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EXCLUSIVE: The marathon will continue on streaming and in the hands of Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay. Just one day before her new OWN series Cherish the Day debuts on Oprah Winfrey’s outlet, DuVernay has been set to direct a feature-length documentary on the late, great Nipsey Hussle for Netflix. A…

UPDATED, 1:12 PM: The 2020 Grammy Awards were dominated last night by collaboration performances, tributes to Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle and Billie Eilish triple-threat wins. Yet music's biggest night has become a smaller affair, again. Now that the final numbers are in, it is clear that the decline of the…

Nipsey Hussle loomed large over the Grammy Awards on Sunday night as the late rapper was honored with a star-studded tribute. Hussle, real name Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. He was 33 years old. On Sunday night at the Staples Center, director Ava DuVernay introduced the tribute to…

The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an internal affairs investigation into the Nipsey Hussle murder case following news that the woman who drove the getaway car was sent home when she tried to turn herself in. The LAPD’s Office of the Inspector General told The Association Press Monday that the department’s…

The 2019 BET Awards paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle by honoring the late rapper with its Humanitarian Award and a star-studded musical tribute. Heading into the ceremony, the stars walked a blue carpet in his memory. Near the end of Sunday night’s nearly four-hour show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, rapper…

The 19th Annual BET Awards take place today at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The show, which celebrates African-American achievement in music, movies and sports, will be hosted by Girls Trip and Black Monday actress Regina Hall. Cardi B leads with seven nominations, including best female hip-hop…

UPDATE April 24: Two days after our story ran, the CW renewed All American for a second season. A month ago, the CW drama All American ended its 16-episode freshman run with a big championship win for Beverly High and two major cliffhangers as Spencer (Daniel Ezra) is left pondering whether to stay at the posh school…

Fox News host Laura Ingraham found humor in Thursday’s memorial service for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle. Adding to insult, she showed the wrong Southern California rapper while taking swipes at Hussle. On Friday’s episode of The Ingraham Angle, the right-wing commentator recounted details about Hussle’s memorial…

UPDATED AT 8PM WITH DETAILS ON SHOOTING: Los Angeles police are reporting one person was killed and three others sustained injuries during a shooting incident at today’s funeral procession for slain rapper/entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle. The long-procession, which took place after the late rapper’s Staples Center memorial…

Several Los Angeles television stations plan to offer live coverage of Thursday’s memorial service for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle. The service called "Nipsey Hussle's Celebration of Life," will take place at the Staples Center in downtown L.A. from 10 a.m. to noon PT. Fox 11, NBC 4, ABC 7 and KTLA have all said they…

The public memorial for Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle is set to take place Thursday after Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Staples posted details on its website Monday, saying the “Celebration of Life” for the slain hip-hop star will begin at 10 a.m. and will be free for fans. Complimentary tickets will…

The family of slain rapper/entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle has met with officials from Staples Center about hosting his official memorial service at the venue. The 21,000-seat arena would host the memorial service on Thursday of the coming week. Tickets will be sold, according to a TMZ report. The National Basketball…