As the city mourned the rapper, local gang members saw an opportunity to unite longstanding rivals. Photograph: Alex WelshA ‘prophet’ who transformed South LANipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, left his mark on south LA. “He didn’t take his money and run,” said Lanaisha Edwards, a South LA organizer. That meant some rival gang members who would never have set foot there had “safe passage” to pay their respects. Ask anyone in South LA about the possibility of a long-term peace, and they will bring up 1992.

Source: The Guardian April 30, 2019 09:56 UTC