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Nipsey Hussle was born on August 15, 1985 in Crenshaw, California, United States. Public records list Nipsey Hussle as a rapper, songwriter and entrepreneur. Death is recorded on March 31, 2019, at the age of 33. Education on record includes Alexander Hamilton High School. Listed accolades include Hollywood Walk of Fame (2022).
My Take
What sticks with me about Nipsey Hussle is that the music was almost the secondary story. A kid from Crenshaw who hustled his own mixtapes, then poured the money right back into his neighborhood with stores and jobs, he treated entrepreneurship as a form of loyalty to place. His murder in 2019 cut all of that brutally short, yet the 2022 Walk of Fame star felt less like an industry honor than a verdict on how he lived. I admire people who refuse to abandon the ground they came from, and few embodied that as completely as he did.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nipsey Hussle
- Name (Japanese)
- ニプシー・ハッスル
- Reading
- にぷしー・はっする
- Born
- August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019
- Origin
- Crenshaw, California, United States
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / entrepreneur / actor / activist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
2. Background
- High school
- Alexander Hamilton High School
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.ihussle.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nipseyhussle/
- Xhttps://x.com/nipseyhussle
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipsey%20Hussle
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%97%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%83%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2073970
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nipsey Hussle born?
Nipsey Hussle was born on August 15, 1985.
When did Nipsey Hussle die?
Nipsey Hussle died on March 31, 2019, aged 33.
Where was Nipsey Hussle from?
Nipsey Hussle was from Crenshaw, California, United States.
What did Nipsey Hussle do?
Nipsey Hussle worked as rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, actor, activist.
Which high school did Nipsey Hussle attend?
Nipsey Hussle attended Alexander Hamilton High School.
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