“Hussle owns and operates businesses on the Crenshaw-Slauson corridor, including the legendary Black-owned hamburger chain, Fatburger, and his flagship The Marathon Clothing Store, one of the most successful streetwear companies in the West Coast,” according to Destination Crenshaw.įan and nearby resident Kenneth Hicks, 23, said Marathon Clothing was “monumental to the city.” Hussle went on to help develop Destination Crenshaw, described as a 1.3 mile-outdoor art and culture experience celebrating black Los Angeles. Several sources reported that about an hour before he was shot, Hussle tweeted: “Having strong enemies is a blessing.”
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He was booked on suspicion of drug possession in Burbank in 2015, was accused of obstructing an officer at his clothing store on West Slauson Avenue in 2014 and was accused of brandishing a handgun in 2013 during a protest over the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in a Florida case that gained national notoriety.Ī 2013 story by City News Service said Hussle’s work up to that point included the mixtape series “Bullets Ain’t Got No Name” and “The Marathon.”
“A West Coast classic who got started in 2005, his own way of doing things consistently stands out, for example pricing his 2013 mixtape Crenshaw at $100 each,” the Grammy website says.Įarlier in his career, Hussle had some brushes with the law. He played Rolling Loud in Los Angeles in December and was also on the bill for Once Upon a Time in the LBC this summer.Īs described by the Recording Academy, Hussle was known for his humor and took his stage name from a twist on comedian Nipsey Russell. Hussle’s star had been rising, particularly on major music festivals. His biggest hits included “The Life” with Snoop Dogg and “They Roll” with The Game. That category was won by Cardi B for “Invasion of Privacy.” Last year, Hussle was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album for “Victory Lap,” his first full-length album. Hussle, whose real name is Ermias Asghedom, was born in L.A.’s Crenshaw neighborhood and has worked on music with members of both the Crips and Blood gangs, TMZ reported. Large crowds have gathered at the sight where Nipsey Hussle was shot dead earlier this afternoon…the area around Slauson and Crenshaw has become gridlocked as people continue to arrive /yByJUP8TAi Police investigate near Crenshaw and Slauson as a large group of Nipsey Hussle fans leave flowers, candles and tears near The Marathon Clothing, where the rapper was fatally shot /1t92X1FZ0z in the 3400 block of Slauson Avenue, near the intersection with Victoria Avenue and near Crenshaw Boulevard, authorities said. No suspect description was immediately available. Investigators were interviewing witnesses in the Hyde Park neighborhood.Ī motive for the shooting was unknown.
The Los Angeles Police Department said it believed one shooter, a male who fled, was responsible.
Initial reports from the Los Angeles police and fire departments said the two wounded men were in hospitalized in stable condition. Hussle was one of three men shot outside Hussle’s clothing store, Marathon Clothing Company, in South Los Angeles, according to authorities and media reports. The GQ community sends its love to Lauren London and the family.
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