Nipsey Hussle would’ve been 37 years old today.
The report died On March 31, 2019, after he was shöt in the parking lot of his store Marathon Clothing Store on Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles. He along with two other people on the scene were shot.
All three victims were transported to a hospital, where Hussle was pronounced dëad at 3:55 p.m. He was 33 years old.
NIPSEY was further immortalized today with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, as his legacy of community building lives on in Los Angeles.
His life partner Lauren London wrote on Instagram after the ceremony, “From 60th St to a Star on Hollywood. Happy Heavenly Birthday Hussle Man.”
Held in front of Amoeba Music at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard, per NBC Los Angeles, the ceremony included remarks from London, 37, Hussle’s sister, Samantha Smith, and his grandmother, Margaret Boutte, who accepted the star on behalf of their family.
After wishing him a happy birthday, London — donning all white — gave the ceremony’s first speech. “I think I speak for the entire city of LA when I say that we’ve always known Hussle was destined for greatness,” she told the crowd of her years-long boyfriend, the father of their 6-year-old son, Kross Ermias, who accompanied London at the ceremony. “This moment only amplifies this for us. Nip would’ve been honored by this moment.”
The actress continued, “I think he would want everyone to remember that you can’t get to what’s possible unless you commit to moving forward. That doesn’t mean forgetting where you come from, but it requires acknowledging the reality you were born into and the power you have to change that reality for the better.”
“So whenever you’re in the City of Angels and you see this star, I hope it encourages you to break away from whatever might be holding you back and for you to run your marathon until God says that it’s finished,” concluded London’s speech.
Hussle’s grandmother also spoke at the ceremony. “Nipsey was the love of my life, always very respectful. I miss him, but I look at his picture and remember all the wonderful times we had together,” Boutte, 91, told the crowd.
“He will never be gone in my heart. He lives forever,” she continued. “Nipsey, I love you, I miss you, but you’re close at heart always. God bless you.”
Hussle’s 13-year-old daughter, Emani, also attended the ceremony with her family.
Hussle, whose real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedomthen, was shot to death in the parking lot of his Los Angeles store, The Marathon Clothing, in March 2019.
Last month, Eric Holder, 32, was found guilty of first-degree murder in Hussle’s death by a Los Angeles jury.
Holder was also convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter, as two bystanders were injured in the gunfire.
