{"id":152218,"date":"2025-08-17T04:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T04:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/152218\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T04:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T04:13:17","slug":"how-los-angeles-metro-is-honoring-late-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/152218\/","title":{"rendered":"How Los Angeles Metro Is Honoring Late Rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"

In honor of Nipsey Hussle<\/a>\u2018s legacy on what would have been his 40th birthday (Aug. 15), the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) temporarily renamed Hyde Park station as Nipsey Hussle Station. Two limited edition TAP cards featuring the late rapper were also released on Friday as part of the L.A. transit agency\u2019s Metro x Culture series, which highlights the city\u2019s cultural landscape, artists, musicians and community figures.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cThe Hussle family is proud to be partnering with Metro for the renaming of the station in honor of Nipsey for his 40th birthday,\u201d Nipsey\u2019s family says in a statement released at the campaign\u2019s launch. \u201cAccess to Metro played a vital role in providing transportation from South Central to Watts to pursue his early musical aspirations. Metro helped bridge the gap, not just between neighborhoods, but between his vision and his future. Metro provides access and opportunity to so many people who without this resource wouldn\u2019t be able to pursue their passions. The family hopes insight to Hussle\u2019s early years utilizing the Metro will bring light to Hussle\u2019s favorite quote, \u2018The highest human act is to inspire.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe TAP card designs \u2014 available in a release limited to 12,000 at select Metro station ticket vending machines, Metro Customer Care centers and through Metro\u2019s LIFE Program \u2014 include \u201cCrenshaw & Slauson,\u201d which shows a black-and-white portrait of Hussle at the intersection captured by photographer Jonathan Mannion, and \u201cWatts\u201d (seen below), which depicts the rapper on a Metro bus.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tNipsey Hussle is featured on a limited edition TAP card design.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe station known in the short-term as Nipsey Hussle Station will hold on to its new name through Aug. 31.<\/p>\n

Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins notes, \u201cHussle\u2019s legacy goes far beyond music. He was a visionary who understood the power of community, connection and opportunity. At Metro, we share his belief that public transportation is more than just a way to get around; it\u2019s a vital lifeline that can unite neighborhoods, open doors and uplift lives. Honoring Hussle with these commemorative TAP cards and temporarily renaming the Hyde Park station is our way of celebrating his enduring impact on Los Angeles and reaffirming our commitment to building an accessible, inclusive transit system that serves all Angelenos.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNipsey Hussle died in 2019. He was\u00a0murdered\u00a0in a daytime shooting in front of his Marathon Clothing store in South Central Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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