In this March 29, 2018, file photo, rapper Nipsey Hussle watches an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

A special screening of Nipsey Hussle’s documentary film “PROLIFIC” will be held at the Grammy Museum on Wednesday. 

The documentary showcases the making of “PROLIFIC, ” Hussle’s latest album release with producer Bino Rideaux, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process that led to the album’s creation. 

The documentary will also include interviews with the rapper’s musical collaborators, never-before seen recording sessions and explore Hussle’s intended vision for the project and how the 2017 mixtape “No Pressure” helped to shape it.   

The album was originally recorded in 2017 and released in August, according to the Grammy Museum website. 

The screening will be followed by a panel that includes Rideaux, Hussles’ brother Sam Asghedom, Norberto Garcia and Jorge Pineche. 

Marathon Clothing announced the screening on its Instagram account late last week. The screening is currently sold out, according to the Grammy Museum website.   

Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom in LA , launched his music career in 2005 with a mixtape, a curated selection of unreleased tracks used to build buzz for an artist, as noted on the Grammy’s website. 

Releasing his first full-length album in 2018, Hussle had launched The Marathon Clothing brand highlighting the Crenshaw District neighborhood where he grew up. He was murdered in front of his clothing store on March 31, 2019.    

Hussle received five Grammy nominations and won two Grammy awards, both posthumously, according to the organization’s website.  

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