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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 […]
As the music world continues to mourn the death of Nipsey Hussle, Compton rapper Geechi Gotti is paying his respects with a powerful track called “Condolences.” “A young 2Pac for this generation/You raised a nation on motivation/Face it, hater took your life with no hesitation,” Geechi raps. “Y’all seen his gangster, we seen his greatness […]
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 […]
Rick Ross is honoring the life and legacy of Nipsey Hussle in a permanent way. On Friday, the MMG boss went to Instagram to show off his portrait tattoo of the slain rapper. The piece was done by Katherine “Tatu Baby” Flores, the star of VH1’s Cartel Crew. Tatu Baby posted a close-up of the unfinished ink […]
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 was reportedly paying a visit to his Marathon Clothing shop in Los Angeles to pick up some new clothes for a friend when he was fatally shot. Hussle, who was well-known for his generosity at the community level, is said to have been at the shop to get some new clothes for “an […]
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 […]
