Celebrities Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant at the Grammys

"I feel so sad right now. My heart's broken. I want to have fun tonight but I feel guilty especially being here at the Staples Center. All you can do is send your prayers. I think with Kobe—I never met him—but he was such an icon. He's a legend. He's inspired so many people. I just want to send my love to his loved ones. I don't even know. Where do you start?"

“We were getting ready and my stylist said, ‘Wait, is it true that Kobe just passed?’ And my heart sank, like it does when you hear anything. And it’s not like I knew him, but I’ve been in Los Angeles for over a decade and this was his city and you feel it. And my 14-year-old is a huge Lakers fan and it was devastating. It feels really eerie to be in the Staples Center literally hours after he passed, but I hope in a way we can honor him. It kind of feels like, in a way we have to say a big party for him. I don’t mean that in an insensitive way. I just mean that we’re here celebrating all these artists and it’s nice to be surrounded by a lot of love.”

"That news was heavy, especially just being in LA and just being here at the Staples Center and within, within a short period of time between him and Nipsey [Hussle]. And if you're from Los Angeles and depending on what sector you're in, like that shit is really, really heavy. So we, we took a L tonight, and rest in peace to Kobe but also we took a win just being from Los Angeles and taken this home. So it's mixed emotions."

"Tough. Finding out the news about Kobe was, and his daughter Gianna, rest in peace and pray for their families. And you know, we came here to honor our brother Nipsey Hussle. And his beautiful family and his kids and his wife and his brother and his family right here. The song "Higher," we represented our brothers. And is it was, it was beautiful. But at the same time, this is tough, you know?"

“It’s like a cloud over the carpet for sure. I was in the car on the way over here [when I found out] and me and my manager just started screaming because she loves basketball—she knows it—and for me, I’ve always looked up to him as an example of class and work ethic and excellence. I don’t know much about sports, but I love that mindset. I love the mentality of gracefully winning and losing and going through all of that and what he had just done with giving LeBron [James] that moment when he surpassed him and whatever the technical sports term is. It’s devastating. It feels so unbelievable—unbelievably sad for his family."