Nipsey Hussle’s killer, Eric R. Holder Jr., has been sentenced to 60 years to life in prison, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed in March 2019 at age 33. Court documents and testimony indicated that Holder, a Crips gang member, shot Nipsey Hussle at least 10 times in front of the rapper’s Marathon Clothing store, resulting in a severed spinal cord, and kicked him more than once on the ground. Holder was arrested on April 2, 2019, two days after the shooting. Nipsey Hussle, legal name Ermias Asghedom, was seen as a philanthropist and key community figure who had reinvested in the Crenshaw neighborhood he often rapped about. Hussle owned and operated several businesses in the area, including the clothing store where he was killed. Referred to by some as “Neighborhood Nip,” Hussle had poured nearly $2.5 million into the lot where he was killed and often traveled the area without security despite his status as a hip-hop superstar. He was signing autographs the day he was killed.

Yves Jarvis drops the only freest song today - 'Projection'; Tyler, The Creator & A$AP Rocky share a funky banger 'Jingelin'; Cassandra Jenkins' 'Crosshairs' is as light and easy as the snow where the video was shot; Jay-Z shares his Nipsey Hussle collab 'What It Feels Like' from the 'Judas & the Black Messiah' soundtrack; Cult of Luna share a doom-sludge EP with 'I Remember' as the stand-out track from it; UK grime masters Digga D x AJ Tracey share ‘Bringing It Back’.

"Los Angeles rap is governed by politics. If your favorite rapper’s neighborhood hates another rapper’s neighborhood, it is practically impossible for them to collaborate or even be on the same show bill. There is fake love and real hatred. To overcome those deeply rooted divides in both life and death is practically unheard of. Nipsey was the only one" - the Level looks back at Nipsey Hussle's legacy, one year after his death.

Mac Miller, Lil Peep and Juice WRLD have died of drug overdoses; XXXTentacion, Jimmy Wopo, Nipsey Hussle and Pop Smoke are among the MCs to have been murdered. Guardian talked to their fans to see how they felt, one Lil Peep's fan sums it up pretty good - "it definitely felt like a personal loss, rather than a celebrity death”.

Many young rappers have died in the past few years. Mac Miller died in 2018 aged 26 of a cocaine-fentanyl overdose, Lil Peep died at 21 in 2017 of accidental fentanyl and Xanax overdose. Juice WRLD died late last year after a drug-induced seizure. XXXTentacion was killed in 2018 aged 20 in a robbery. In March 2019, Nipsey Hussle was shot dead outside his Los Angeles clothing store. What can be done to stop this?

Billie Eilish became the first woman in Grammy history to sweep the Big Four awards: album, record and song of the year plus best new artist. The first artist ever to win the big four awards was Christopher Cross 39 years ago. Eilish took album of the year for her debut, 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?', becoming the youngest album of the year winner in Grammy history (she is 18), easily topping Taylor Swift, who was 20 when she won a decade ago for 'Fearless'. She's also the youngest record of the year winner, with 'Bad Guy', in Grammy history - before her, the youngest were Kimbra and Sam Smith (both were 22 when they won). Also, Eilish's collaborator and older brother Finneas (22), is the youngest winner of producer of the year, non-classical in the category's history. Lizzo took best urban contemporary album for 'Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)', Tyler, the Creator's 'Igor' won best rap album, The Chemical Brothers' 'No Geography' won best dance/electronic album, Cage the Elephant took best rock album with 'Social Cues', Vampire Weekend took best alternative music album with 'Father of the Bride', the late Nipsey Hussle won his first Grammy for best rap performance for 'Racks in the Middle', Tool won best metal performance for '7empest', Beyoncé's 'Homecoming' won best music film, former First Lady Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' won best spoken word record...

Michael Jackson has topped Forbes’ 2019 list of highest earning dead celebrities after his estate made over £46 million in the last 12 months. Jackson’s streaming numbers “surged” to “2.1 billion US spins, up from 1.8 billion a year ago”. It's his seventh year in a row on top of this list. Elvis Presley came in […]

New court documents show Nipsey Hussle, real name Ermias Joseph Asghedom, left an $8 million estate, and his 2-year old son Kross Asghedom will inherit $1 million from the sum, The Blast reports. The news comes out as Hussle's long-time partner Lauren London has filed new court papers to protect their toddler son’s inheritance - […]

Cardi received two BET awards - for best female hip-hop artist, and album of the year for 'Invasion of Privacy', and Nipsey Hussle was named best male hip-hop artist, and also given a special humanitarian award, to acknowledge the work he had done on social mobility in the city (artist paid special tribute to Hussle). […]

Los Angeles street gang the Crips, that Nipsey Hussle was a member of, have made a move to register Hussle's program “The Marathon Continues” in a variety of matters, primarily in youth sports programs. The company that registered it is Crips LLC, and they are are “developing educational manuals for others in the field of […]

Puma are to release a collection that Nipsey Hussle worked on before his death in an effort to provide for his children – daughter Emani, 10, with ex Tanisha Foster, and two-year-old son Kross with girlfriend Lauren London. Weeks before his death, Hussle shared a video on Instagram announcing that a collaboration between Puma and his […]

A grand jury has indicted 29-year-old Eric Holder Jr for murder of Nipsey Hussle, and two counts of attempted murder, after two other men were injured when the rapper was shot dead in March. Earlier this month, Holder's high-profile lawyer, Christopher Darden, filed a motion to withdraw from the case, citing death threats. Holder will now […]

"We on this rooftop. Man, the energy was so beautiful. It's been hard for me to watch the video, and listen to the song, but also, it's very beautiful" - DJ Khaled says of his new video 'Higher', from his new album 'Father of Asahd', out today. DJ Khaled says to Billboard how he told Nipsey […]

A fan-made memorial was created at the site where Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in Los Angeles in front of his Marathon Clothing store, but location has become chaotic because of a high number of people attempting to make money off the grieving public, TMZ reports. There were people selling bootleg t-shirts with Nipsey's image, […]

TheGrio website sat down with prominent Black men in the entertainment industry to discuss how Nipsey Hussle inspired the community and music industry as a whole and what steps need to take place to continue the work amid such tragedy. Watch the 34-minute conversation here.

Guardian visited California prison in Lancaster to speak to inmates about "healing and justice", and, in the wake of Nipsey Hussle's murder, about gang violence. Recently, rival gang members in LA and inside prisons appeared to have united around Hussle’s death and discussed whether the tragedy could lead to a long-term “ceasefire”, an end to […]

Nipsey Hussle was remembered as a savvy businessman during his life - he owned all of his master recordings, his Marathon Clothing store, and he also set up multiple trust funds to make sure his kids - Emani and Kross Asghedom - would never have to rely on other people for money, TMZ reports.

Kendrick Lamar wrote a moving tribute to Nipsey Hussle, which was included in the program that was distributed to mourners on his funeral: "His charisma and way with words was powerful. But his integrity as a person, made me even more enthused. I watched a young, ambitious black male orchestrate fellowship amongst the men around […]

Major streets in South Los Angeles were closed thursday following the final services for rapper Nipsey Hussle. The rap star was remembered in a touching ceremony at The Staples Center, where 21,000 of his fans gathered, including Snoop Dogg, YG and DJ Mustard and even Barack Obama (via a letter) paid tribute to Nipsey. A […]

Los Angeles City council announced on Tuesday that the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard, near where the rapper Nipsey Hussle grew up, will be renamed Ermias 'Nipsey Hussle' Asghedom Square. Fans of the tragic rap star signed an online petition to rename the intersection in South Central in the days following their hero's […]

Billie Eilish comes to the top of Billboard 200 chart with her debut LP 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' with 313,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 4. It is the second-largest week of 2019 for any album, only Ariana Grande sold more, Billboard reports. […]

All Hip Hop reports how South Central LA gangs are unifying and showing solidarity after Nipsey Hussle's mured - 60's, Hoovas, ETG's, Bloods, Cribs, FTG, Bounty Hunters, Mona Parks, Brims, Pirus, Gangstas, Deuces got together and made a group photo. "Just some of these hoods in the same building is POWERFUL! Trying to use Their […]

Nipsey Hussle was shot to death on Sunday, and on Sunday and Monday streams of his songs in the U.S. increased to 101.5 million (audio and video streams combined). That was an increase of 1,773 percent compared to his streaming sum on Friday and Saturday: 5.4 million. His album 'Victory Lap' is likely to re-enter […]

The Los Angeles police have detained Eric Holder, the 29-year-old suspected of shooting the rapper Nipsey Hussle. Hussle, 33, whose real name is Ermias Asghedom, was shot multiple times in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, in front on his store, and rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Holder had argued several times […]

At least 19 people suffered injuries at Monday's vigil for murdered rapper Nipsey Hussle, as crowds tried to rush away. Footage from the scene shows mourners suddenly breaking and running from the scene. It is unclear what triggered the incident. Police say reports that shots were fired appear not to be accurate (Hollywood Reporter). In […]

"His introspective, unhurried flows were taking him into rap’s elite, but it was his activism and community engagement that truly marked out the murdered rapper" - Guardian writes in their obituary to murdered rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot to death Sunday afternoon outside his LA Marathon Clothing store.

Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle has been shot dead outside his clothing shop Marathon Clothing in South Los Angeles. The 33-year-old was shot a number of times, two other people were wounded in the shooting outside. Nipsey Hussle's album 'Victory Lap' received a nomination for best rap album at this year's Grammy Awards (SOHH). Stars […]