Nipsey Hussle‘s name will be forever cemented in Los Angeles after the city’s Metro Rail has announced the opening of a brand new station in his honor.
According to CBS Los Angeles, the station will serve the Hyde Park K Line and is located in Nipsey Hussle Square. It’s one of eight stops along the route that goes through some of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles and Inglewood.
“From Slauson and all the way to Vernon, you will see world-class pieces of art, celebrating the history and the legacy of African American people,” Los Angeles Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson said. “Everybody who comes to L.A. and rides the train out of the airport is gonna see it. Is that alright?”
The news comes just days after Los Angeles City Council voted to temporarily close the popular alley near the site of Nipsey Hussle’s murder due continuous crime in the area, per the Los Angeles Times. The alley will be closed for 18 months with the aim of ensuring its safety for residents and visitors alike.
The new rail station appears to be the start of a plan to clean up South Los Angeles. Nipsey was shot and killed in March 2019 outside his Marathon Clothing store. After a lengthy court process, Eric Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter relating to the shooting earlier this month.
The rapper’s longtime partner, Lauren London, recently appeared on the first episode of Angie Martinez’s new In Real Life podcast, where she revealed getting a pep talk from Diddy before she spoke at his funeral.
Boosie Badazz Reveals Nipsey Hussle 'Protected' Him In L.A.
“Somebody pulled me aside,” she recalled. “Puff, Puff pulled me aside and was like, ‘Look, Boog, you have showed everybody what it looks like to hold a man down and to love him. Now show them what it looks like when it all crumbles. That’s your responsibility.'”
She added of the funeral: “I just felt like it was surreal. I can honestly say God was carrying me through that cause I didn’t even want to get dressed. I was going to wear sweats.”
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can you stop saying these things.
I’m sure it this station will be honored with lots of crime and killings!
Sh!tty Eric Holder was getting electro shock therapy then a few days later he kills Nipsey Hussle… What a coincidence.
Ok, it’s always a sad news when someone passed away. Let alone when that person is killed in cold blood. But this is getting out of hand. Even though Nipsey did something for the community, he was not THAT famous (before his death) and he did not accomplished THAT much thing for a public space to be given his name. Let’s be real here. Maybe he was on the verge of doing something huge in his lifetime but we will never now. That being said, the media and the hip hop celebrities are making him look like someone more important than he actually was. FOH!
He was that famous in his community, where the stop will be named in his honor. If you know, you know.
Creed, you sound like the ultimate hater….
Yall motherfuckers overused the word “hater” it does mean shit anymore.
Ppl act like Nippsey made the whole world a better place. It sucks we don’t actually name things after truly important people anymore, but simply entertainers we like as people. Sad
I don’t get it? they can’t name a bus station after a NIPPLE!! how am i going to explain that to my kids??