J. Cole headlined the inaugural Dreamville Festival, performing an endearing tribute to Nipsey Hussle.
The festival, initially slated for September 2018 debuted April 2019, rescheduled due to weather. Despite any potential setbacks, the inaugural festival remained sold-out to a crowd of 40,000 fans. With live performances streamed on TIDAL, fans watching from the crowd or at home immediately shared clips of J. Cole’s tribute to Nipsey Hussle.
Nipsey you a legend. I respect and admire your career path and what you did for the neighborhood. My heart broke today when I saw the news. I’m praying for your loved ones. This was sposed to be the year we got one in. God had bigger plans for you ??
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) April 1, 2019
J. Cole, previously sharing his feelings on Nipsey Hussle through social media, where many stars mourned publicly. Continuing on, J. Cole had the audience raises their phone lights while performing Love Yours with clips and images of Nipsey Hussle appearing on screen.
Twitter user @Alkyvalee shared a clip from the live stream of J. Cole’s moving performance.
Love Yourz is forever one of my favorites but this performance was everything, Rest In Peace Nip @JColeNC pic.twitter.com/u5GzVk2uVu
— allison (@allyvalee) April 7, 2019
During the festival, J. Cole was not alone in Nipsey Hussle’s tribute. Big Sean delivered a freestyle, sharing his anger and pain relating to Nipsey Hussle’s murder. The Detroit rapper dedicated the moment to Nipsey Hussle, thanking him for inspiration. Teyana Taylor, 21 Savage also paid respects to the fallen icon. Watch clips below:
.@BigSean paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle yesterday at Dreamville Fest. ? pic.twitter.com/mSehYBQS1n
— Def Jam Recordings (@defjam) April 7, 2019
