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Nipsey Hussle fans convene online for 10th anniversary of 'The Marathon'

LOS ANGELES — The Crenshaw strip mall that was the center of Nipsey Hussle's fame is surrounded by a fence, nearly two years after the rap star was fatally shot there. Vector 90, Hussle's coworking space and incubator for local entrepreneurs, is mostly shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic. But people close to Hussle say they are pushing forward with his vision of empowering his South ...

LOS ANGELES — The Crenshaw strip mall that was the center of Nipsey Hussle's fame is surrounded by a fence, nearly two years after the rap star was fatally shot there.

Vector 90, Hussle's coworking space and incubator for local entrepreneurs, is mostly shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic.

But people close to Hussle say they are pushing forward with his vision of empowering his South Los Angeles community.

And Hussle's fans are drawing inspiration from his songs and his life story during a time of racial unrest and a

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