Kanye pays tribute to Kobe at weekly Sunday Service
Kanye West joined other musical artists in celebrating the life of Kobe Bryant on Sunday, hours after the 41-year-old NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died in a helicopter crash.
West dedicated part of his weekly Sunday Service to Bryant, at one point singing, "I was driving home; they was leaving your jersey on the freeway, and I just broke down, broke down, broke down."
Short clip of a Kobe tribute at Kanye's Midnight Sunday Service 😔💜 pic.twitter.com/3RlRj9oQnS
— V-ROB (@vrob330) January 27, 2020
Joining West at the tribute were Chance the Rapper and gospel singer Kirk Franklin.
West's friendship with Bryant goes back many years. Bryant helped West write his verses for the track "Power (Remix)" in 2010, and the pair later starred in a commercial together.
Kobe, We love you brother
— ye (@kanyewest) January 26, 2020
We’re praying for your family and appreciate the life you’ve lived and all the inspiration you gave pic.twitter.com/pxbgLOOmpY