In an excerpt from the new Nipsey biography ’The Marathon Don ... as a giant American flag waved behind him. Like every other rapper in Los Angeles, Nipsey Hussle was paying close attention ...

The city of Los Angeles has been in mourning since 33-year-old rapper and South L.A. advocate Nipsey Hussle was gunned down on March 31, just outside his store, the Marathon Clothing in Hyde Park.

All the money raised in the 26.2-mile marathon will go toward the rebirth of the Nipsey Hussle Plaza, home to the headquarters of The Neighborhood Nip Foundation, located off Slauson Ave.