Police seek motive in Nipsey Hussle shooting
LOS ANGELES - The killing was like many others in this city - a young man gunned down on a street in South Los Angeles.
The questions were familiar too. Was it gang related? A personal dispute?
But because the victim was renowned rapper Nipsey Hussle, the mourning transcended family and friends and became a citywide conversation.
Hussle's coming of age as a member of the Rollin' 60s Crips who made it big in the music industry was on Angelenos' minds. The conversation included broader narratives about the persistent violence in South L.A. and Hussle's efforts to help young people harness their creativity through avenues such as the tech industry that have not traditionally been rooted in black and brown neighborhoods.
Hussle's choice to
