Nipsey Hussle, aka Ermias Asghedom was shot and killed in Los Angeles last night at the age of 33. He left behind his daughter Emani and his son Kross, who he had with longtime girlfriend Lauren London. He was a titan of West Coast hip-hop, and a respected community philanthropist, who was deeply invested in empowering the South Central Los Angeles neighborhoods he grew up in. His most recent album, Victory Lap, was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammys. As Nipsey's community begins to grapple with his loss, a long list of his friends, peers and those he inspired — which stretches far beyond the music industry — have paid their respects to the rapper.
"Before we got on this stage, we got wind that our brother, our warrior, our soldier Nipsey Hussle passed away. So we want to take this time out, to give a moment of silence, can we do that?" Kendrick Lamar said on-stage at Lollapalooza Argentina, hushing the crowd.
Kendrick Lamar pays tribute to Nipsey Hussle 🕊 🔁 @LC91LAKERS https://t.co/U6NItDK603— XXL Magazine (@XXL Magazine)1554119048.0
RIP Nipsey man. This is tragic— The Big Day out now (@The Big Day out now)1554078233.0
You were about something..positive and for your community in every chance you had to speak..and because of that You… https://t.co/jvaA0r3dV3— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell Williams)1554078174.0
I’ll remember him this way. Bright, genuine, forward thinking. I’ll remember the beauty that he saw in our commun… https://t.co/7uWPVUZywI— Ava DuVernay (@Ava DuVernay)1554081921.0
This is so painful! @NipseyHussle was doing great work for the people. Keep his legacy alive by carrying on his wor… https://t.co/mdz3Xn0Kg3— Colin Kaepernick (@Colin Kaepernick)1554083835.0
Nipsey you a legend. I respect and admire your career path and what you did for the neighborhood. My heart broke to… https://t.co/neBDu91tiW— J. Cole (@J. Cole)1554085827.0
Watching Nipsey inspired me to invest and own in our communities. He was a solid man who loved his woman, his famil… https://t.co/DndFHQfzgd— Issa Rae (@Issa Rae)1554078158.0
R.I.P Nipsey https://t.co/gjMwgkwrMO— Bruno Mars (@Bruno Mars)1554091141.0
Thoughts and prayers for @NipseyHussle https://t.co/z00gcByHmE— 50cent (@50cent)1554076500.0
The night I was tellin @NipseyHussle when he talk that shit - I go to Stressin!!! - he be having me ready to catch… https://t.co/ru3HZ33Ets— Kevin Gates (@Kevin Gates)1554114694.0
RIP Nipsey. I just spent Thursday with him filming a video for a beautiful new song we created with Khaled. We fi… https://t.co/Sn5ejtJscL— John Legend (@John Legend)1554084356.0
Man...Lauren...damn man.— Questlove from @SongsThatShook Oct 13th @AMC_tv (@Questlove from @SongsThatShook Oct 13th @AMC_tv)1554078031.0
Real one after real one smh R.I.P Nipsey the solid morals you stood on and your legacy will last 4L!!— Saint Laurent Don (@Saint Laurent Don)1554078120.0
Broke me.... we really fighting for our lives against our own kind and really have to take risk and match the level… https://t.co/QkjHCIvKs3— Meek Mill (@Meek Mill)1554078070.0
heartbroken and speechless god bless your beautiful family just spoke about working... a community legend. a humb… https://t.co/ugAQWAMf1f— Kehlani (@Kehlani)1554078547.0
prayers up for nipsey x his family 🙏🏽😔❤️— chloe x halle (@chloe x halle)1554077435.0
RIP @NipseyHussle. Madness and Sadness.— Idris Elba (@Idris Elba)1554112280.0
😥😥😥😥😥😥‼️‼️‼️‼️ So so SAD man!! DAMN man this hurt.— LeBron James (@LeBron James)1554078182.0
God please cover and restore @NipseyHussle right now!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽— Stephen Curry (@Stephen Curry)1554076315.0
Rest In Peace @NipseyHussle— ashy daddy (@ashy daddy)1554079446.0
RIP NH not more than three weeks ago you said let’s get back in and now this, I felt you just started... this is he… https://t.co/G71d18Dtq3— THE-DREAM (@THE-DREAM)1554080193.0
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