What is the Nipsey Hussle mural?
GRAMMY-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was tragically killed in March 2019. The 34-year-old star- was shot dead outside his Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles after tweeting about having ''strong enemies.'' There is a number of Nipsey Hussle murals in Crenshaw in the heart of South Los Angeles, right next to where was shot. Two years after his death, his fans are still devastated and still coming to terms with the tragic incident. And now 21-year-old rapper Indian Red Boy was gunned down for allegedly disrespecting the late rapper's mural. The rapper was shot in the head three times as he sat behind the wheel of his car during an Instagram Live, in Hawthorne. Nipsey Hussle, 34, whose real name was Ermias Davidson Asghedom, was born on August 15, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. He released his debut mixtape, Slauson Boy Vol. 1, in 2005-it became the name of his record label. In 2008, Nipsey signed with Cinematic Music Group and Epic Records. That year he released two mixtapes titled Bullets Aint Got No Name, Vol. 1 and Bullets Aint Got No Name, Vol. 2. The following year the rapper released his debut single Hussle in the House, as well as a third mixtape titled Bullets Aint Got No Name, Vol. 3. In February 2018, he released his studio album, Victory Lap, which reached No85 in the UK charts. In 2019 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Hussle, a member of the gang Rollin 60s, was shot three times in the head and chest in 2019. A man named Eric Holder, also a member of Rollin 60s was arrested and charged with the death of Nipsey in April 2021. If convicted he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Indian Red Boy was reportedly gunned down for allegedly mocking gang signs and disrespecting a Nipsey Hussle mural. According to MTO News he was seen in a video throwing up gang signs a day before the shooting. The outlet claimed that the signs were disrespectful of other gangs in LA and the artist reportedly went on Instagram Live the next day to explain why he made the signs. However, the Source claimed that the rapper was killed in retaliation for disrespecting a mural of Nipsey Hussle.