On March 31st, 2019, just after 2:00 pm PT in South Los Angeles California, Nipsey Hussle (born Ermias Asghedom) was shot and killed in the parking lot of his clothing store. A single gunman approached the store front where Nipsey and affiliates were located, and opened fire. Nipsey was tragically shot five times in the body and once in the head. Two others were wounded in the shooting. All three were taken to a local hospital, where Nipsey was pronounced dead.

Nipsey Hussle has been a Los Angeles rapper since the release of his 2005 mixtape, Slauson Boy Vol 1. He released over a dozen mixtapes and projects since then. Although it wasn’t until February 2018 that Nipsey’s first official album was released, titled Victory Lap, which was nominated for Rap Album of the Year. Unfortunately, Victory Lap was the last project he released in his lifetime. However, Nipsey had projects postponed indefinitely earlier in his career after issues signing with a label, so it wouldn’t surprise me to hear unreleased music of his come out as projects after his death.

The news of Nipsey Hussle’s death sparked instant controversy across every internet platform imaginable. On an interview with the Breakfast Club in 2018, Nipsey announced his plans of creating a documentary on the late Dr. Sebi, who released an ad New York papers claiming to have cured aids and cancer. In the interview Nipsey mentioned how Dr. Sebi was brought to trail over these claims, won the court case & went on to do it again at the federal level thereafter. This was the focus of Nipsey’s documentary. Dr. Sebi died a mysterious death after being arrested at an airport in Honduras and imprisoned. It’s claimed he was suffering from pneumonia while held behind bars, and while being transferred to a hospital, he passed away.
Nipsey brought attention to Dr. Sebi’s healing, trials, and mysterious death in this interview. After this interview came out, people began to show concerns for Nipsey’s life as well. Many were quick to make the connection, but it’s wrong to simply jump to the conclusion that Nipsey’s life was taken for bringing attention to the case of Dr. Sebi.

Nipsey Hussle will be remembered as a dedicated musician and entrepreneur. His life was tragically taken in front of a clothing business he built himself. He opened a technology hub and restaurant among others in the LA community. The day he was killed, he had planned to meet with LAPD to discuss combating gang violence. He was a young man coming from a rough situation, and turned his life around to become a legendary man. He was 33 years old. RIP.