Earlier on Sunday, he had tweeted: “Having strong enemies is a blessing.”<\/p>\n
Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle has been shot dead outside his clothing shop, US media report.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old was shot a number of times, and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital, the Los Angeles Times reported.<\/p>\n
Two other people were wounded in the shooting outside Marathon Clothing in South Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Nipsey Hussle’s album Victory Lap received a nomination for best rap album at this year’s Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n
“We have no suspect info at this time and will provide more details as they become available,” said the Los Angeles Police Department.<\/p>\n
Rihanna was among the artists who were shocked by the news, tweeting “my spirit is shaken by this”.<\/p>\n
Nipsey Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Davidson Asghedom, grew up in South Los Angeles and was in the Rollin’ 60s street gang when he was teenager.<\/p>\n
He later became a community organiser, and was involved with the Destination Crenshaw arts project.<\/p>\n
“I grew up in gang culture,”\u00a0he told the Los Angeles Times in a 2018 interview<\/a>. “We dealt with death, with murder. It was like living in a war zone, where people die on these blocks and everybody is a little bit immune to it.”<\/p>\n Earlier on Sunday, he had tweeted: “Having strong enemies is a blessing.”<\/p>\n
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