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SAINT NIP

Oto-Abasi aTtah and Paul Cullors work on “Saint Nip” at the Crenshaw Dairy Mart

THE “Saint Nip” MURAL PROJECT POSITIONS THE Late NIPSEY HUSSLE AS A SAINT WHOSE MISSION IN THE INGLEWOOD AND SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY WAS IN THE REPATRIATION OF RESOURCES FOR UPLIFTING BLACK ARTISTRY. SAINT NIP WILL HENCE LIVE LONG ON THE WEST-FACING WALL OF THE CRENSHAW DAIRY MART. THE MUral created by two Black men, one from Inglewood and the other from Van Nuys. Paul Cullors a traditional street artist from Van Nuys and Oto Abasi a painter from Inglewood merge their two practices as a homage to the late Nipsey.