Late rapper Nipsey Hussle posthumously honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

LOS ANGELES - Slain rapper Nipsey Hussle was posthumously honored Monday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony that drew such a large crowd it forced a shutdown of a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.Hussle's longtime girlfriend, actress Lauren London, Hussle's sister, Samantha Smith, and father, Dawit Asghedom, were on hand for the ceremony, during which his grandmother Margaret Boutte accepted the star on behalf of Hussle's family.

The ceremony came on the 37th anniversary of Hussle's birth.Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images) The star, located at 6212 Hollywood Blvd.

in front of Amoeba music is the 2,729th star since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the first 1,558 stars.To accommodate the large crowd attending the event, Hollywood Boulevard was shut down throughout the morning between Gower Street and Argyle Avenue.Nipsey Hussle was posthumously honored Monday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony that drew such a large crowd it forced a shutdown of a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard. (Photo: SkyFOX) "I think I speak for the entire city of L.A when I say we've always known Hussle was destined for greatness," London told the crowd. "This moment only amplifies that for us.Lauren London speaks onstage as Nipsey Hussle is posthumously honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Farone/Getty Images) "Nip would have been honored by this moment," she said. "I think he would want everyone to remember that you cant get to what's possible unless you commit to moving forward.