The hip hop world, sports world, and just everybody in general are still in a daze after the tragic news came down that rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in front of his own store on Slauson and Crenshaw by a bold assailant that managed to escape without being captured.
Two other people were wounded in the shooting outside Marathon Clothing in South Los Angeles.
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 teenager.
Just before the Los Angeles Clippers tipped off against the Memphis Grizzlies, the arena played a tribute to the fallen rapper and local hero:
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Here’s a special moment for a fan with Nipsey: