Nipsey Hussle Grave Site 2020 Update on Headstone

Born: August 15, 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: March 31, 2019, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Partner: Lauren London
Children: Emani Asghedom, Kross Asghedom
Genre: Contemporary Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, Rap, West Coast Rap
On March 31, 2019, Hussle was shot at least 10 times in the parking lot of his store, Marathon Clothing, in South Los Angeles at about 3:19 p.m. Gunshot wounds included a shot to his right chest, a shot that entered into his abdomen near his navel and severed his spine, a gunshot wound to the right side of his back that penetrated into his chest and struck his lung, and a gunshot wound to "the posterior top" of his scalp.[101][102][103] Two others were wounded in the shooting.[104][105] All three victims were transported to a hospital, where Hussle was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. He was 33 years old.[106][107] Rapper GBO Gaston claimed to have killed Nipsey Hussle on an Instagram before the suspected perpetrator was arrested.[108][109] Police have identified 29-year-old Eric Ronald Holder Jr. as the suspect.[110][111][112]

Investigators believe Eric Holder, the suspect, was known to the rapper and that the shooting was possibly motivated by a personal matter.[113][114][115][116] On April 2, 2019, Holder was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department and was being held in solitary confinement.[117]

Hussle is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Southern California.[118] His brother, Samuel Asghedom was appointed the permanent administrator of Hussle's estate.
Ermias Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le), was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist.[1] Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid-2000s, Hussle independently released his first mixtape, Slauson Boy Volume 1, to moderate local success,[2] which led to him being signed to Cinematic Music Group and Epic Records.[3][4][5][6] He became known for his numerous mixtapes, including his Bullets Ain't Got No Name series, The Marathon, The Marathon Continues and Crenshaw, the last of which rapper Jay-Z bought 100 copies for $100 each.[7] After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success,[8][9][10][11] and was nominated for the Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019.[12]

Also known for his entrepreneurship, Hussle inaugurated the Marathon Clothing store, which he founded along with partners Carless, the head of the agency, Karen Civil and his brother Samiel Asghedom in 2017, and started a co-working environment which he named "Vector 90".[1][13]

On March 31, 2019, Hussle was fatally shot outside his store Marathon Clothing in South Los Angeles.[14] Eric Holder, a 29-year-old man who had confronted Hussle earlier in the day, was arrested and charged with murder on April 2, 2019.
Ermias Joseph Asghedom was born to Angelique Smith, an African-American woman, and Dawit Asghedom, an Eritrean immigrant, on August 15, 1985.[16][17] He was raised in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South Los Angeles with his brother Samuel and his sister Samantha.[18][19][20][21] Asghedom attended Hamilton High School in the nearby Castle Heights neighborhood, but dropped out before graduating.[22][23] At the age of 14, Asghedom left home and joined the local Rollin 60's Neighborhood Crips, a sub-group of the larger Crips gang primarily based in his home neighborhood of Crenshaw.[24][25] His stage name, a play on the name of comedian Nipsey Russell, originated as a nickname given to Asghedom by a childhood friend.[26] At the age of 19, Asghedom's father took both him and his brother Samuel on a trip to Eritrea, East Africa for three months in 2004.[27] Asghedom credited the trip with inspiring him to become a community activist with an "entrepreneurial spirit"