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5 Years Together and 1 Kid: Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London’s Relationship Timeline

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Apr 1, 2019 1:37 pm·

By Jaclyn Roth

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RIP. Nipsey Hussle passed away on Sunday, March 31, after he was shot outside of his Los Angeles store. The rapper has been dating actress Lauren London for five years and they share a 2-year-old son, but how exactly did the duo first start dating? Scroll through the gallery below to see their love story.

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Where It All Began

Lauren, 34, and Nipsey started dating in 2013. They actually met for the first time when she visited his store on Slauson Ave in Los Angeles.

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A Modern Love Story

“I did not slide into his DMs. My homeboy did,” Lauren told GQ magazine of how she and Nipsey (real name: Ermias Asghedom) began talking. The California native bought Nipsey’s mixtapes and started following him on Instagram. So, he followed her back and messaged her. Since then, they’ve been together for five years.

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Bump in the Road

However, in 2017, the couple broke up. “@LaurenLondon and I had a dope relationship and made a beautiful child,” the “Racks In The Middle” crooner said on Twitter at the time. “We are deciding to separate and raise our son together as the main priority.”

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Reunited

He continued, “This was a mutual choice and we will function with each other as family with love and respect.” The pair was clearly back together at the time of his death, though.

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Don’t Believe the Rumors

In 2018, there were rumors going around that the Grammy nominee cheated on his lady. Lauren quickly defended their relationship on Instagram, writing that they were “so good” and asking, “why all the hate? All these random, fake-ass rumors?”

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One Big Happy Family

Nipsey and Lauren welcomed their first child named Kross together on August 31, 2016. Nipsey also has a daughter from a previous relationship named Emani — he took her to the 2019 Grammy Awards where he was nominated for Best Rap Album of the year.

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RIP

For now, the mom-of-two has not spoken about Nipsey’s untimely death. Our thoughts and prayers are with Nipsey’s family and friends during this tough time.