Tag: Victory Lap

L.A. Leakers Podcast: Celebrating The Life Of Nipsey Hussle [LISTEN]

It’s been a long, rough, emotional past couple days since the passing of THE GREAT, late Nipsey Hussle and it’s still surreal he’s gone. Me and the homies (Justin, Milk, B-Eazy & Gabe C) got together to honor him and celebrate his life with a L.A. Leakers Podcast dedicated to him.

REST IN PARADISE HUSSLE.

Listen below.

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New Music: Nipsey Hussle – “Perfect Timing” [LISTEN]

Nipsey Hussle celebrates his GRAMMY nomination with a new single to close out the year called “Perfect Timing.” Produced by his go to guys Mike & Keys and Sap, the song celebrates the his wins and is the perfect way to solidify his victory lap of a year.

Listen below.

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Nipsey Hussle Reveals The First CD He Bought, His Influences & More On Billboard’s “You Should Know” [PEEP]

Nipsey Hussle sat down with Billboard for their “You Should Know” segment, where they dig 11 things you must know about the artist. In his, Nip reveals the first CD he bought, his musical influences, his first day job, and more.

Watch below.

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Nipsey Hussle Announces His “Victory Lap Tour” [PEEP]

Nipsey Hussle is continuing his marathon with a 11-date “Victory Lap Tour” to promote his acclaimed ‘Victory Lap’ debut album.

The headlining trek will begin on June 4th in New York at the Irving Plaza before moving around to other parts of the country. Stops on the run as of now are Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Dallas, San Francisco, Denver, and more.

In between the tour Neighbahood Nip will make performances and appearances at the STAPLES Center in L.A. for the BET Experience, the Broccoli City Festival in Washington D.C. on April 28th before the tour, and Power 106’s Powerhouse at the Glen Helen Amphitheater on May 12th.

There will be a Spotify pre-sale starting today and general admission will go live this Friday, April 20th at 10 a.m. local time. VIP bundles, meet and greet, signed posters, and more will also be available.

See the full itinerary below.

“VICTORY LAP TOUR” DATES

June 4 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
June 5 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
June 6 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
June 9 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
June 13 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
June 14 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
June 16 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
June 20 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
June 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center (BET Experience)
June 27 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
June 29 – Seattle, WA – Showbox

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Nipsey Hussle Reveals Who His Top 5 Dinner Guests Would Be [WATCH]

Nipsey Hussle had a feast with RapUp as part of their “Sound Bites” segment at Salazar restaurant in Frogtown, located in North East Los Angeles. During their sit down Nip revealed who his top 5 dead or alive dinner guests would be.

Being a rapper and a business man Neighbahood Nip not only elected rappers as his guests but went more wide range with historians, philosophers, and business minds. Taking a second to think it over Nip chose music mogul Quincy Jones, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Tupac Shakur (of course…must have), and can’t be complete without a lady, so Oprah Winfrey was his final choice.

Watch the video below and see his reasons for each one.

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Nipsey Hussle Explains How He Got The “Annie” Sample Cleared [WATCH]

One of Nipsey Hussle’s hottest tracks off ‘Victory Lap’ is “Hussle & Motivate.” The tracks production is designed around a sample of Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem),” that samples “It’s The Hard Knock Life” from the 1982 musicals “Annie.”

In a conversation with Genius, Nip explains how he got the sample cleared and made it easy for other artists to clear in the future.

Watch below.

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New Video: Nipsey Hussle – “Hussle & Motivate” [WATCH]

Turning the video for “Hussle & Motivate” into part one of his ‘Victory Lap’ short film, Nipsey Hussle uses the help of his beloved Lauren London as he evades police throughout LA on the way to bailing his homie out of prison.

It is quite clear that there are more parts to this storyline because at the end of the approximately 7-minute video the screen blackens and the words, “To Be Continued…” appear.

Watch below.

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Nipsey Hussle Delivers His Highly-Anticipated Debut Album ‘Victory Lap’ [STREAM]

Since coming in the game Nipsey Hussle has amassed a huge following that have been desperately waiting for the Slauson Boy to drop his debut album. The wait ends today with Nip delivering his highly-anticipated ‘Victory Lap’ album thru his All Money In No Money Out/Atlantic partnership.

Loaded with 14-tracks, the album includes the lead single “Rap N****s” and boasts features from Kendrick Lamar on “Dedication,” YG on “Last Time That I Checc’d,” Puff Daddy on “Young N***a,” The-Dream on “Million While You Young,” CeeLo Green on “Loaded Bases,” and more.

Last night Neighbahood Nip celebrated the album release by selling out the Hollywood Palladium and putting on an amazing show, where he brought out YG, Puff Daddy, Marsha Ambrosius, Quincey White, and others.

Stream ‘Victory Lap’ below.

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New Music: Nipsey Hussle – “Dedication” Feat. Kendrick Lamar [LISTEN]

We’re only three days away from getting Nipsey Hussle’s highly-anticipated ‘Victory Lap’ debut album. In what has been a solid and successful roll out, Nip drops off one more single before putting the album out this Friday. “Dedication” unites him with another mega LA rapper in Kendrick Lamar.

The anthem opens with a verse from Neighbahood Nip about unifying every gang in the streets and his dedication in doing so. He also goes on to call himself the 2-Pac of this generation rapping,  “Tupac of my generation / Blue pill in the fuckin’ Matrix / Red rose in the grey pavement / Young black ni**a trapped, and he can’t change it.”

Kompton Kenny follows him with a verse that shouts out legends like 2-Pac and Snoop, as well as Top Dawg and Nip. “For generations, we’ve been dealt bad hands with bad plans / Proving your dedication by hoppin’ out Grand Ams / I’m at the premiere, politickin’ with Top, Nip, and Snoop / Damn, ‘Pac watchin’ the way we cool from dedication,” raps K. Dot.

‘Victory Lap’ will be released this Friday, February 16th just in time for NBA All-Star weekend. It will include addiditional features from YG, Puff Daddy, The-Dream, CeeLo Green, Buddy, and Marsha Ambrosius.

Listen to “Dedication” below.

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Nipsey Hussle Reveals Track List For Upcoming ‘Victory Lap’ Debut Album [PEEP]

In exactly one week Nipsey Hussle will give the world his debut album, ‘Victory Lap’. Before going live with the long-awaited release, Nip The Crip reveals the official track list for the first of many albums to come with Atlantic Records. 

Keeping it West Coast, Nip calls on Kendrick Lamar for “Dedication,” YG for “Last Time That I Checced,” Buddy for “Status Symbol,” and “TeeFlii” for “Keys 2 the City 2.” Elsewhere he collaborates with The-Dream on “Million While You Young,” Diddy, who goes by Puff Daddy on “Young N****,” CeeLo Green on “Loaded Bases,” and more.

As mentioned above, ‘Victory Lap’ will be the first of a multi-album deal with Atlantic Records, who he inked a partnership with earlier this year. To celebrate the album, he will be doing a TIDAL show at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, February 15th, a day before the album drops on Friday, February 16th.

Check the full track list below.

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Nipsey Hussle Caters To Longtime Employee In “The Midas Touch” Episode 1 [WATCH]

One week away from the release of his highly-anticipated debut album, ‘Victory Lap’, Nipsey Hussle releases the first episode of his documentary series “The Midas Touch.”

In the first episode, the Crenshaw rapper caters to one of his longtime employees by treating him to a haircut at the local neighborhood barbershop, they then hit a jewelry store where Nip cops him a chain, take him shopping for a suit, and treats him to a lobster and steak dinner at a five star restaurant. The trip ends at the studio, where Nip plays him his new album.

Watch below.

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New Music: Nipsey Hussle – “Been Down” Feat. Swizz Beatz [LISTEN]

It’s known that Nipsey Hussle will drop his highly-anticipated debut album, ‘Victory Lap’ on February 16th of next year. In the meantime, Nip has been working the rollout for the album, starting with the release of “Rap N****s” and following that with the Swizz Beatz-assisted “Been Down” buzzy single.

Led by Swizz Beatz chants and a hard-hitting bassline, Nip freely flows about his established resumé, while also delivering hip-hop references and paying homage to  legendary labels like Ruff Ryders, Roc-A-Fella, and Murda Ink.

“It’s permanent/ I’ve been down, I deserve this shit / Ruff Ryder, Roc-A-Fella on my murda shit,” raps Nip while Swizz continues on the chorus, “Calling from the ghetto / We need help down here / Food around here / Or we gon’ spray everything around here.”

“Been Down” isn’t expected to land on ‘Victory Lap’ and is meant to only add hype to the album. Listen below.

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Nipsey Hussle Talks ‘Victory Lap’, Atlantic Records Partnership & More [WATCH]

Hometown hero Nipsey Hussle stopped by the Power 106 “#LIFTOFF” show to check-in with Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk. Neighbadhood Nip came loaded with goodies as he premiered his new single “Rap N****s” and shared the cover art and release date for his forthcoming ‘Victory Lap’ debut album.

Nip told Creddy and Milk that he will release ‘Victory Lap’ during the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 16th. The album has been teased since 2013, but Nip made the official call on the “#LIFTOFF” and had the streets buzzing.

Along with the ‘Victory Lap’ details, Nipsey also went in-depth about his new partnership with Atlantic Records, his upcoming smart store opening, The Marathon Continues brand, shared some advice, how he peeps game, and a lot more.

Watch below.

Also check out the interview on SoundCloud.

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