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Trial begins for man accused of killing beloved LA rapper Nipsey Hussle

A young girl poses with a Nipsey Hussle mural near the strip mall property owned by Nipsey Hussle in South Los Angeles, on July 18, 2019.

The day they spoke in a Crenshaw parking lot, Nipsey Hussle and the man who shot him to death saw their "arcs in life were bending in different directions," a Los Angeles County prosecutor said Wednesday.

Hussle — born Ermias Asghedom — was a year removed from releasing his Grammy-nominated album "Victory Lap" and was gaining a reputation as a community hero trying to reinvest in the neighborhood where he grew up. He owned the parking lot where he was shot, a clothing store it

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