Nipsey Hussle is shot outside his Marathon Clothing store in South LA
Ermias 'Nipsey Hussle' Asghedom is shot multiple times outside his Marathon Clothing store at 3420 W Slauson Avenue around 3:20 PM. He dies hours later at the hospital. Eric Holder is later convicted of first-degree murder (2022 verdict, 2023 sentencing of 60-years-to-life). Nipsey was 33; his Victory Lap had been Grammy-nominated for Best Rap Album three months earlier.
Why it matters
Nipsey Hussle's killing happens at the precise moment hip-hop has begun, after decades, to develop a sustainable post-major-label artist economy — Nipsey was one of its clearest exemplars. His investment in the Crenshaw corridor (Marathon Clothing, Vector90, the Destination Crenshaw public art project) was an alternative to the contract-driven star economy. His death also coincides with the public re-emergence of the Tupac-Biggie pattern: a young, commercially independent Black artist killed at the intersection of personal disputes and chronic neighborhood violence.
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- B Los Angeles Times — Eric Holder Jr. sentenced to 60 years to life for killing Nipsey Hussle Retrieved 2026-05-24.