There were similar displays of solidarity after the shooting of African-American teen Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012, with a string of tribute songs from Pharoahe Monch, Young Jeezy and Ace Hood.
Tributes were paid today by a string of policing colleagues and Home Secretary Theresa May, with whom Mr McKeever had heated clashes.
Instead, it's been a string of frustrating public teases: the bizarre 2006 Grammy Awards tribute, the bizarre 2007 tour with Sly abruptly leaving the stage early most nights.
Every once in a while, on no special occasion, Pop would spring for a marble-size diamond ring or a string of fat pearls, and I suspect it was my mother exacting tribute for his latest exposed dalliance.
Even the LTA, which stopped his funding last year after a string of ordinary results, has returned to his side and he paid tribute to their support in paying for a coach and a trainer.
The group got together in February 2012 and have performed a string of gigs so far, including Comic Arts Brooklyn and at a Lou Reed tribute show at anti-folk landmark the Sidewalk Cafe.
Taking to the stage at Brixton Academy in south London to collect his honour, the rock star behind a string of hits including Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger paid tribute to his fans.
Now it has a white picket fence, a string of white Christmas lights still over the door and only a handful of floral tributes placed by fans.
