Nipsey Hussle

Released: February 13, 2012

Songwriter: Nipsey Hussle

[Verse]
And all I rap is that real nigga, real nigga shit, yeah
Only rap it if I did it, shit
Look, on a mission on some killa shit
Huh, obligated by the ignorance
We was raised in it so we livin' it
Lifestyles of the lost, illegitimate
Kids of fathers who never was a figure in
They life, and not a world, 'bout to deal with it
They might lock him up if he innocent
But they won't explore ways to prevent the shit
You know, you was into small business
But you know through this gangbangin' benefit
Look, they got prisons on the stock market
This is not preachin', this is not smart shit
This is survival, nigga Noah’s Ark shit
Brynhurst Ave and Hyde Park shit, oh

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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