Ermias Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le), was an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid-2000s, Hussle 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 of for $100 each. After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in February 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019.
Nipsey Hussle is an American rapper and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid-2000s, Hussle initially became known for his numerous mix-tapes, including his Bullets Ain’t Got No Name series, The Marathon, The Marathon Continues and Crenshaw. After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in February 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success, and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019. He was born and raised in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South Los Angeles. His father is a refugee from Eritrea to the U.S. who escaped the ongoing war in his homeland and his mother is American. Hussle was an Eritrean American. Hussle was also a member of the local Rollin 60’s Neighborhood Crips gang. Hussle and actress Lauren London began dating in 2013, and their first child was born on August 31, 2016. London has children from a previous relationship with fellow rapper Lil Wayne, while Hussle had a daughter, Emani, from a previous relationship. Hussle was murdered outside his store, Marathon Clothing, in South Los Angeles on March 31, 2019.
- Nipsey Hussle had made his debut in the music arena with the mixtape ‘Slauson Boy’ (2005). During 2008 he had the huge attention of music releasing his two mixtapes ‘Bullets Ain’t Got No Name’ singing with Cinematic Music Group and Epic Records.
- Similarly, in 2009 he released his first debut single ‘Hussle in the Hous’. Furthermore, he had released his third mixtapes ‘Bullets Ain’t Got No Name’.
- In contrast, he got success in a career for his two mixtapes by his song ‘Upside Down’ which was featured on his studio album ‘Malice n Wonderland’ (2010), The Marathon and The Marathon Continues. Then he appeared in a movie ‘Caged Animal’ with Ving Rhames in 2010.
- Before he died, he played a supporting role in the movie ‘Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed’. He had appeared in a television commercial with American professional tennis player Serena Williams for Beats Color.
Nipsey was also known for dating an American actress and model, Lauren Nicole London who appeared in TV series “90210” and “Entourage.” The pair dating news began surfing through the internet since 2013. They were often seen flaunting their romance on social media and weren’t hesitated to call each other love of their life.
Afterward, the pair welcomed their first child named Kross Asghedom on 31st August 2016. Also, he had a daughter, Emain Asghedom from his past relationship. Being the parents, their children weren’t enough reason not to split apart. So, in November 2017, Nipsey and Lauren called a quite and were engaged in co-parenting their children. As per the sources, this couple got married secretly. But neither of them had confirmed anything about this.