Nipsey Hussle
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About Nipsey Hussle
You already know what it is. From the way he greets you, to the words that he speaks. The uniform he wears is bold, aggressive and absolutely intimidating. Hes authentic the offspring of the West Coasts most celebrated talent yet and still a novelty all his own. In an industry thats fallen victim to bubble gum lyrics and erroneous dance fads to match, hes the spokesperson the block wants for. Hes the sociopolitical outrage of Ice Cube and N.W.A. Hes Snoop Dogg before you knew his name and Ice T after an unexpected knock at 6 o clock in the morning. Hes the very definition of Slauson & Crenshaw a self-inspired movement and a name you can trust. He is Nipsey Hussle.
Nipsey Hussle emerged from the streets of Los Angeles and as the first signee to the Cinematic/ Epic Records joint venture, is effectively building momentum as a rising emcee while sacrificing the only way of life hes ever known. "I try to keep a balance with my career and who I am aside from that," says Nipsey. Its kinda hard, but I try to stay the same and balance both worlds. You dont wanna forget where you come from and at the same time, you dont wanna miss your blessing tryna live the same lifestyle you been livin ."
All in anticipation of a fall 09 debut, his street singles "They Roll" and "Bullets Aint Got No Name," both featuring The GAME, are lyrical proof that Nipsey Hussle is here to stay. In addition to the GAME, the album is slated to feature the likes of Snoop Dogg, Sean Kingston, Lloyd and Nipsey Hussles own Slauson Boyz . South Central State of Mind is a healthy dose of honesty, reality and life from an authentic perspective.
"The perspective from LA is from Snoop and Ice Cube and them," Nipsey says. "Them dudes is grown. They did they stuff, but they out of that element now. They on some other shit. So its like people want to hear whatas going on in the streets [now] and thats what Im providing with this record."
Admittedly a creative spirit born to unceremonious circumstances, Nipsey Hussle earned his moniker by absorbing all the hood had to offer and profiting from it tenfold. It was his sense of urgency that kept him alive and well. By the time he was 13 he had learned all the inner workings of a production studio and traveled daily to the Watts Towers Studio to perfect his engineering interests. His childhood innocence, however, didnt last long and he was eventually forced to fend for himself.
"When I came into my manhood and I had to make real decisions," Nipsey remembers. "Thats when I fell real heavily into the bangin" and the hustlin and the streets, and was doin everything under the sun. Thats when I said, "Forget the music."
Nipsey yielded to the trappings of the hood, becoming every bit the ghetto celebrity. He set up shop, opening up a clothing store in South Central and imposed his will on the streets. His lifelong passion however, wouldnt let go. So, without the benefit of knowing whether or not his artistic career would flourish, he took a chance and sold all his material possessions. From cars to $20k worth of jewelry, rims and more, Nipsey submitted to music and invested in a studio of his own.
He recorded his first mixtape, Slauson Boy, Volume 1 and subsequently incorporated Slauson Boy Records. Various performances, including the famed House of Blues would follow, as did major radio/street promotion and a blazing hot record, "Bullets Aint Got No Name." His interest in the fortunes of the streets though, refused to cooperate. "It was like, I kept going back," he remembers. "I would go to the studio for a couple of months and then Id go back to the streets."
Expectedly, the in and out procedure disrupted Nipseys surge toward artistic freedom. He wasnt making the kind of money he was accustomed to and his lavish lifestyle was suffering over the "career that could be." To make matters worse, he and his older brother lost all their studio equipment to a police raid. All but forced to hustle and recoup, Nipsey developed a "love/hate relationship" with his music.
Luckily, Nipseys legitimate hustle eventually paid off when longtime radio DJ Felli Fell co-signed Slauson Boy and played Bullets Aint Got No Name" on his radio show.
Within weeks Felli helped negotiate a deal between Nipseys manager (Big U of Uneek Music) with Jonny Shipes and Cinematic/Koch/Epic Records. Shortly thereafter, the Slauson Boyz arranged a flight to Ocho Rios, Jamaica to celebrate. Upon returning two weeks later, reality set back in as police raided his clothing store a second time, claiming he was in violation of his probation terms.
"I went from havin" a fat advance check and ridin" jet skis in Jamaica, to sittin in the county jail on a shoe program 24 hours a day," he says. "So it kinda put everything in perspective once again and had me sittin with my thoughts and myself to see exactly what I wanted to do with myself." Nipseys sudden success created an excuse for envious law enforcers to seek him out. Hed become a walking target for the "boys in blue" and a beacon of hope for baby locs like him.
Nipsey was ultimately exonerated on all charges and released in February of 2008. Unsurprisingly, he resumed working on his debut immediately one that has been met with open arms from the self-proclaimed King of the West Coast and Damu affiliate, The GAME, among others.
"The album is the missing ingredient. Its what aint been said," Nipsey tells. "I feel its what everybody is waiting to hear. Its the new perspective as far as the streets. I cant speak on nuthin else right now, cause Im not fully familiar with nuthin" else. I been a few places, but I know the streets like the back of my hand."
GAMEs contribution comes twofold, delivering 16s on the California classic gangsta riddled "They Roll" and then again on the street favorite, "Bullets Aint Got No Name." The latter, which features a "Rock the Boat" (Aaliyah) stirred melody, hints at Nipseys musical ingenuity. "I was really just paying attention to the game [when] I made the record and dudes wasnt sayin nuthin" just a lot of hooks and R&B type shit," he explains. "That was really just my take on it creatively and what the record is talkin about is some LA gangbangin shit."
Nipseys creativity sprouts in full bloom on the QD3 produced "I Dont Give"a haunting, almost ethereal take on the responsibility of a Rolling Sixty Crip all but forced to bang. My mama wanna know why Im bangin/ she told me Ima lose my life/I aint trippin Im a crip and Ima do it right/" if I died and came back Id do it twice/ Brainwashed by the block it consumed my life Nipsey spits, further explaining, "Thats me gettin" at my moms and kind of explaining why I do what I do. Its not a negative song. Its just what it is. Its just to give her some clarity. A lot of dudes thats out here on the streets, they relate to it."
And then theres "Rap Music," a bona fide spill that tells the story of South Centrals pride and joy. "Thats basically talkin" about how rap music saved a dudes life and how it coulda went either way for me,"Nipsey says. "Dudes gon" hear that and understand who I am and what I came from, and what I went through to get this shit."
Nipsey Hussle emerged from the streets of Los Angeles and as the first signee to the Cinematic/ Epic Records joint venture, is effectively building momentum as a rising emcee while sacrificing the only way of life hes ever known. "I try to keep a balance with my career and who I am aside from that," says Nipsey. Its kinda hard, but I try to stay the same and balance both worlds. You dont wanna forget where you come from and at the same time, you dont wanna miss your blessing tryna live the same lifestyle you been livin ."
All in anticipation of a fall 09 debut, his street singles "They Roll" and "Bullets Aint Got No Name," both featuring The GAME, are lyrical proof that Nipsey Hussle is here to stay. In addition to the GAME, the album is slated to feature the likes of Snoop Dogg, Sean Kingston, Lloyd and Nipsey Hussles own Slauson Boyz . South Central State of Mind is a healthy dose of honesty, reality and life from an authentic perspective.
"The perspective from LA is from Snoop and Ice Cube and them," Nipsey says. "Them dudes is grown. They did they stuff, but they out of that element now. They on some other shit. So its like people want to hear whatas going on in the streets [now] and thats what Im providing with this record."
Admittedly a creative spirit born to unceremonious circumstances, Nipsey Hussle earned his moniker by absorbing all the hood had to offer and profiting from it tenfold. It was his sense of urgency that kept him alive and well. By the time he was 13 he had learned all the inner workings of a production studio and traveled daily to the Watts Towers Studio to perfect his engineering interests. His childhood innocence, however, didnt last long and he was eventually forced to fend for himself.
"When I came into my manhood and I had to make real decisions," Nipsey remembers. "Thats when I fell real heavily into the bangin" and the hustlin and the streets, and was doin everything under the sun. Thats when I said, "Forget the music."
Nipsey yielded to the trappings of the hood, becoming every bit the ghetto celebrity. He set up shop, opening up a clothing store in South Central and imposed his will on the streets. His lifelong passion however, wouldnt let go. So, without the benefit of knowing whether or not his artistic career would flourish, he took a chance and sold all his material possessions. From cars to $20k worth of jewelry, rims and more, Nipsey submitted to music and invested in a studio of his own.
He recorded his first mixtape, Slauson Boy, Volume 1 and subsequently incorporated Slauson Boy Records. Various performances, including the famed House of Blues would follow, as did major radio/street promotion and a blazing hot record, "Bullets Aint Got No Name." His interest in the fortunes of the streets though, refused to cooperate. "It was like, I kept going back," he remembers. "I would go to the studio for a couple of months and then Id go back to the streets."
Expectedly, the in and out procedure disrupted Nipseys surge toward artistic freedom. He wasnt making the kind of money he was accustomed to and his lavish lifestyle was suffering over the "career that could be." To make matters worse, he and his older brother lost all their studio equipment to a police raid. All but forced to hustle and recoup, Nipsey developed a "love/hate relationship" with his music.
Luckily, Nipseys legitimate hustle eventually paid off when longtime radio DJ Felli Fell co-signed Slauson Boy and played Bullets Aint Got No Name" on his radio show.
Within weeks Felli helped negotiate a deal between Nipseys manager (Big U of Uneek Music) with Jonny Shipes and Cinematic/Koch/Epic Records. Shortly thereafter, the Slauson Boyz arranged a flight to Ocho Rios, Jamaica to celebrate. Upon returning two weeks later, reality set back in as police raided his clothing store a second time, claiming he was in violation of his probation terms.
"I went from havin" a fat advance check and ridin" jet skis in Jamaica, to sittin in the county jail on a shoe program 24 hours a day," he says. "So it kinda put everything in perspective once again and had me sittin with my thoughts and myself to see exactly what I wanted to do with myself." Nipseys sudden success created an excuse for envious law enforcers to seek him out. Hed become a walking target for the "boys in blue" and a beacon of hope for baby locs like him.
Nipsey was ultimately exonerated on all charges and released in February of 2008. Unsurprisingly, he resumed working on his debut immediately one that has been met with open arms from the self-proclaimed King of the West Coast and Damu affiliate, The GAME, among others.
"The album is the missing ingredient. Its what aint been said," Nipsey tells. "I feel its what everybody is waiting to hear. Its the new perspective as far as the streets. I cant speak on nuthin else right now, cause Im not fully familiar with nuthin" else. I been a few places, but I know the streets like the back of my hand."
GAMEs contribution comes twofold, delivering 16s on the California classic gangsta riddled "They Roll" and then again on the street favorite, "Bullets Aint Got No Name." The latter, which features a "Rock the Boat" (Aaliyah) stirred melody, hints at Nipseys musical ingenuity. "I was really just paying attention to the game [when] I made the record and dudes wasnt sayin nuthin" just a lot of hooks and R&B type shit," he explains. "That was really just my take on it creatively and what the record is talkin about is some LA gangbangin shit."
Nipseys creativity sprouts in full bloom on the QD3 produced "I Dont Give"a haunting, almost ethereal take on the responsibility of a Rolling Sixty Crip all but forced to bang. My mama wanna know why Im bangin/ she told me Ima lose my life/I aint trippin Im a crip and Ima do it right/" if I died and came back Id do it twice/ Brainwashed by the block it consumed my life Nipsey spits, further explaining, "Thats me gettin" at my moms and kind of explaining why I do what I do. Its not a negative song. Its just what it is. Its just to give her some clarity. A lot of dudes thats out here on the streets, they relate to it."
And then theres "Rap Music," a bona fide spill that tells the story of South Centrals pride and joy. "Thats basically talkin" about how rap music saved a dudes life and how it coulda went either way for me,"Nipsey says. "Dudes gon" hear that and understand who I am and what I came from, and what I went through to get this shit."
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Nipsey Hussle came racing out the gates when he dropped his Marathon Continues mixtape which pleased fans and critics. This lead to people wondering when they would receive an LP from the rapper, but then announced the next tape in his marathon series , but has not announced that the tape is being pushed back from its late December release date. Now fans will now have...
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