That and I think Nip was genuinely respected by law enforcement and politicians alike in a manner that I've never really seen before. Usually, in cases like these, there's a lot of underhanded disrespect; But, I haven't seen too much, if any of that in Nip's case. Like someone said, I don't think people will understand the gravity of this whole situation until further down the line. I can't think of another artist, or man, who will move like he did for both the community and the "culture".
It's standard and almost cliche for other famous folk to post about him now and give their well wishes to him and his family, but the scope that they're doing it and the stories that everyone is sharing feels genuine. I haven't seen someone like Nip touch everybody in some form or fashion from a random electrician, to Slauson Bruce, to other rappers/actors/ballplayers, etc. Like, nikkas is legitimately writing essays about my guy and that shyt is bittersweet because although I'm sure they FELT that way about him when he was here, I'm sure he didn't realize how much he impacted a lot of people's lives from afar and up close and personal. Couple all of that with the fact that brah was actually from LA, I'm sure it's ten times all of these feelings on the left coast.