Nipsey Hussle trivia: 55 facts about the rapper and songwriter!

Nipsey Hussle was an American rapper and songwriter! He was murdered outside his store on March 31, 2019!

So let’s dive into some facts and trivia about his life.

1. His real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom
2. He was born on August 15, 1985
3. He was murdered on March 31, 2019
4. He is known professionally as Nipsey Hussle
5. Often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le
6. He was an American rapper and songwriter from Los Angeles, California
7. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid- 2000s
8. Nipsey Hussle initially became known for his numerous mixtapes
9. Including his Bullets Ain’t Got No Name series, The Marathon, The Marathon Continues and Crenshaw
10. The last of which rapper Jay-Z bought 100 copies of for $100 each
11. After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in February 2018
12. To critical acclaim and commercial success
13. He was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019
14. Hussle was murdered outside his store, Marathon Clothing, in South Los Angeles on March 31, 2019
15. Asghedom was born on August 15, 1985
16. He was raised in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South Los Angeles
17. He was of Eritrean and American descent
18. Nipsey Hussle was also a member of the local Rollin 60’s Neighborhood Crips gang
19. His stage name, a play on the name of comic Nipsey Russell
20. Originated as a nickname
21. Given to Asghedom by a friend while in his teens
22. In October 2016, Steve Carless, the head of The Marathon Agency, revealed to Billboard that Nipsey had invested “like over six figures in the company”
23. And described him as “kind of like our silent partner”
24. On June 17, 2017, Nipsey inaugurated the “Marathon Clothing” store
25. Which he founded along with partners Carless, Civil, and his brother Samiel Asghedom
26. In 2007, Hussle played a small role in Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s semi-autobiographical film I Tried
27. Which was directed by Rich Newey
28. In 2010, he starred in the film Caged Animal
29. Alongside Ving Rhames, Gillie Da Kid and Robert Patrick
30. In 2015, Hussle was featured in The Sexy Getting Ready Song in the pilot episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
31. Rapping two bars before abruptly stopping and commenting on Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom)’s long grooming routine
32. Nipsey Hussle and actress Lauren London began dating in 2013
33. And their first child was born on August 31, 2016
34. London has children from a previous relationship with fellow rapper Lil Wayne
35. While Nipsey Hussle had a daughter, Emani
36. From a previous relationship
37. According to police sources, on March 31, 2019, Nipsey Hussle was shot multiple times in the parking lot of his store, Marathon Clothing
38. In South Los Angeles at about 3:25 p.m.
39. Nipsey Hussle was hit five times in the torso and once in the head
40. Two others were wounded in the shooting
41. All three victims were transported to a hospital
42. There Hussle was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.
43. He was 33 years old
44. Upon hearing the news, numerous celebrities offered their condolences on social media
45. Police have identified 29-year-old Eric Holder as a suspect
46. Investigators believe Holder was known to the rapper
47. And that the shooting was possibly motivated by a personal matter
48. On April 2, 2019, Holder was apprehended by members of the Los Angeles Police Department
49. In the days leading up to his death, Nipsey Hussle had reached out to officials from the LAPD about having a meeting with him and Roc Nation about what they could do to help prevent gang violence in South Los Angeles
50. The meeting had been scheduled to take place on Monday April 1, 2019
51. But was scuttled due to Hussle’s untimely death Sunday the day before
52. According to Los Angeles Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff, the meeting will still take place at a yet to be announced date
53. He has released 13 mixtapes
54. One studio album
55. And two compilation albums