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"Our Brother,warrior,Soldier, Nipsey Hussle passed away. WE LOVE YOU NIPSEY" pic.twitter.com/6qDCJg2B96
Rapper Nipsey Hussle meninggal dunia akibat ditembak beberapa kali. 2 korban lainnya mengalami luka dalam penembakan di area Slauson Avenue dan Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles.
His introspective, unhurried flows were taking him into rap’s elite, but it was his activism and community engagement that truly marked out the murdered rapper
Ermias Asghedom, the rapper better known as Nipsey Hussle, knew his worth and implored his community to know theirs. Raised in Los Angeles, where he also died on Sunday afternoon in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store, Asghedom’s unshakable belief in his own rap and business excellence regularly spilled over into outlandish expressions of that confidence: in 2013 he famously set a $100 price tag for physical copies of his cult acclaimed Crenshaw mixtape (Jay-Z bought 100).
Five years later, when his debut album finally materialised, having refused industry attempts to prise an album out of him more quickly or not on his terms, he billed it not as an introduction, but as a celebration of his already established greatness. Victory Lap dropped in February 2018 to rave reviews.
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He was well within his rights to give his debut full-length such a bold title. His thrilling brand of hip-hop – a gleaming crucible of LA rap styles past and present – across 12 street-acclaimed mixtapes in the run-up to Victory Lap had brought him a place in the hearts of rap A-listers, and increasingly on their hits, too. Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Childish Gambino and YG were collaborators, with Rihanna and J Cole among his burgeoning brigade of fans. But Nipsey’s success wasn’t limited to music.
Growing parallel to his success was an impressive business empire, operated out of his native Slauson Avenue, offering opportunities to local youths and aiming to take his community with him on the route to riches. A barbershop, learning centre for kids, fish store and cryptocurrency company are just some of the ventures he leaves behind, in addition to the clothing store where he was gunned down in an act of violence that’s sent shock waves through the rap world.
His mercurial force in both the booth and the boardroom were intertwined, with the black politics surging through anthems such as Dedication (“This ain’t entertainment, it’s for niggas on the slave ship / These songs just spirituals I swam against them waves with,” he spat on that Kendrick-assisted behemoth) mirrored in his work in the community. The day after he died, Asghedom was due to meet with LAPD officials to discuss programmes that could be put in place to curb gang violence. “Artist. Activist. Angeleno,” read the tribute from the LA Lakers basketball team. His death is a loss not just for rap, but for LA at large, and especially the neglected neighbourhood he parlayed so much of success into trying to enrich.
It wasn’t all bright: homophobic comments posted to Instagram in October were a blot on his altruism and incredible magnetism on the mic. However, the dominant picture of Hussle emerging today as hip-hop mourns is of a gentle, polite soul and doting boyfriend. (In a February 2019 profile in GQ, his partner Lauren London boasted of Asghedom’s excellent bed-making abilities.) What can’t be questioned is his talent for sumptuous, G-funk-flecked rap. Introspective tracks such as Hussle and Motivate – a homily to financial independence built on a chopped and screwed sample of Hard Knock Life – and recent single Racks in the Middle exhibit unhurried, riveting flows that had Asghedom on course for a place in rap’s elite.
That is, if he had wanted it. Asghedom gave the impression in interviews that he may have been about to leave hip-hop behind and focus his efforts on the business empire blossoming in Slauson Avenue. “I got an album concept called Exit Strategy, that might be one of my last ones,” he told Complex after Victory Lap’s release. Whatever his next move was to be, rap has been robbed of a limitlessly talented rap samaritan whose story was just beginning – but whose impact will continue to reverberate.
A large crowd of fans gathers to pay tribute to the rapper Nipsey Hussle after he was shot dead outside his Los Angeles clothing store on Sunday. The 33-year-old earned a Grammy nomination this year for his major-label debut and was a respected figure in south LA, where he grew up
Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle died after a shooting in Los Angeles near a clothing store he was associated with, according to a high-ranking official with Los Angeles Police. Celebrities, athletes, fans and his community come together to mourn.
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Ermias Davidson Asghedom, better known professionally as beloved Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle, has died after being shot in front his Marathon clothing store in LA. He was 33. He is survived by two children and his girlfriend, Lauren London. His death was confirmed by NBC News, who reports that he died from injuries sustained from gunshot wounds. TMZ also confirmed.
BREAKING: Rapper Nipsey Hussle has been pronounced dead at the hospital after being shot outside his clothing company in south Los Angeles, multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the incident tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/IY2Np29zFm – @anblanx — NBC News (@NBCNews) April 1, 2019
Nipsey, affectionately referred to in the Crenshaw district of LA where his store is located as Neighborhood Nip, was a fixture of the community, growing up in the area and eventually founding his clothing store there, and buying the remaining storefronts in the plaza surrounding it, which faces the corner of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard. Both streets figured prominently into his music, as does his upbringing as part of the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips gang that patrols the area.
Nipsey was fresh off the successful run of his first major label album, Victory Lap, which capped a decade of independent releases from the hometown hero, including a pair of mixtapes, Crenshaw and Mailbox Money, that he infamously sold for $100 and $1,000, respectively. Victory Lap was released in partnership with Atlantic Records and earned, among other things, a nomination for the 2019 Best Rap Album Grammy.
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Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle has been shot dead outside his clothing shop, US media report.
The 33-year-old was shot a number of times, and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Two other people were wounded in the shooting outside Marathon Clothing in South Los Angeles.
Nipsey Hussle's album Victory Lap received a nomination for best rap album at this year's Grammy Awards.
"We have no suspect info at this time and will provide more details as they become available," said the Los Angeles Police Department.
Rihanna was among the artists who were shocked by the news, tweeting "my spirit is shaken by this".
This doesn’t make any sense! My spirit is shaken by this! Dear God may His spirit Rest In Peace and May You grant divine comfort to all his loved ones! 💔🙏🏿
I’m so sorry this happened to you @nipseyhussle pic.twitter.com/rKZ2agxm2a — Rihanna (@rihanna) April 1, 2019
Nipsey Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Davidson Asghedom, grew up in South Los Angeles and was in the Rollin' 60s street gang when he was a teenager.
He later became a community organiser, and was involved with the Destination Crenshaw arts project.
"I grew up in gang culture," he told the Los Angeles Times in a 2018 interview. "We dealt with death, with murder. It was like living in a war zone, where people die on these blocks and everybody is a little bit immune to it."
Earlier on Sunday, he had tweeted: "Having strong enemies is a blessing."
