Nipsey Hussle
NIPSEY HUSSLE
His real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom
He was born on August 15, 1985
He was murdered on March 31, 2019
He is known professionally as Nipsey Hussle
Often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le
He was an American rapper and songwriter from Los Angeles, California
Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid- 2000s
Nipsey Hussle initially became known for his numerous mixtapes
Including his Bullets Ain’t Got No Name series, The Marathon, The Marathon Continues and Crenshaw
The last of which rapper Jay-Z bought 100 copies of for $100 each
After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in February 2018
To critical acclaim and commercial success
He was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019
Hussle was murdered outside his store, Marathon Clothing, in South Los Angeles on March 31, 2019
Asghedom was born on August 15, 1985
He was raised in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South Los Angeles
He was of Eritrean and American descent
Nipsey Hussle was also a member of the local Rollin 60’s Neighborhood Crips gang
His stage name, a play on the name of comic Nipsey Russell
Originated as a nickname
Given to Asghedom by a friend while in his teens
In October 2016, Steve Carless, the head of The Marathon Agency, revealed to Billboard that Nipsey had invested “like over six figures in the company”
And described him as “kind of like our silent partner”
On June 17, 2017, Nipsey inaugurated the “Marathon Clothing” store
Which he founded along with partners Carless, Civil, and his brother Samiel Asghedom
In 2007, Hussle played a small role in Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s semi-autobiographical film I Tried
Which was directed by Rich Newey
In in the torso and once in the head
Two others were wounded in the shooting
All three victims were transported to a hospital
There Hussle was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.
He was 33 years old
Upon hearing the news, numerous celebrities offered their condolences on social media
Police have identified 29-year-old Eric Holder as a suspect
Investigators believe Holder was known to the rapper
And that the shooting was possibly motivated by a personal matter
On April 2, 2019, Holder was apprehended by members of the Los Angeles Police Department
In the days leading up to his death, Nipsey Hussle had reached out to officials from the LAPD about having a meeting with him and Roc Nation about what they could do to help prevent gang violence in South Los Angeles
The meeting had been scheduled to take place on Monday April 1, 2019
But was scuttled due to Hussle’s untimely death Sunday the day before
According to Los Angeles Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff, the meeting will still take place at a yet to be announced date
He has released 13 mixtapes
One studio album
And two compilation albums
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