Nipsey Hussle Gets Street Renamed
LA City Officials will rename an intersection after Nipsey Hussle, with the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard receiving the permanent tribute. This move cements Hussle's enduring impact on both his community and the broader hip-hop landscape following his 2019 death.
- The intersection will be officially known as "Nipsey Hussle Square," and the dedication ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, February 28. In attendance will be Hussle's brother, Blacc Sam, along with local officials such as L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Councilmember Heather Hutt. - This intersection was the location of Hussle's Marathon Clothing store, which opened on June 17, 2017. He famously sold his early mixtapes from the trunk of his car in the same parking lot. - Shortly before his death, Nipsey Hussle and his business partner David Gross purchased the entire shopping plaza at the intersection for $2.5 million. His plans included transforming the strip mall into a mixed-use development with residential housing and creating local jobs. - An online petition to name the intersection in Hussle's honor gathered nearly 500,000 signatures from fans across the globe. - This is not the first posthumous honor for the rapper in the area; the nearby Hyde Park Metro station was temporarily renamed the "Nipsey Hussle Station" to commemorate what would have been his 40th birthday. - Since his death, Nipsey Hussle has been awarded two posthumous Grammy Awards in 2020 for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/Sung Performance. He was also honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 2019 BET Awards. - Other notable figures in the entertainment industry who have had streets named after them in Los Angeles County include Bob Hope, Judy Garland, and Charlie Chaplin.
