Today marks the one-year anniversary of Nipsey Hussle’s death. In celebration of his life, the hip-hop community has taken to social media to remember the Crenshaw icon, who was gunned down outside of his Marathon Clothing store on March 31, 2019..
Nipsey won two posthumous Grammys in January and murals have been painted across his hometown in his honor.
See tributes below....
DJ Khaled honored his “Higher” collaborator with a heartfelt message: “Bless up @nipseyhussle 🤲🏽 ICON @nipseyhussle INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US 🌎 THE MARATHON CONTINUES LONG LIVE 👑 @nipseyhussle 🙏🏽 Grateful for your friendship #HIGHER THE HIGHEST HUMAN ACT IS TO INSPIRE.”
Bino Rideaux has dedicated a song to Nip called “Pride 2 the Side.” On the Auto-Tuned track, he gets emotional as he remembers his fallen friend. “Real pain, real emotion, and most importantly real stories in this record, it’s been a whole year since we lost our brother..shit will never be the same #LLNH FOREVER!” wrote Bino, who collaborated with Nipsey on 2017’s joint mixtape No Pressure.
Others including Meek Mill, Jeezy, T.I., and his “Racks in the Middle” collaborator Roddy Ricch have also paid homage to Neighborhood Nip with heartfelt tributes on social media. Read some of their messages below.
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