Nipsey Hussle

Released: February 13, 2012

Songwriter: Nipsey Hussle

[Intro: Nipsey Hu$$le]
Yeah
Hey if you hear me breathing kind of hard
Fresh off some push-ups, ya know
Uh, uh, yeah, uh, that's right
That's right
Uh, Hussle, look

[Verse 1: Nipsey Hu$$le]
Am I gon' make it am I gon' fail
And if I don't try, then how I'm gon' tell
They say that it's heaven, they say that it's hell
But we stuck here 'til we get there
Try to have more faith and less fear
Try to express it to your peers
I'm talking 'bout dreams
Better to do it and let it be seen, cause then it's so clear
Look at them flock, isn't it weird
Niggas is groupies, borderline queer
Fuck it, that's the nature of success, we all hold it so dear
How could you judge one if you was once one
Nigga that might one day become somebody
Who made good on his word and transcends where he come from
Nevertheless still come 'round, show face to motivate these young ones
Niggas will never give you credit, none
Some questions go unanswered, most of those I give to God
Some niggas can't be reasoned with, those gon' meet the squad
Normal nowadays, my life is anything but besides
It's a cold and lonely road, I knew it when I took the job
Progress on my heart, money on my mind
I got Rimpau at my CD changer, smokin' while I drive
Nigga, uh

[Outro: Interview]
It's not really about how you start, it's not about the lane
It's about the overall race
That's one of the reasons why
I'm a marathon runner

Ermias Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), better known as Nipsey Hussle, was a Grammy-award winning hip-hop artist and mogul from the Crenshaw district of South Central Los Angeles, California.

With a name inspired by actor Nipsey Russell, Nipsey Hussle released his first project, Slauson Boy Volume 1, in 2005, and he was featured in XXL’s 2010 Freshman Class alongside J. Cole, Big Sean, Freddie Gibbs, Wiz Khalifa, and Jay Rock among others. Nipsey gained national headlines in 2013 as he sold copies of his Crenshaw mixtape for $100 each. One customer was JAY-Z, who purchased 100 copies in support of Nipsey’s hustle. He then charged $1,000 per copy of his Mailbox Money mixtape in 2014 to continue his #Proud2Pay campaign.

After a decade of releasing several mixtapes and singles, Nipsey released his long-awaited debut album Victory Lap in 2018. The album was nominated in the Best Rap Album category at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

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