{"id":58853,"date":"2026-02-25T12:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/nipsey-hussle-to-be-honored-with-renaming-of-crenshaw-slauson-intersection-in-l-a\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:55:04","slug":"nipsey-hussle-to-be-honored-with-renaming-of-crenshaw-slauson-intersection-in-l-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/nipsey-hussle-to-be-honored-with-renaming-of-crenshaw-slauson-intersection-in-l-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Nipsey Hussle To Be Honored With Renaming Of Crenshaw &#038; Slauson Intersection In L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/nipsey-hussle\" target=\"_blank\">Nipsey Hussle<\/a> is set to be honored this weekend with his own intersection in his beloved hometown of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/slauson-crenshaw-intersection-los-angeles-marathon-clothing-store-renamed-nipsey-hussle-square\/18644753\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC7<\/a><\/em>, the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will be renamed \u201cNipsey Hussle Square\u201d in memory of the late rapper\u2019s influence, entrepreneurial spirit and deep connection to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The new street sign will be officially unveiled at a ceremony on Saturday (February 28) which will be attended by Nipsey\u2019s brother and business partner Blacc Sam, as well as L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, councilmember Heather Hutt and California State Assemblymember Isaac Bryan.<\/p>\n<p>The intersection carries deep significance as the nearby plaza was purchased by Nipsey shortly before his death in early 2019 and serves as the home of his Neighborhood Nip Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy-nominated MC also referenced the intersection throughout his catalog, most notably on his 2013 song \u201cCrenshaw and Slauson (True Story).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" width=\"900\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TmPHy3wwdLA?si=GVaf27Pgn8m1H5ji\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hyde Park Metro station, which sits opposites the intersection, was <a class=\"underline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/nipsey-hussle-to-have-la-metro-station-named-after-him\/\" target=\"_blank\">temporarily renamed after Nipsey Hussle<\/a> last summer to celebrate his 40th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was really a true partnership. [Nipsey\u2019s family and estate] actually reached out to us, really knowing that Nipsey was a part of this community,\u201d Zoe Zeigler, executive officer of Marketing at Metro, said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, fans can look forward to a first posthumous album from Nipsey Hussle this year.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper\u2019s Marathon Clothing brand recently announced that a joint project with close collaborator <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/bino-rideaux\" target=\"_blank\">Bino Rideaux<\/a> called <em>Prolific<\/em> is set to be released this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The news was accompanied by the lead single, <a class=\"underline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/new-music-friday-nipsey-hussle-brent-faiyaz-larry-june-currensy\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cReckless,\u201d<\/a> produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/artist\/mike-keys\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike &amp; Keys<\/a>, the L.A.-bred production duo behind the bulk of Nipsey\u2019s final album <em>Victory Lap<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The project will arrive more than six years after Nip was tragically gunned down outside his Marathon Clothing store in South L.A. aged 33.<\/p>\n<p>His killer, Eric Holder, is currently <a class=\"underline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/nipey-hussle-killer-conviction-upheld\/\" target=\"_blank\">serving a 60-year prison sentence<\/a> after being convicted of first-degree murder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/nipsey-hussle-square-crenshaw-slauson-intersection\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nipsey Hussle is set to be honored this weekend with his own intersection in his beloved hometown of Los Angeles. 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