Nipsey Hussle is a name that most people had never heard of, except for hardcore hip-hop heads( and there is no shame there). Like the late XXXtentacion before him, enormous interest has been aroused after his untimely death yesterday.

Who was the departed rapper?

Birth

Nipsey was born in 1985 and his real names at birth were the unpronounceable, Ermias Davidson Asghedom.

Hussle was an Eritrean American and was raised in the Crenshaw neighbourhood of South Los Angeles. He was also a member of the local Rollin 60's Neighborhood Crips gang. He emerged from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid-2000s.

Two others were wounded in the shooting. All three victims were transported to a hospital, where Hussle was pronounced dead.

Upon hearing the news, many athletes, actors, and musicians offered their condolences on social media.