Less than 24 hours after Nipsey Hussle, 33, was gunned down in front of his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon (Marc 31) a growing tribute to the late rapper has sprung up on the sidewalk outside of the shop.
The collection of flower arrangements, candles and teddy bears, including a spraypainted “RIP NH” in a golden heart with the rapper’s initials spelled out in devotional candles above near some handpainted signs and portraits pay tribute to the MC who was gunned down by an as-yet-unidentified assailant in a daytime shooting that also wounded two others.
Hussle (born Ermias Ashedom) was not only a rapper an entrepreneur, but also a community activist who was slated to meet with representatives of the LAPD on Monday (April 1) to discuss strategies to help reduce gang violence.
See photos of the Hussle memorial below.
Rapper @YG pays his respects to Nipsey Hussle by visiting his memorial — Do y’all think YG has the courage to pick up where Nipsey left off in the community?? @mymixtapez pic.twitter.com/PLXIEhezMv
— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) April 1, 2019
Nipsey Hussle Memorial on Crenshaw BLVD and Slauson Ave. in Los Angeles. Very sad. I’m at a loss for words. —#abc7eyewitness @NBCLA @KTLAMorningNews @cbs2kcal9 @FOXLA @KTLAnewsdesk @CNN @TODAYshow @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/66rvRitnvm
— DJ De’mond Media (@DjDemond_) April 1, 2019
Nipsey Hussle Memorial on Crenshaw Blvd. & Slauson Ave. In Los Angeles. Prayers for his family. So sad and gone way too soon. @FOXLA @KTLAMorningNews @TODAYshow @NBCLA @CNN @cbs2kcal9brk #abc7eyewitness @MSNBC @ABC7 @KTLA pic.twitter.com/glGWrvvIYS
— DJ De’mond Media (@DjDemond_) April 1, 2019
A glowing memorial outside the clothing store owned by @NipseyHussle where the 33 year old rapper was shot & killed Sunday. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/zPu3dA6cvN
— Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret) April 1, 2019