Tributes have been paid to a 22-year-old rapper who lost his fight against cancer .
Tyler Green would “light up the room” whenever he walked in, his childhood friend Ross Hamill said.
He was first diagnosed with bone cancer in May last year and underwent 12 months of gruelling chemotherapy.
The drill artist, from Govanhill, was given months to live after his cancer had spread to his lungs and there was nothing more doctors could do for him.
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Tyler died "peacefully" at the Marie Curie hospice, in Springburn, with his loved-ones by his side on Saturday, December 10.
His close friend Ross cut his holiday short and returned to Glasgow in time to say a final farewell to his pal of more than a decade.
The pair met playing football at a park in Govanhill when they were around 12-years-old and remained friends since.
Ross, 22, also from Govanhill, told Glasgow Live: “I’m an emotional person but when he passed I was just shocked. I couldn’t even cry.
“We knew it was going to happen at some point but when it does happen you don’t know what to do in that situation. He did go peacefully.”
Tyler had a raft of hobbies which included dancing, playing football and competing in boxing matches before he became one half of rap duo Triple01s.
Through his work, he gained masses of fans and his music reached hundreds of thousands of listeners.
Tyler converted to Islam six months ago and “always had a smile on his face” despite his health battles, Ross said.
He added: “He was brilliant, he always had a smile on his face even with the news that he got.
“He made sure everyone else was happy and doing okay before himself. He was the person to light up the room and one of those people you could always go and speak to whenever there was a problem.
“He’d make sure you were okay. He was very inspirational and someone I looked up to.
“He did the things he wanted to do before he went and travelled to places where he wanted to go. During our teenage years I was with him nearly every day.
“I’m going to miss him being there and messaging him whenever I’m feeling down. I’ll miss seeing his smile, he was one of the happiest boys I knew.”
Ross is taking part in a 100km run or walk to raise money for Marie Curie - the charity which supported Tyler and his family through their darkest days.
The Go Fund Me page has already reached £1,150 of its £1,000 goal.
Ross said: “They took him in for the last few days before he passed away. They made him and his family feel comfortable.
“It was a peaceful experience for him before he passed so I wanted to give back to them for looking after him.
“The support has been mental and it shows you how much he meant to people.”
Support the fundraising appeal for Marie Curie here.
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