American rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle was shot dead outside his store in south Los Angeles in March 2019. Two days later, the suspected perpetrator was arrested and the trial against him began last month.
The delay was due, among other things, to the pandemic.
A Los Angeles court has convicted the perpetrator of murder, reports the LA Times.
The sentence will be announced at a later time and he risks life imprisonment.
Nipsey Hussle or Ermias Asghedom as he was actually called was mainly known on the hip hop scene.
He entered the music industry in the 00's and released a number of mixtapes, the breakthrough came in 2013 with the project "Crenshaw".
In 2018 came the acclaimed debut album "Victory Lap" and gave him his first grammy nomination for best rap album.