration.' - Nipsey Hussle," the tweet read.
The sports world also joined in on remembering Hussle. The Los Angeles Sparks wished the late rapper a happy birthday and Iman Marshall, a cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens wrote: "You gave hope to the hopeless. You stuck to the script and never quit. You stayed real and spoke with conviction that inspired many. The Tupac of my generation. Happy Birthday Nip."
O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ice Cube's son and "Just Mercy" actor, wrote about Hussle's influence and also mentioned the late Kobe Bryant, who died in January.
"Happy birthday to the man. Nipsey Hussle. I just hit the #TMC yesterday and of course it’s yo birthday the next. Yo influence has entered the people’s veins so tough back at home and across the world. We miss you Nip. Tell Kobe I said Wasup for me. His day comin soon," Jackson tweeted alongside a photo of the rapper.
Fans also wrote about how the multi-faceted rapper influenced their lives.
"While I didn’t get to know Nipsey personally, I had small encounters that I’ll always remember. His presence was so strong, it was intimidating. I thought I had more time to chop it up with him cause we had so many mutual friends and he wasn’t hard to find," tweeted @iesha_irene.
User @BarryHefner wrote: "Nipsey Hussle your knowledge, hustle, self awareness, & voice for your community is truly missed. Happy C-Day. May your legacy continue to live on."
Snoop Dogg honored his late friend Friday by releasing a soulful track titled "Nipsey Blue," where he diverts from his rapping style to sing over Dorothy Moore's 1976 version of "Misty Blue."
In "Nipsey Blue," Snoop Dogg sings alongside Moore and replaces the original lyrics like "Oh baby" and "Oh honey" with "Homie" and changes "Misty Blue" to "Nipsey Blue."
The rapper turns "Misty Blue" into a commemorative song, mourning the "things we used to do" and not being able to forget Hussle.
