LOS ANGELES — The Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his clothing store in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, law enforcement sources said. Two other men were shot, and a suspect remained at large. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's Crisis Response Team confirmed the news on Sunday night, saying, "Today we lost a great musician, Nipsey Hussle." It said it was "consoling and offering support to the family." Police sources said Hussle was shot multiple times in the parking lot at Marathon Clothing on West Slauson Avenue in South Los Angeles at about 3:25 p.m. and that he was pronounced dead at a hospital. One of the other men was being treated at a hospital, and the third man declined treatment, Los Angeles police Lt. Chris Martinez said. No other information was immediately available, but just a couple of hours before, Hussle, 33, whose real name was Ermias Ashgedom, had tweeted, "Having strong enemies is a blessing." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-...yDN7fCwzG_drozqKEWAsc89zR8v1Ov3SLmyL56RGR66J0
Must be named after Nipsey Russell. In the late 60s, the only nationally-known black comedians were Godfrey Cambridge, Nipsey Russell, Dick Gregory, Bill Cosby, and the radical one who was erased from official history so I forgot his name. I remember him, though.
I honestly had no idea who this guy was until yesterday when I saw this. Apparently, he's a pretty big deal in the rap world. From what I gathered via the internet this was probably a gang-related thing as he was part of the crips in LA, but I have no idea how true that is.
I was responding to this: "In the late 60s, the only nationally-known black comedians were Godfrey Cambridge, Nipsey Russell, Dick Gregory, Bill Cosby, and the radical one who was erased from official history so I forgot his name." from JLPRK. And my mention of George Wallace was a different George Wallace. My George Wallace was, and I presume still is, a Black comedian.