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Nipsey Hussle was a noted American rapper from the ‘West Coast Hip Hop’ scene.Nipsey Hussle was a noted American rapper from the ‘West Coast Hip Hop’ scene. Born in Crenshaw neighborhood of South Los Angeles, he was raised amidst an atmosphere of gun violence, drug hustling and police brutality and eventually became drawn towards it. At the age of 14, he left home to join the local ‘Rollin 60's Neighborhood Crips’ (a street gang based in Los Angeles), mainly because he felt it was important to carry on the “legacy” of his community. He made a U-turn when at the age of 19, his emigrant father took him to his homeland Eritrea, which was torn by war and poverty. He returned home to concentrate on his music career, releasing one mixtapes after another, sending positive messages through them. Concurrently, he started undertaking community work, opening several businesses to keep the youngsters away from violence. He also founded a record label and a flagship store as a symbol of economic self-sufficiency. He died at the age of 33, after being fatally shot in front of his store, possibly due to personal enmity.

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On returning home, Ermias Asghedom began working on his music and adopted Nipsey Hussle as his stage name. In December 2005, he released his first mixtape, ‘Slauson Boy Volume 1’, in which he tried to send a message to his community through his music.

The mixtape had moderate success and helped him not only to develop a small fan base, but also to attract the attention of music companies. Eventually, he was signed both to Epic Records and Cinematic Music Group.

In 2007, he debuted in films, appearing in a small role in ‘I Tried’, a semi-autobiographical film of the rap group ‘Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’. Concurrently, he continued working on his music.

In 2008, he released two more mixtapes, ‘Bullets Ain't Got No Name Vol. 1’ and ‘Bullets Ain't Got No Name Vol. 2’. They were followed by ‘Bullets Ain't Got No Name Vol. 3’, which he released in August 2009. The series was released under the label of Cinematic Music Group.

In 2010, he left Epic Records to establish his own music label, ‘All Money In, No Money Out’, as a symbol of Black entrepreneurship, releasing his fourth mixtape, ‘The Marathon’ through it on 21 December. Also in 2010, he starred as Ricky in his second film, ‘Caged Animal’.

‘The Marathon’, which peaked at 179 in the US Billboard 200, was followed by ‘The Marathon Continues’. Released in November 2011, it received high downloads on mixtape hosting sites. Nipsey Hussle also went on a tour to promote it and planned for a sequel, ‘The Victory Lap’.

Although he initially planned to release ‘Victory Lap’ in 2013, he later decided against it, instead releasing it as his debut studio album in 2018. Meanwhile in October 2013, he released his eighth mixtape, ‘Crenshaw’.

Continuing to record mixtapes, he released ‘Mailbox Money’ in 2014, ‘Slauson Boy Volume 2’ in 2016, ‘Famous Lies and Unpopular Truths’, in 2016 and ‘No Pressure’ in 2017.

In 2017, he also inaugurated the ‘Marathon Clothing’ store which he co-founded with Steve Carless, Karen Civil and his brother Samiel.

Who was Nipsey Hussle?

Who was Nipsey Hussle?

Who was Nipsey Hussle?

Nipsey Hussle was a noted American rapper from the ‘West Coast Hip Hop’ scene. Born in Crenshaw neighborhood of South Los Angeles, he was raised amidst an atmosphere of gun violence, drug hustling and police brutality and eventually became drawn towards it. At the age of 14, he left home to join the local ‘Rollin 60's Neighborhood Crips’ (a street gang based in Los Angeles), mainly because he felt it was important to carry on the “legacy” of his community. He made a U-turn when at the age of 19, his emigrant father took him to his homeland Eritrea, which was torn by war and poverty. He returned home to concentrate on his music career, releasing one mixtapes after another, sending positive messages through them. Concurrently, he started undertaking community work, opening several businesses to keep the youngsters away from violence. He also founded a record label and a flagship store as a symbol of economic self-sufficiency. He died at the age of 33, after being fatally shot in front of his store, possibly due to personal enmity.

Ross first got the opportunity to sign a deal with Suave House Records but eventually he signed the recording deal with Slip-n-Slide Records.Ross first got the opportunity to sign a deal with Suave House Records but eventually he signed the recording deal with Slip-n-Slide Records. Through this he got the opportunity to tour with Trick Daddy and feature on their albums.

William Leonard Roberts II, popularly known as Rick Ross in the world of R&B and rap, is a famous American rap artist and record label owner.William Leonard Roberts II, popularly known as Rick Ross in the world of R&B and rap, is a famous American rap artist and record label owner. He has successfully released six studio albums until now and is the founder of the famous Maybach Music Group, along with other founding members like, Wale, Meek Mill and French Montana. Ross was into street music since a very young age, courtesy growing up in an impoverished area of north of Miami. He dropped out of college to pursue his dream of becoming a famous rap artist but he also got himself involved with the drug dealing business—the kind of culture he grew up in. Before signing his first record deal, Ross was a correctional officer for a few years—a thing that he has been ridiculed for many times in the media owing to his history of selling drugs. His very first single that released commercially was ‘Hustlin’’, which made him into a star as it was certified gold and it was because of this success that he got an opportunity to sign a record deal with Jay-Z’s Def Records. He has worked with various other rap and R&B artists in his career like, Ne-Yo, R Kelly, Flo-Rida, Diddy, etc.

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Ross first got the opportunity to sign a deal with Suave House Records but eventually he signed the recording deal with Slip-n-Slide Records. Through this he got the opportunity to tour with Trick Daddy and feature on their albums.

Ross’ debut hit single ‘Hustin’’, which had a fascinatingly repetitive line ‘Everyday I’m Hustling’ throughout the song, became a smash hit and was certified gold and Ross became the hot new rap artist on the block.

His success struck a bidding war between various recording artists. Def Records, which was headed by the ace rap artist Jay-Z, won the bid and signed Ross to a famous record deal of that time.

Ross’ debut album ‘Port of Miami’ in 2006 peaked on the top position on the US Billboard 200. It received gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and had smash hits like, ‘Push It’, ‘Holla at Me’, etc.

He followed it up with ‘Trilla’—his second album that released in 2008. Ross dedicated it as a tribute to his idol Michael Jackson’s album ‘Thriller’. The album also peaked at number 1 position at the US Billboard Charts.

With his newly found success, Ross started to tour more often and made public appearances. He started to collaborate with other rap artists and wrote and performed rap with Jay-Z, R Kelly, Flo-Rida, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, etc.

His third studio album ‘Deeper Than Rap’ released in 2009 on his own label Maybach Music Group but the distribution was still under Def Recordings. It sold 158,000 copies in its first week in the US alone.

In the following year, he released his fourth album ‘Teflon Don’, which featured hit singles like ‘Super High’, ‘Live Fast, Die Young’ and collaborated with artists like Ne-Yo, Kanye West, etc. It peaked at No. 2 on the charts.

In the same year, he collaborated with Diddy, with whom he signed a management deal with his venture Ciroc Entertainment, on an EP that they were working together on. They released a single from the EP—‘Another One’.

In 2012, Ross released ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’; the album featured singles like ‘You the Boss’, ‘I Love My Bitches’. It debuted at No. 2 on the UK R&B Album Chart and No.1 on the Billboard200--his highest-charting album.

Ross released his sixth studio album ‘Mastermind’ in 2013 by first releasing the single ‘No Games’ featuring artist Future. It features singles like—‘The Devil Is A Lie’, ‘War Ready’, etc.