He persevered, he stayed in, he never gave up.” The effort took him to a whole other level “where he ended up owning property on the same corner.”ĪP Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. “They didn’t think that this would work out and look what happened.
A lot of people like him don’t come around often.”ĭenise Francis Woods, a neighborhood resident who is running for City Council, remembered when Hussle used to sell his demo tapes on street corners in the neighborhood for $5. “A lot of people who get rich don’t come back here,” he said. “Someone changed history yesterday,” he said, referring to the gunman.Ĭoleman commended the rapper for trying to uplift his own community first instead of simply going elsewhere. Some passersby blared Hussle’s music, which included hits “The Weather,” ”Double Up” and “Hussle & Motivate.”ĭontae Coleman, 28, who lives in the neighborhood, fell to his knees and cried and called Hussle “a legend.” The Marathon store on Monday was a gathering point for those grieving Hussle, with mourners leaving candles, flowers, balloons and other items to pay their respects. I want to really deliver music, he explained to Apple Music in February of 2018. The plan was part of Hussle’s broader ambitions to remake the neighborhood where he grew up and attempt to break the cycle of gang life that lured him in when he was younger. Nipsey Hussle had a plan for his post- Victory Lap career, one that would reinvent the relationship between a musician and his community. The rapper, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, had recently purchased the strip mall where the shop is located and planned to redevelop it into a mixed-use commercial and residential complex.
Hussle, who joined the gang Rollin 60’s Neighborhood Crips as a teenager, had planned to meet with Moore and the city’s police commission president on Monday to discuss preventing gang violence.Īn autopsy completed Monday showed that Hussle, 33, died after being shot in the head and torso. The incident occurred after hundreds of people gathered for a candlelight vigil outside Hussle’s The Marathon clothing store.
The track features Canadian rapper Belly and L.A.’s Dom Kennedy, who last collaborated with Nipsey on. Two other injuries were serious and 15 were considered non-life threatening. Double Up is a bonus track from Nipsey Hussle’s highly anticipated debut album, Victory Lap. Dozens of police officers cleared the memorial site after a fight apparently broke out and a stampede ensued.Īt least one of the critically-injured persons was struck by a car and the other one had a “penetrating injury,” although it’s unclear whether that person was stabbed or cut by broken glass, a fire department spokeswoman said.
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