Death in hip-hop can feel so commonplace that sometimes, we’re desensitized to it. A trending topic for the day, a bump in streaming numbers, some kind words about the artist’s music and then, we move on. But in the case of Nipsey Hussle , his impact since his 2019 death feels different. A year ago this week, the city of Los Angeles said goodbye to the rapper and community advocate, who was killed on March 31, 2019, at his storefront, The Marathon Clothing, in the same neighborhood where he grew up. The artist’s massive public remembrance at Staples Center was followed by a 25-mile funeral procession through the city that attracted thousands of people. Hussle’s music, and the movement behind it, centered around uplifting his community. In the year since his passing, the 33-year-old’s initiatives for affordable housing, revitalization investments and STEM programs in his native South Central LA have been spotlighted . Hussle’s thirst for knowledge has inspired the formation of pop-up
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