Nipsey Hussle
AKA
Neighborhood Nip
BORN: Airmiess Joseph Asghedom
1985-08-15
2019-03-31
BIOGRAPHY
He was an American rapper. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid-2000s, Hussle independently released his first mixtape, Slauson Boy Volume 1, to moderate local success, which led to him being signed to Cinematic Music Group and Epic Records.
Also known for his entrepreneurship, Hussle inaugurated the Marathon Clothing store, which he founded along with partners, the head of the agency, Karen Civil, and his brother Samiel Asghedom in 2017, and started a co-working environment which he named “Vector 90”.
Hussle became known for his numerous mixtapes, including his Bullets Ain’t Got No Name series, The Marathon, The Marathon Continues, and Crenshaw, the last of which American rapper Jay-Z bought 100 copies for $100 each. After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success,
On March 31, 2019, Hussle was fatally shot outside his store in South Los Angeles. Eric Holder, a 29-year-old man who confronted Hussle earlier that day, was arrested and charged with murder two days later. Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder on July 6, 2022
QUOTES
- “Be truthful with yourself and other people, and try your best to make decisions outside of your ego.”
- “Instead of trying to build a brick wall, lay a brick everyday. Eventually, you’ll look up and you’ll have a brick wall.
- You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.”
- “Success to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through.”
- We got turned down, we failed, had setbacks, had to start over a lot of times. But we kept going at it. In anybody’s case that’s always the distinguishing factor.” –
- “I’m more focused on giving solutions and inspiration more than anything.”
- “I’m focusing on the music, but I still got a cold library of books that I’ve either read or I plan on getting to.”
- “On a mission your worst enemy is idle time.” “Hopin’ what I’m doing truly make my mama proud, ‘Cause for a very long time, I was the reason for her frowns.”
- “We’re not the cause, we’re the effect.”
- “Success or greatness come with a roller-coaster ride… anybody can apply the marathon concept to what they do.”
