33-year-old nominee for the Grammy of Armies Joseph Asghedom, better known under the name Nipsey Hussle, was fatally wounded during a shootout in Los Angeles in just a few minutes after the meeting with the fans.
As reported by CNN, a senior police officer Los Angeles confirmed the death of a rapper. In the shooting, which occurred March 31 at about 15:20 in the area of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard, injured two people who are in stable condition. The network has spread rollers from the crime scene, where Nipsey Hussle trying to revive.
Rapper Nipsey Hussle
The Commissioner of police of Los Angeles Steve Cathedrals, wrote on Twitter that he and the chief of police of Los Angeles, Michelle Moore was going to meet with representatives from the Hussle and Roc Nation on Monday, April 1, to discuss clashes between gangs and children.
In his last post on Twitter, the rapper left a mysterious message: «Having enemies is a blessing».
Having strong enemies is a blessing.
— THA GREAT (@NipseyHussle) March 31, 2019
The police Department of Los Angeles reported that they are still looking for the suspect, who they described as a black man.
In 2010, 33-year-old Hussle in accordance with IMDb.com he founded the label All Money In. In the same year he, along with other rappers such as Snoop Dogg and Drak, sang an updated version of the single Michael Jackson We Are the World 25 for Haiti. He was nominated for a Grammy award for best rap album «Victory Lap», but lost to B. Cardi
Nipsey Hussle grew up in the southern part of Los Angeles, often talked about the fact that in his teenage years he was a member of the gang «Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips».
«We dealt with death, murder. It was like living in a war zone where people die,» Nipsey Hussle said in an interview with the LA Times last year.
Since then the rapper started to engage in social activities in South Los Angeles. He participated in the art project Destination Crenshaw and opened a coworking space called Vector 90 in Crenshaw that young people could attend classes on science, engineering, and mathematics.
