Hundreds of people gathered Monday night in a west London neighborhood near a mural of Jamal Edwards, mourning the sudden death of the 31-year-old music entrepreneur.
Edwards died Sunday, his mother Brenda Edwards, a singer and broadcaster, said in a statement to multiple outlets. The family was “completely devastated,” she said. “He was the center of our world.”
The candlelight vigil honored the man who helped pave the way for rappers including Stormzy, Skepta and Dave and pop singer-songwriters Jessie J and Ed Sheeran. Jamal Edwards started the online music channel SBTV on YouTube in 2006, when he was a teen.
