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Iconic rapper Nipsey Hussle received the Humanitarian Award posthumously at the 2019 BET Awards. In addition to being a rapper, Hussle was known for his philanthropic and entrepreneurial endeavors in the Crenshaw community. Watch his family, who is clearly still grieving over his murder, accept the award in his honor. Get your tissues ready.

The beloved rapper was killed March 31, 2019.

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