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Tom Herbert

Nipsey Hussle funeral: How to watch the memorial service live

Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London pictured in February (Picture: Getty Images)

Thousands are expected to attend a memorial service in honour of the Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle later.

The 33-year-old, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was shot and killed outside his Marathon Clothing Store in Los Angeles nearly two weeks ago.

A ceremony, called the Nipsey Hussle's Celebration of Life ceremony, will be held at the 21,000-seat Staples Centre later today before a procession makes its way through the streets of LA.

Celebrity guests and fans are expected to attend, with free tickets being made available to those living in California, and the event will be livestreamed online.

Here is everything you need to know about the service.

Nipsey Hussle was shot multiple times outside his Hyde Park store, Marathon Clothing Company (Getty Images for Warner Music)

How to watch the Nipsey Hussle Celebration of Life ceremony online

The event will be livestreamed online, while a number of TV channels will also be covering it.

BET News will be streaming the service on Facebook and KTLA will be streaming it on Twitter.

You will also be able to watch the service on Tidal.

When is the service starting?

The service is due to start at 10am (PT) on Thursday, April 11.

In the UK, this means it will be broadcast at 6pm.

Where is it taking place?

The Nipsey Hussle's Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at the 21,000-seat downtown Staples Centre in LA.

No details have been released about dignitaries and celebrities who will attend, perform or speak.

The hearse carrying the coffin will then travel on a 25-mile procession through South Los Angeles, past the property where Hussle had planned to turn an aging strip mall into new businesses and affordable homes.

The store where he was shot outside will be one of the place where his casket will pass during the procession.

Finally, the hearse will arrive at a funeral home in the city's Crenshaw district, where the rapper was born on Aug. 15, 1985.

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