 "Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle reportedly shot dead in Los Angeles; Rihanna, Michael B Jordan pay tribute")
Washington: Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot in the US city of Los Angeles on 31 March, NBC News reported , citing law enforcement sources.
A Los Angeles police department spokesman could not confirm the deceased victim’s name, but told Agence France-Presse that a shooting on Sunday afternoon had killed one person and wounded two others.
The shooter is still at large, the spokesman said.
Just hours earlier, Hussle had tweeted: “Having strong enemies is a blessing.”
Long part of the underground rap circuit, the 33-year-old rapper struggled to find fame but began selling his own mixtapes, which hip-hop royalty Jay-Z once bought 100 of for USD 100 each.
He was nominated for Best Rap Album for Victory Lap, his first formal album that finally dropped last February after six years of teasing, but lost out to rap’s woman of the moment Cardi B.
Tributes to the rapper flooded social media, with Michael B Jordan, Drake, LeBron James, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, Chance the Rapper, Vince Staples, Raekwon remembering their fellow artiste.
RIP Nipsey man. This is tragic
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 1, 2019
R.I.P To the king @NipseyHussle, my deepest condolences to his family and friends.
— Raekwon The Chef (@Raekwon) April 1, 2019
REST IN PEACE NIPSEY HUSSLE
— vince (@vincestaples) April 1, 2019
Watching Nipsey inspired me to invest and own in our communities. He was a solid man who loved his woman, his family and his community. This hurts.
— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) April 1, 2019
Maaaan this got me sick... prayers to @LaurenLondon and the rest of the family 🙏🏾 #RIPNipsey
— Chris Paul (@CP3) April 1, 2019
Me Spitta and Nip was all sleepin on couches when we linked up. This shit got me super sad.
— Taylor Gang World Leader (@wizkhalifa) April 1, 2019
Broke me.... we really fighting for our lives against our own kind and really have to take risk and match the level of hatred that we are born in .. I’m tired 🙏🏾 prayers for my brother and his family
— MeekMill (@MeekMill) April 1, 2019
(With inputs from Agence France-Presse)
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