ATLANTA — Hundreds gathered at Coan Park on Thursday evening to bid farewell to the man known as Trouble, but the people who know him say he was anything but.

“He lived life to the fullest. He was a good person, good father, son, brother and a great artist as well,” friend Ferrari Simmons told Channel 2′s Justin Wilfon.

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“He had so much genuine love in him, if you were ever able to meet him, you would know the kind of love that he gave and what is lacking now that his physical being isn’t here,” Trouble’s friend, Queen said.

The late rapper loved Atlanta’s Edgewood community, the place where he grew up. So much so that he named his debut album after it.

Tonight, that community showed just how much they loved him, too.

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“Everything you see here; this is living proof… this is people who support him,” fan Juelle Person said. “This is people who love him.”

A large group of his friends, his fans, and his family— including his mother — gathered in a park in Edgewood on Thursday night, to remember the man who lost his life at the young age of 34 when he was shot in Rockdale County on Sunday.

“I cried just like a baby man, just like a little baby,” Simmons said. “The first thing I thought about was his mom, his brother and his best friend.”

“Everybody’s heart’s hurting. Everybody’s heart’s hurting right now,” friend Scotty Smart said. “Just try to keep it going day by day.”

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At times, the vigil seemed more like a party, as the crowd celebrated the music that Trouble left behind.

His real name was Mariel Orr, but for his fans, he’ll always be Trouble.

“Everybody loved Trouble. Everybody loved Trouble,” Queen said.

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