Kanye West holds private memorial service for Kobe Bryant

Late on Sunday night, Kanye West held a special rendition of his Sunday Service in memory of Kobe Bryant who died in a helicopter crash earlier that day.

Footage posted online sees West rap, “I was driving home / They was leaving your jersey on the freeway/And I just broke down, broke down, broke down.”

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Chance the Rapper and gospel singer Kirk Franklin also joined in for the 12 a.m. service.

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Chance performed a raw performance of West’s Ultralight Beam while Franklin gave a beautiful rendition of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing.

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West’s wife, Kim Kardashian and her best friend Jonathan Cheban were also in attendance.

Earlier in the day, West was just one of the many who expressed his condolences on Twitter.

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“We’re praying for your family and appreciate the life you’ve lived and all the inspiration you gave,” he wrote.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1221558611320528896

Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people were victims of the crash.