The official celebration of rapper Nipsey Hussle's life was Thursday with an emotional ceremony at the Staples Center and a procession through Los Angeles.

But several artists at Coachella let the remembrance of a true original carry over into the weekend, as many performers gave a tribute or shoutout to the inspirational rapper and community activist who was shot and killed on March 31 in L.A.

Rapper YG, who said Hussle was like a brother to him during the ceremony at Staples Center on Thursday, performed Sunday at Coachella and went all out, dedicating his whole show to Hussle. YG wore a black vest with an artistic image of Nipsey Hussle on the back.

The set started before YG even came out with video of Hussle talking, spreading his wisdom, telling people to believe in themselves and to stay inspired. Next on the big screens at a jam-packed Sahara Tent were news clips of tributes to Hussle all around the world, in L.A., St. Louis, Detroit, Columbus, Harlem, Ethiopia, Washington, D.C., et cetera.

The overflowing crowd started chanting "Nipsey! Nipsey!"

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Then a beautiful cartoon-animated image of Hussle slowly floating up to heaven was shown. He was greeted there by Tupac, who put a white robe around him. The image and concept drew a roar from the crowd.

After playing three songs to an energized audience, YG went back to talking about Hussle.

"He was Black Jesus, yeah, I said it. Black Jesus," YG said to applause.

He said he and Hussle always talked about playing Coachella, but could never make it happen.

"Nipsey this one's for you. Like you always said, the marathon continues," YG said.

YG's was certainly the most leaned-into tribute of the weekend, but he wasn't alone.

On Saturday night, Kid Cudi dedicated his final song "Pursuit of Happiness" to Hussle and Mac Miller, a Pittsburgh rapper who died as a result of an accidental drug overdose in September.

"This next one, I wanna dedicate this to Mac Miller and Nipsey Hussle," he told the crowd. "And I want y'all to sing this (expletive) as loud as y'all can, promise me."

During his set on Friday, Jaden Smith took a quick break to say "RIP Nipsey, we love you and we always gonna miss you."

Rapper 2 Chainz performed at a Revolve Coachella party and paid a special tribute to his friend Hussle.

The event in Los Angeles on Thursday — Called “Nipsey Hussle: A Celebration of Life” — was a three-hour service that included stories from family members, a letter from President Obama, a performance from Stevie Wonder and a dance party to Nipsey's music. There were representations of Christianity and Islam, as well as nods to Eritrea, where the rapper's ancestors came from.