The late rapper was honored with limited-edition LA Metro TAP playing cards and a brief station renaming to mark what would have been his fortieth birthday.
Nipsey Hussle was honored Friday (August 15) with a pair of limited-edition LA Metro TAP playing cards and short-term station renaming on what would have been the late rapper’s fortieth birthday, celebrating his deep ties to South Los Angeles.
In partnership with the Nipsey Hussle Property, LA Metro unveiled two commemorative TAP card designs—“Crenshaw & Slauson” and “Watts”—every paying tribute to the Grammy Award-nominated artist’s legacy and affect. The “Crenshaw & Slauson” card incorporates a black-and-white portrait of Hussle taken by acclaimed Hip-Hop photographer Jonathan Mannion, whereas the “Watts” model captures the rapper aboard a Metro bus.
A complete of 12,000 playing cards had been launched throughout choose Metro stations, together with Hyde Park, Crenshaw, Compton, Hollywood/Vine and Expo/Crenshaw. The Hyde Park station, situated close to Hussle’s Marathon Clothes retailer, has been briefly renamed Nipsey Hussle Station by way of August 31.
“This partnership together with his property is a robust instance of how Metro is bridging transit, tradition, and group to rejoice the enduring spirit of Los Angeles,” LA Metro mentioned in an announcement.
By early Friday morning, lengthy strains had already fashioned at merchandising machines as individuals rushed to safe the collectible playing cards, a tangible tribute to the late rapper’s enduring impression on the town. Most of them have bought out.
Hussle was gunned down on March 31, 2019, outdoors his Marathon Clothes retailer on Slauson Avenue. He was 33. The person convicted of his homicide, Eric Holder Jr., was sentenced to 60 years to life in jail in February 2023.
Hussle’s demise despatched waves by way of the Hip-Hop world and past, as he was broadly revered not only for his music however for his work locally. He was a vocal advocate for financial empowerment, youth mentorship and gang intervention applications in South LA.
His household has continued his philanthropic work by way of the Neighborhood Nip Basis, which helps initiatives targeted on schooling, entrepreneurship and social justice.
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