Lauren London Mourns Nipsey Hussle 1 Year After His Death: I’d ‘Give Anything To See You Again’

Lauren Mascitti is torn. On the one hand, she was really looking forward to vying for the American Idol title this season, and she had a pretty good shot at making it deep into the competition, thanks to her years of hard work writing songs, releasing albums and making connections in Nashville. On the other, she was forced into a showdown with her new BFF on the show, fellow Nashville-based country singer Grace Leer, and she really wanted the best for her Idol roommate.

There's no dribbling around these honest facts: Kobe Bryant's death had a profound impact on Kanye West. And like so many Americans can relate to, the passing of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball player got Kanye thinking about how his life can be different going forward.

On the first anniversary of Nipsey Hussle's passing (March 31), his girlfriend, Lauren London, paid tribute to him with an endearing poem on Instagram.

One year following his tragic murder, Lauren London is continuing to pay tribute to her late partner Nipsey Hussle.

Standing strong. Lauren London shared a heartfelt tribute to her late boyfriend, Nipsey Hussle, on the one-year anniversary of his death.

Lauren London has led tributes to her late boyfriend Nipsey Hussle on the first anniversary of his death.

Lauren London is remembering her late boyfriend, Nipsey Hussle, a year after he was tragically shot in Los Angeles.

A year after Nipsey Hussle's tragic death, Lauren London continues to mourn and honor the rapper's memory.  "Time is deceptive, it's been a year since you transitioned. The pain is as heavy today as it was a year ago," the 35-year-old wrote of her late partner on Instagram on the one-year anniversary of his death.

Lauren London is sharing a heartfelt message to her late love, Nipsey Hussle, on the anniversary of his untimely death.

Ermias Asghedom and Eric Holder both grew up in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, were both part of the gang known as the Rollin’ 60s, and were both aspiring rappers. Asghedom, who went by the name Nipsey Hussle, would go on to become a hip-hop star, neighborhood legend and local hero.

Just a couple of months ahead of his death, the attention directed toward rapper and community activist Nipsey Hussle was for his Grammy-nominated debut disc, Victory Lap, a full-length album some four years in the making that earned the musician raves from his contemporaries.  But exactly one year ago today, the tributes pouring in were decidedly different.

The year since Nipsey Hussle was gunned down has not diminished the rapper’s legacy, but rather cemented it and continues to prove true his catchphrase, "The Marathon Continues."

LOS ANGELES -- Ermias Asghedom and Eric Holder both grew up in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, were both part of the gang known as the Rollin' 60s, and were both aspiring rappers. Asghedom, who went by the name Nipsey Hussle, would go on to become a hip-hop star, neighborhood legend and local hero.