The 33-year-old musician was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on Sunday.
Tributes have been pouring in for the rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot dead on Sunday, with many praising the musician's philanthropic projects.
Hussle, a 33-year-old native of Los Angeles whose birth name was Ermias Davidson Asghedom, was a Grammy-nominated musician who had been releasing his own mixtapes since the mid-2000s. According to Rolling Stone, he gradually built a loyal fan base while retaining a strong link to the West Coast rap scene and his local community.
Last month, he told the Los Angeles Times that he hoped to be a positive role model for underprivileged children. He established a project named “Too Big to Fail,” which built a STEM center and co-working space called Vector 90 to help black youths from Los Angeles and underrepresented entrepreneurs break into the sector. He said the project would be a “bridge between Silicon Valley and the inner city” and that he hoped to build other centers in big cities across the country.
Fellow celebrities praised Hussle’s generosity and loyalty to his community. Pharrell Williams tweeted, “You were about something positive and for your community in every chance you had to speak.” Actress Issa Rae said that watching Nipsey’s work “inspired me to invest and own in our communities,” while fellow musician J. Cole said he admired “your career path and what you did for the neighborhood.
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