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Kanye West Holds Special Midnight Sunday Service In Honor Of Kobe Bryant With Kirk Franklin & Chance The Rapper

<p>Roommates&comma; as the endless tributes continue to pour in for NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna following their heartbreaking deaths following a sudden helicopter crash&comma; celebrities are also sending out their own thoughts&comma; prayers and tributes&period; Long-time Kobe fan&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-buy-out-movie-theaters-for-fans-to-see-just-mercy&sol;">Kanye West<&sol;a>&comma; recently held a special version of his Sunday Service session in honor of Kobe’s memory&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kanye West and Kobe Bryant had a friendship that dates back several years&comma; so it was no surprise that Ye recently held <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;billboard&period;com&sol;articles&sol;columns&sol;hip-hop&sol;8549307&sol;kobe-bryant-honored-sunday-service-kanye-west&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;social">a midnight edition<&sol;a> of his Sunday Service as a special tribute to him&period; Although&comma; Kanye wasn’t the only one to participate in the tribute&comma; as frequent guests Kirk Franklin and Chance The Rapper also performed some selections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kirk Franklin led an emotional prayer before his performance and Chance The Rapper got so emotional during his verse on Kanye’s &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ultralight Beam” that he had to take breaks and collect himself so that he could finish&period; Kanye even freestyled a special verse for Kobe’s memory and he was also noticeably choked up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier&comma; before the Sunday Service performance&comma; Kanye tweeted this about Kobe&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Kobe&comma; we love you brother&period; We’re praying for your family and appreciate the life you’ve lived and all the inspiration you gave&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"B71RZlChPbw" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Of course&comma; Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian was in attendance to capture video of the performance and she posted her own tribute to Kobe on Instagram&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My heart is so heavy&period;  No one should ever experience what the families involved are going through&period; This has affected us all so much but I cannot begin to imagine what Vanessa is feeling losing her husband and her baby girl&period; I cry just thinking about it&period; I am praying for the Bryant family&comma; the Altobelli family and the families of all who perished in this unthinkable tragedy&period; Rest In Peace Legend&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We want to continue to send our thoughts and prayers to Kobe’s family during this extremely difficult time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; what are your thoughts on this&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"56539" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kanye-west-holds-special-midnight-sunday-service-in-honor-of-kobe-bryant-with-kirk-franklin-chance-the-rapper&sol;" data-secure&equals;"460cd1126b"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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