Nipsey Hussle remembered

A crowd of 21,000 paid their respects to and remembered rapper Nipsey Hussle on Thursday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Hussle was slain last month in front of a store that he tried to use to empower his South Los Angeles neighborhood. Nipsy, whose birth name was Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was fatally shot March 31, 2019, while he was standing outside the Marathon.

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Thu., April 11, 2019

A hearse carrying the casket of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, draped in the flag of his father’s native country, Eritrea in East Africa, passes through the crowd Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Los Angeles. Hussle was shot to death March 31 while standing outside The Marathon, his South Los Angeles clothing store, not far from where the rapper grew up.

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People watch as a hearse carrying the casket of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle passes Hussle’s clothing store The Marathon, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Los Angeles. Hussle’s casket, draped in the flag of his father’s native country, Eritrea in East Africa, embarked on a 25-mile tour of the city after his memorial service, drawing thousands to the streets to catch a glimpse of the recently-anointed hometown hero.

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A fan of rapper Nipsey Hussle holds a flag with Hussle’s image on it as he attends a public memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

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The hearse carrying rapper Nipsey Hussle leaves Staples Center after a public memorial in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

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Fans of rapper Nipsey Hussle wait for the hearse carrying Hussle to leave Staples Center after a public memorial in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

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A fan of rapper Nipsey Hussle holds a sign as he attends a public memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

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A fan of rapper Nipsey Hussle wearing a Nipsey hat as she attends a public memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

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The hearse carrying rapper Nipsey Hussle leaves Staples Center after a public memorial in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

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A man gives the newspaper away as fans of rapper Nipsey Hussle wait in line to attend a public memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

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A silver hearse carrying the body of Nipsey Hussle, whose given name was Ermias Asghedom, leaves Staples Center in a procession following the Celebration of Life memorial service for the late rapper on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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A plane carrying a banner reading “Hussle & Motivate, Stop the Violence, Do it for Nipsey” flies overhead at the Celebration of Life memorial service for late rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose given name was Ermias Asghedom, on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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People gather outside The Marathon Clothing store to watch a funeral procession of rapper Nipsey Hussle, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Los Angeles.

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A lone candle rests against a wall full of messages commemorating slain rapper Nipsey Hussle outside The Marathon Clothing store as people wait for a funeral procession to pass Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Los Angeles. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside the store on March 31.

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Master P speaks with journalists at the Celebration of Life memorial service for late rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose given name was Ermias Asghedom, on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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A makeshift memorial site for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle is filled with candles outside The Marathon Clothing store, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Los Angeles. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside the store on March 31.

Jae C. Hong Associated Press
Michante Clark, of Sacramento, Calif., holds up a tribute flag at the Celebration of Life memorial service for late rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose given name was Ermias Asghedom, on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Fans of rapper Nipsey Hussle wait in line to attend his public memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 11, 2019. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store in south Los Angeles on March 31.

Ringo H.W. Chiu Associated Press
Slum Baby, from left, Yhung To, Lil Cadi PGE and Lo, from the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles, wear clothing in honor of Nipsey Hussle, whose given name was Ermias Asghedom, at the late rapper’s Celebration of Life memorial service on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan (10) wears Nike Kobe Bryant shoes bearing a tribute to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Denver. The Nuggets won 113-85.

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