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O’Jays co-founder William Carvan Isles II, better known as Bill Isles, died last month from cancer in his Southern California home, the Los Angeles Times reports. Isles’s son Duane says that he was surrounded by family members at the time of his passing. He was 78. Before landing on their now iconic stage name, the O’Jays, […]
Ice Cube has given “Nipsey Hussle Way” his stamp of approval. The West Coast legend was at LAX on Saturday, when he was asked about the calls to name an intersection in South Los Angeles after the late rapper. “Yup, why not?” he told TMZ. “Yeah, man anything to honor him.” Cube also shared some words of advice for […]
A week before it’s opening day, Coachella 2019 was hit with tragedy. According to TMZ, a stagehand died Saturday morning while working on a stage at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Eyewitnesses said the victim was climbing the stage scaffolding before falling 60 feet to his death. It’s unclear if the fall was due […]
Nipsey Hussle’s memorial service will be held Thursday at the Staples Center, TMZ reports. Admission tickets for the event will be sold through a to-be-determined website. There was reportedly a meeting on Wednesday between Nipsey’s family and Staples Center to discuss the service. LAPD was also included in order to plan logistics and security for […]
It seems Nipsey Hussle was a talented wordsmith long before he entered the rap game. Days after Nipsey was fatally shot in South L.A., the artist’s childhood poetry and short stories surfaced online. The pieces were shared by a Twitter user who claimed to be a former classmate of Nipsey, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom. “So it turns out that […]
Nipsey Hussle was reportedly scheduled to meet with the LAPD to discuss gang violence hours after he was fatally shot. As a figurehead in his community of South Los Angeles, Nipsey often used his resources to invest in local businesses and spearhead humanitarian efforts. The rapper was also a member of the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips Los Angeles gang, […]
Nipsey Hussle’s older brother, Samiel Asghedom, was with him during his final moments. He shared the details of the tragedy in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Thursday. He told the outlet that when he got the call about the shooting, he jumped into his car and drove down Slauson Avenue […]
A tribute to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle was played at the Staples Center before the start of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Thursday night game against the Golden State Warriors. “Entrepreneur, rapper, and community activist Nipsey Hussle tragically passed away at the age of 33,” the announcer said. “From his work within locals schools, creating business in L.A., and promoting […]
In the days following an artist’s death, it’s common to see their music streams receive a significant boost. This occurred with Mac Miller, Aretha Franklin, and now Nipsey Hussle. According to Billboard, Nipsey’s music catalog garnered 101.5 million on-demand streams on Sunday and Monday, marking a 1,773 percent increase from the two days prior. His most-streamed record was the newly released stand-alone single […]
Nipsey Hussle‘s sister, Samantha Smith, took to Instagram to remember her late brother. “I need you I need you please let me hold you again. You are my baby. To the world you are the strongest man and to me you are the most vulnerable innocent child,” Smith wrote in the post’s caption. “You gave me […]
