While promoting the Crenshaw mixtape, Nipsey Hussle provided The Source with an all-access look into his life on the road. Before hitting the stage, Nip the Great let us into his recording process.
“I don’t premeditate what I say,” Nipsey detailed. “It’s in me. So if the beat is right and I feel it, it will come out.
“I think people will get game from my music if they listen. Like young people who are trying to get into what we doing.”
Hussle was once again speaking truths, from Crenshaw to Mailbox Money all the way up to his debut album Victory Lap, he delivered free game.
During the interview, he would also detail the books that are key to his business demeanor and his aim to roll out his album in a way no one saw it. At the time, Nipsey was operating with the Proud to Pay campaign, where he would have tiered levels for purchasing an album. Most notably, he would go on to sell physicals of his mixtape for $100 apiece, which would sell out.
While promoting the Crenshaw mixtape, Nipsey Hussle provided The Source with an all-access look into his life on the road. Before hitting the stage, Nip the Great let us into his recording process.
“I don’t premeditate what I say,” Nipsey detailed. “It’s in me. So if the beat is right and I feel it, it will come out.
“I think people will get game from my music if they listen. Like young people who are trying to get into what we doing.”
Hussle was once again speaking truths, from Crenshaw to Mailbox Money all the way up to his debut album Victory Lap, he delivered free game.
During the interview, he would also detail the books that are key to his business demeanor and his aim to roll out his album in a way no one saw it. At the time, Nipsey was operating with the Proud to Pay campaign, where he would have tiered levels for purchasing an album. Most notably, he would go on to sell physicals of his mixtape for $100 apiece, which would sell out.
While promoting the Crenshaw mixtape, Nipsey Hussle provided The Source with an all-access look into his life on the road. Before hitting the stage, Nip the Great let us into his recording process.
“I don’t premeditate what I say,” Nipsey detailed. “It’s in me. So if the beat is right and I feel it, it will come out.
“I think people will get game from my music if they listen. Like young people who are trying to get into what we doing.”
Hussle was once again speaking truths, from Crenshaw to Mailbox Money all the way up to his debut album Victory Lap, he delivered free game.
During the interview, he would also detail the books that are key to his business demeanor and his aim to roll out his album in a way no one saw it. At the time, Nipsey was operating with the Proud to Pay campaign, where he would have tiered levels for purchasing an album. Most notably, he would go on to sell physicals of his mixtape for $100 apiece, which would sell out.
Source: Celebrities watch the Los Angeles Lakers Featuring: Nipsey Hussle Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 02 Apr 2017 Credit: WENN.com
As suspected there are several layers to yet to be peeled on Nipsey Hussle’s murder. The law has confirmed they were keeping tabs on his movements prior to his death.
TMZ has confirmed that the LAPD had an open investigation on Nip’s crew and his retail location. According to the report the police were not eyeing the rapper specifically but all the alleged gang activity the Marathon Clothing store attracted.
To make matters even more touchy one of the website’s inside sources claims the investigation is now causing an uproar as the department was once commending Nip for encouraging local gang members to keep the peace. Hussle was an admitted Rollin’ 60’s Crip. His family closed the store shortly after his untimely death but the wears are still available on the Marathon Clothing site.
In June police confirmed the getaway driver in his murder was offered protection for her cooperation.
Thirteen years ago this week, Nipsey Hussle released his debut mixtape, Slauson Boy. Shortly thereafter, the MC’s buzz started permeating the West Coast, and then the global Rap industry. The artist from the Crenshaw section of Los Angeles, California rapped with a sense of angst, awareness, and authority that stood apart from his peers. From Snoop Dogg to Chamillionaire to Rick Ross, a cross-section of Rap artists took interest in Nip’, giving him features and putting the artist on his songs.
While Nipsey eventually landed at a restructuring and rebranding Epic Records, the 2000s ended without an album. Instead, the rapper fed the streets with a steady stream of unadulterated mixtape product. Bullets Ain’t Got No Name and Marathon became sought-out series, very much tied to themes that surrounded Nipsey’s environment and a different industry blueprint. 2013’s Crenshaw, a mixtape sold at $100 a clip, combated the notion that free music lacked value. Pressed on CD, packaged with artwork, Nipsey Hussle set up shop beyond the industry in a way that was just as impressive as his art. JAY-Z was a noteworthy supporter, copping 100 copies of the celebrated work.
Until this year, Hussle delivered mixtape singles to the charts, kept a high-profile beyond the label machine, and continuously made top-shelf music during a renaissance of West Coast Gangsta Rap. Finalizing a partnership beyond the traditional deals, Nip’s Victory Lap with Atlantic Records this year pushed the quality even further. While the streets and the charts warmly received the February album, few could have predicted the Grammy Awards recognition as “Best Rap Album” nominee. In the coming weeks, Heads will see if the low-key artist from Crenshaw can achieve something that Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and The Game have not.
Closing out his banner year, Hussle releases “Perfect Timing.” Like so many other songs in his catalog, the record focuses on the hear-and-now of his career. “I know perfect timing feels like I’m too late / And I know I’m still great in spite of my mistakes / You know it’s authentic, every rhyme I say / My only regret is I made ni**as wait / See, ain’t too many like us, we life in this, baby / An’ I don’t f&ck with busters, y’all can’t integrate / Grew up with these killers in my living space / Lotta ni**as folded through them village days,” he opens.
Thirteen years ago this week, Nipsey Hussle released his debut mixtape, Slauson Boy. Shortly thereafter, the MC’s buzz started permeating the West Coast, and then the global Rap industry. The artist from the Crenshaw section of Los Angeles, California rapped with a sense of angst, awareness, and authority that stood apart from his peers. From Snoop Dogg to Chamillionaire to Rick Ross, a cross-section of Rap artists took interest in Nip’, giving him features and putting the artist on his songs.
While Nipsey eventually landed at a restructuring and rebranding Epic Records, the 2000s ended without an album. Instead, the rapper fed the streets with a steady stream of unadulterated mixtape product. Bullets Ain’t Got No Name and Marathon became sought-out series, very much tied to themes that surrounded Nipsey’s environment and a different industry blueprint. 2013’s Crenshaw, a mixtape sold at $100 a clip, combated the notion that free music lacked value. Pressed on CD, packaged with artwork, Nipsey Hussle set up shop beyond the industry in a way that was just as impressive as his art. JAY-Z was a noteworthy supporter, copping 100 copies of the celebrated work.
Until this year, Hussle delivered mixtape singles to the charts, kept a high-profile beyond the label machine, and continuously made top-shelf music during a renaissance of West Coast Gangsta Rap. Finalizing a partnership beyond the traditional deals, Nip’s Victory Lap with Atlantic Records this year pushed the quality even further. While the streets and the charts warmly received the February album, few could have predicted the Grammy Awards recognition as “Best Rap Album” nominee. In the coming weeks, Heads will see if the low-key artist from Crenshaw can achieve something that Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and The Game have not.
Closing out his banner year, Hussle releases “Perfect Timing.” Like so many other songs in his catalog, the record focuses on the hear-and-now of his career. “I know perfect timing feels like I’m too late / And I know I’m still great in spite of my mistakes / You know it’s authentic, every rhyme I say / My only regret is I made ni**as wait / See, ain’t too many like us, we life in this, baby / An’ I don’t f&ck with busters, y’all can’t integrate / Grew up with these killers in my living space / Lotta ni**as folded through them village days,” he opens.
