Brenda Edwards ‘cried’ after hearing Ed Sheeran’s emotional rap to Jamal Edwards ahead of first anniversary of death
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Brenda Edwards revealed she was overcome with emotion after hearing Ed Sheeran’s beautiful tribute to her late son Jamal.
Edwards died in February last year at the age of 31 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The music entrepreneur was hailed a hero of the music industry, having set up SBTV and helped launch the careers of some of the biggest British music acts in recent years.
On Tuesday, Lego House hitmaker Ed, 31, revealed on social media that he would be helping SBTV relaunch F64 [Fresh 64] , the platform’s flagship freestyle rap series.
The dad-of-two penned his own freestyle to kick F64 off, and in a new clip, could be seen standing on an empty stage while performing the verse, which was dedicated to Jamal.
During Thursday’s Good Morning Britain, the Loose Women star, 53, expressed how overwhelmed she was when the musician sent her the track.
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‘Ed sent me the final edit two days ago,’ she told hosts Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway.
‘And I’ve been in and out of crying ever since. I say happy tears, they’re positive tears. It just means so much.’
She continued: ‘Going back to Ed, when Jamal passed, he was at my house with me and [daughter] Tanisha for the whole week, just looking after us.
‘There wasn’t anything he wasn’t sorting out and doing. Everybody has been so so wonderful and so supportive. I just can’t put it into words the gratitude me and Tanisha feel.’
HetFlix_”>SBTV announced F64 will return on January 19 in a statement that read in part: ‘Last year we lost our leader and founder Jamal Edwards, MBE.
‘It has been the hardest thing in the world to process as he was the driving force behind so much and such a bright light in all of our lives here at team SB.
‘Jamal had a unique connection with artists and creatives and was happiest when he was connecting and creating. His journey began locally but took him on a global adventure on the way forming unique bonds.
‘One of these bonds was with long-time friend and brother Ed Sheeran. From a tweet to a long-lasting brotherhood.
‘With the return of the flagship series F64 Ed Sheeran kicks us off with a tribute to Jamal.’
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.
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