---
name: "Nipsey Hussle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nipsey-hussle"
roles: []
born: "15 August 1985"
died: "31 March 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T19:14:03.384835+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Nipsey Hussle

Actor. Born 15 August 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 31 March 2019.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 August 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 31 March 2019
- **Also known as:** Ermias Joseph Asghedom, Nipsey Hu$$le
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipsey_Hussle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2073970, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2596169/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/91511

## Biography

Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and actor. He appeared as himself in the pilot episode of the television series *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), contributing a rap verse to "The Sexy Getting Ready Song".

Hussle had earlier acting roles in the films *I Tried* (2007) and *Caged Animal* (2010). He was born on 15 August 1985 in Los Angeles, California, and died there on 31 March 2019.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), Fi1m 82, as Nipsey Hussle — [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *THE MARATHON: Live Visual Album* (2021), Acting
- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), series, as Nipsey Hussle — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md)
- *The Wrath of Cain* (2010), as Ricky Skinner
- *Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed* (2010), as Janky
- *I Tried* (2007), as Little Rickey

## Gallery

- ![Nipsey Hussle](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-0797b11d7b9e.jpg) Nipsey Hussle — Soundtrack Beat Battle, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Soundtrack_Beat_Battle_Judging_Panel_March2011_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Big Sean & Nipsey Hussle in 2009 at Howard University](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-f542a9f0b0ad.jpg) Big Sean & Nipsey Hussle in 2009 at Howard University — Big Sean, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Big_Sean_%26_Nipsey_Hussle.jpg/1280px-Big_Sean_%26_Nipsey_Hussle.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Street art in Bushwick, Brooklyn (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-ef2e9be89175.jpg) Street art in Bushwick, Brooklyn (2022) — Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Bushwick_Brooklyn_Art_617.jpg/1280px-Bushwick_Brooklyn_Art_617.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![K Line Crenshaw Line on Thursday morning 2023-02-02](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-757ed3cc20cb.jpg) K Line Crenshaw Line on Thursday morning 2023-02-02 — Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/K_Line_Crenshaw_Line_on_Thursday_morning_2023-02-20.jpg/1280px-K_Line_Crenshaw_Line_on_Thursday_morning_2023-02-20.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nipsey Hussle](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-648a888153a7.jpg) Nipsey Hussle — Image via TMDB
- ![Nipsey Hussle](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-7b07b45b78e1.jpg) Nipsey Hussle — Image via TMDB
- ![Marathon Burger in Melrose, located at 7507 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, is an extension of Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon brand. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., it o (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-ae4dd12a013a.jpg) Marathon Burger in Melrose, located at 7507 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, is an extension of Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon brand. Open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., it o (2025) — Myunboundedlife, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Marathon_Burger_Melrose_%E2%80%93_Fairfax_District%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/1280px-Marathon_Burger_Melrose_%E2%80%93_Fairfax_District%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fabrics with picture of Nipsey Hussle, for sale near his (closed) restaurant next to the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson, Los Angeles (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/972202/gallery-84c8087e3560.jpg) Fabrics with picture of Nipsey Hussle, for sale near his (closed) restaurant next to the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson, Los Angeles (2022) — Downtowngal, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/NH_kerchiefs.jpg/1280px-NH_kerchiefs.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hollywood Walk of Fame 2022: Hollywood Walk of Fame (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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