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    Before his death in South L.A., Nipsey Hussle was trying to buy back his 'hood

    by Angel Jennings And Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times Apr 02, 2019 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Years ago, a popular burger joint in Nipsey Hussle's South Los Angeles neighborhood had high-top tables but no chairs.

    The owner of Master Burger, Hussle suspected, wanted people to order their food and leave. Without chairs, people couldn't "loiter" - what business owners in wealthier neighborhoods call "hanging out."

    "I remember that, being young feeling like, 'How dare you?'" Hussle recounted last month to the music blog Genius.

    So Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, bought the building.

    "Now, he's our tenant. He pays us rent every month."

    This story illustrates how the 33-year-old rapper, who was shot to death outside of his clothing store on Sunday afternoon, fought for the black and Latino people of his neighborhood of Hyde Park. Long before Hussle was nominated

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