As far as respect goes, we have to stop respecting dumb sh*t. We have to return to old school principles. Nipsey Hussle
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Ain’t nobody gave us nothing. I just got my own! Nipsey Hussle
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Respect in relationships builds feelings of trust and wellbeing. It does not have to come naturally; it is something you learn. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
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Make a million in cash for your flatline. Make a master plan watch it backfire. Burn it all down, then collect the ashes. Build it back, respect your passion. Nipsey Hussle
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Never apologize for yo success. Nipsey Hussle
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Finish what we started, reach them heights, you know? Nipsey Hussle
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You gotta go hard, you gotta believe in yourself. Nipsey Hussle
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When you start seeing the most successful people and the most respected people, the next step is figuring out how they became that. I intend to inspire people with my story: motivate young people that grew up like myself, or even not like myself. Just, you know, go through the human experience. Nipsey Hussle
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Be a man of your word, do what you say you’re gonna do, respect people the way you would like to be respected. Nipsey Hussle
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Don’t expect from others – Put in your own work. Nipsey Hussle
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You will never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You will only be criticized by someone who is doing less than you. Remember that. Nipsey Hussle
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I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle. Nipsey Hussle
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I will never say something I don’t agree with or believe in… even if the reward is massive! Nipsey Hussle
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I respect Snoop even aside from the music, just as a man, and especially the way he still represents who he is, after being a pop star and an icon. He’s done it successfully and has still been able to balance it. Nipsey Hussle
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Define who you are and what you are, and be clear on that. Meditate on that and then, live and die by that. You can’t break the rules, the fundamental rules. Be a man of your word, do what you say you’re gonna do, respect people the way you would like to be respected. Nipsey Hussle
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To me, respect comes first. Nipsey Hussle
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I think everybody’s trying to get to a place in themselves where they conquer what they was afraid of; they achieve some of their life goals, kept their word about what they were trying to do. Nipsey Hussle
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I say that in the most humble way: I always knew that I could perform with the best of ’em and I could deliver with the best of ’em. Nipsey Hussle
Inspirational Nipsey Hustle Quotes (Respect)
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When you let go of your pride, you’ll find a lesson in your pain. Nipsey Hussle
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Victory Lap,’ even the title. It’s the accumulation of trial and error; that’s what I represent; trial and error. Nipsey Hussle
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Most the time, when it rains it starts pouring, but how we grind it makes the weather change for us. Nipsey Hussle
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Snoop ain’t never cosigned me, but I know everybody is like, ‘That’s the next Snoop.’ Nah, I’m Nipsey, and I got to work to define myself. Ownership is everything. Own your mind – mind your own. Nipsey Hussle
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Dedication, hard work plus patience. The sum of all my sacrifice, I’m done ‘waitin’, I’m done ‘waintin’, told you that I wasn’t ‘playin’. Nipsey Hussle
Create a plan and then attack it – A dream without a plan is a wish. Nipsey Hussle
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Play the game like I’ve never won once Nipsey Hussle
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Gotta cross my T’s and dot my I’s or I can’t sleep well. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
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I try to sprinkle little gems and jewels in the music that people could use in their own life. Nipsey Hussle
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Thought is powerful in all phases. Even in my career, even in my life, things end up exactly how I visualized them. Nipsey Hussle
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Before rap my last name was my lifestyle, and when I visualize success it looked like right now. Nipsey Hussle
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I’m tryna live my life, so when it’s over I got no regrets. Nipsey Hussle
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Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening. Nipsey Hussle
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I went through every emotion with tryna pursue what I’m doing, you know what I mean? And I think what’s gon’ separate whoever’s gon go for something, that you ain’t gon’ quit. Nipsey Hussle
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You need to love your work and have a passion for doing it! Inspire others by your example. Be the change. Nipsey Hussle
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You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer. Nipsey Hussle
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Most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt in what you’re doing it’s not gonna work. Nipsey Hussle
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As is the case with most people in this game, I am driven by financial motives and creative motives; the question I had to answer is which motive I will give priority to? Nipsey Hussle
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The most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt about what you’re doing, it’s not gonna work. Nipsey Hussle
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If you don’t know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it’s kind of hard to put things together. Nipsey Hussle
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Been stabbed in my heart so much I learned to smile while I bleed. Nipsey Hussle
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I’m about seeing long-term, seeing a vision, understanding nothing really worthwhile happens overnight, and just sticking to your script long enough to make something real happen. Nipsey Hussle
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I knew I wanted to work for myself when I was about eleven. Nipsey Hussle
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Be more fearless. All my radical moonshots have defined me. That don’t be my downfall, my downfall will be not going crazy, not having a higher expectation. Anytime I done set my sight on something that seemed way outlandish, it always come back exactly how I seen it. So, I think I would tell myself to just put way bigger goals on the wall. Just have a bigger vision, have a higher expectation. Nipsey Hussle
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Instead of trying to build a brick wall, lay a brick everyday. Eventually you’ll look up and you’ll have a brick wall. Nipsey Hussle
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Money is a tool – it’s the means not the end. Inspiration is the metric that dictates whether or not a project is a success. If you tell me the goal is to inspire? That makes my job a lot easier. Nipsey Hussle
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And what good is dreaming, If you can’t make your dream come true? Nipsey Hussle
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I just believe in ownership… I believe in investing in yourself…Your foundation should be strong. Nipsey Hussle
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I’m more focused on giving solutions and inspiration more than anything. Nipsey Hussle
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Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward. Nipsey Hussle
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I was raised different because even if you wish me the worst I’ma still wish you the best. Nipsey Hussle
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Victory’ is like, you won, so the question is, what? What did you win? I think that the songs go into that. It’s just about reaching a place in myself. Nipsey Hussle
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Success to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through. Nipsey Hussle
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Most people want to skip the process, not knowing that when you skip steps, you miss lessons. If you start small and build on what you have, you can continue to multiply that into something greater, while picking up all of the valuable lessons along the way. Nipsey Hussle
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Without a game plan and without a strong sense of faith in what you’re doing, it’s gonna be real hard to accomplish anything. Nipsey Hussle.
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I look at it like the game gonna test you. Everything gonna test you if it’s worthwhile and you gonna make decisions based on what you care about more. Nipsey Hussle
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Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can’t take steps toward whatever your goal is. Nipsey Hussle
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Started out the trunk, ended up at the dealership. Nipsey Hussle
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At the core, one of my original goals is to redefine what the streets expect. Nipsey Hussle
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If you’ve got a plan, it’s not just like a pipe dream. You have a step-by-step list of things to do to get to your goal. Nipsey Hussle
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We represent a hustler. I think we represent inspiration. I think we represent, you know, staying down. I think we represent building yourself up from the bootstraps. Nipsey Hussle
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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. Nipsey Hussle
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My thing is that I don’t give no person that much power over my path that I’m walking. Not one person can make or break what I’m doing, except me or God. Nipsey Hussle
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Don’t let your past create your future. Everyone can change. Nipsey Hussle
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Luck is just being prepared at all times, so when the door opens you’re ready. Nipsey Hussle
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But we kept going at it. In anybody’s case that’s always the distinguishing. Nipsey Hussle
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Be your own biggest fan, your own biggest believer, and put it on your back and carry the weight. Nipsey Hussle
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The company you keep has a large influence on the situations you bring to yourself. Birds of a feather flock together. Nipsey Hussle
Short Nipsey Hussle Quotes
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You can’t cover up the pain with fake progress. Nipsey Hussle
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First get ‘yo grind on, then get yo’ shine on. Nipsey Hussle
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Control your time – use every minute wisely. Nipsey Hussle
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Game’s always been open arms with me. Nipsey Hussle
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Don’t waste your time, it don’t make you rich. Nipsey Hussle
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A speaker of truth has no friends. Nipsey Hussle
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I pay attention to politics and technology. Nipsey Hussle
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On a mission your worst enemy is idle time. Nipsey Hussle
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I feel that luck is a product of hard work. Nipsey Hussle
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None of my peers avoided prison. None of ’em. Nipsey Hussle
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I built a company at the same time I built a career. Nipsey Hussle
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Luck is the product of hard work. Nipsey Hussle
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I don’t ever make moves under pressure. Nipsey Hussle
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My music is influenced by L.A. culture. Nipsey Hussle
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Premature certainty is the enemy of the truth. Nipsey Hussle
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We’re not the cause, we’re the effect. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
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Circle got smaller everybody can’t go. Nipsey Hussle
Powerful Nipsey Hussle Quotes
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The best thing you can do for a person is to inspire them. That’s the best currency you can offer: inspiration. Nipsey Hussle
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As an entrepreneur, as an investor, I’m trying to be as educated as I can to where the progression of technological capability is going and what it does to these different categories that, me as an artist and an influencer, I can get involved and bring value. Nipsey Hussle
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If you don’t have a plan, it’s very hard to really have faith in what you’re doing ’cause soon as something pop up, it’s gonna look like the end-all. Nipsey Hussle
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The moment you are idle, you fall back. Time is precious, so use it wisely. If you believe in your luck, you should know that it is only the result of your ultimate hard work, which comes to you in the form of luck. Therefore hard work leads to luck. Nipsey Hussle
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Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared, I say it’s worth it, I won’t say it’s fair. Find your purpose or you wastin’ air. Nipsey Hussle
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Study your Queen so you can give her what she wants without asking. Nipsey Hussle
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We don’t want to wait on someone to hire us and give us a check. We want to create our own opportunities. Nipsey Hussle
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If you look at the people in your circle and don’t get inspired, then you don’t have a circle. You have a cage. Nipsey Hussle
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Be truthful with yourself and other people, and try your best to make decisions outside of your ego. Nipsey Hussle
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One small misunderstanding can show you exactly how a person really feels about you. Nipsey Hussle
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When you talk about black entrepreneurship, you’re talking about addressing the foundation of what’s going on with our people when we don’t have any financial power. Our basic needs aren’t being met in a lot of cases, so there’s no way we’re going to be able to tap into our potential until we address those bottom-level base needs. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
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When I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are. Nipsey Hussle
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You’re not going to scare me into being somebody I don’t want to be. Nipsey Hussle
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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. Nipsey Hussle
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Having strong enemies is a blessing. Nipsey Hussle
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Sometimes people they destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power not because they don’t see it , but because they see it, and they don’t want it to exist. Nipsey Hussle
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And it can be as simple as it seems, If you never doubt yourself and learn from everything you see. Nipsey Hussle
Famous Nipsey Hussle Quotes (It’s About Respect)
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Gangbanging is a survival instinct, regardless of how anybody tries to paint it. Nipsey Hussle
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Any time a country transitioned to a flat currency. They collapsed. That’s just world history; You don’t have to know about cryptocurrency to know that. Nipsey Hussle
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It’s cliché to say: work hard, don’t quit. I would really say find yourself and find what’s yours. What’s the motivating force behind you? And build around that. Nipsey Hussle
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And we was raised wrong but we stayed strong and we kept it real, we got faked on. Nipsey Hussle
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It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures. Nipsey Hussle.
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I’m touring the world, not doing nothing against the law, getting money to feed my family. I got employees that have felonies, and they can’t get jobs. They work for me. Nipsey Hussle
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I never wanted to alienate my brand for business. I always wanted to keep it authentic and keep as pure as I could. Nipsey Hussle
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Obviously from childhood to my teenage years, I really came into my own. I left the house early; I was on the streets when I was, like, I’ve been holdin’ my own since that age. Nipsey Hussle
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I always wanted to do things right and represent myself as somebody that took the art serious and someone that took the business serious also, so I had time to weigh the options and figure it out and do my best to create the situation that was ideal. Nipsey Hussle
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I always had faith in my creative capacity. Nipsey Hussle
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Black people in America, people from the struggle, immigrants, it’s no generational wealth that we are attached to, so we are tasked to create – in one generation – closing the gap. That’s why we so Doomsday about getting to the check: ’cause it’s life or death for real. Nipsey Hussle
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I taught all my (people) how to fish. Some caught more than others. Some said they rather be fed. Some passed me up in the process. But at the end of it all, I know I ain’t hide the game from my people and I’m real for that. Nipsey Hussle
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I think you can give a pure artistic product if you understand how to build your own industry. Nipsey Hussle
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Now its a possibility, that I can come from nothing to having it all. Now its a possibility, that I ain’t gonna have it all and fall. But I stand tall. Nipsey Hussle
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Material things ain’t nothing. You feel me? At the end of the day, it’s who you is. You wasn’t born with it; you gon’ die without it. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
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I believe that economics is based on scarcity of markets and it’s possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce. Nipsey Hussle
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It’s not called quitting if you quit while you ahead. It’s about being aware and being strategic enough to know that you got to get out the pool at some point. You got to put your clothes back on and dry off. Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle Quotes from Music
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People If you break down the music, you could find the truth. Nipsey Hussle
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L.A. hip-hop is so different; it’s so diverse. Out here, it’s, like, funk-inspired; it’s, like, ’70s-skating-rink-inspired at times. It’s Zapp-and-Roger-inspired; it’s house-party-era-inspired. Nipsey Hussle
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I released 1000 mixtapes and charged $100 for each because I understood the economic principle of scarcity. The profit funded my independent label. Nipsey Hussle
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The artist part of me always wants to be appreciated. I read every review. But I never wanted to seek validation by awards or anything controlled by politics. Nipsey Hussle
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I believe that we should own the fruits of our labor and the assets of our creations. Nipsey Hussle
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And it’s possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce. Nipsey Hussle
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A solution built by an artist serves the artist more than the solution the capitalist comes up with. Nipsey Hussle
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I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are. Nipsey Hussle
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Every step is like chess; The wrong move gets you killed, So we act on how we think, And never speak on how we feel. Nipsey Hussle
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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. Nipsey Hussle
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I think that every artist – or anybody that’s in business – could benefit from a direct-to-consumer strategy, so I think that that applies to us as artists and content creators, too. Nipsey Hussle
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Ain’t gone be no east cost west coast war. Ain’t gone be no black men killing black men. Nipsey Hussle
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A lot was accomplished in my mixtape career. But I still needed a few things: I needed to be recognized. I need to have radio. I need to have a real retail machine that can get us where we need to get that. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
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A lot of artists come into the game with a radio record, but they don’t establish the fans as fans of their style of music. It’s just that they’re a fan of that song, and after that song plays out, it’s real hard for ’em. Nipsey Hussle
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We came up with TDE. As competitive as rap is, and as much as we’re trying to exceed the standards we set for ourselves, we take their wins as our wins, too. Nipsey Hussle
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Don’t worry ’bout what people gon’ say girl do what you want to. Nipsey Hussle
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Pay attention to Hussle I got the rules for ya. Made my way through the maze and I left some clues for ya. Now its up to you are you going. Take heed and get paid. And scream all money in until your dying day. Nipsey Hussle
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See, the best teacher in life is your own experience. None of us know who we are until we fail. They say every man is defined by his reaction to any given situation. Well who would you want to define you? Someone else or yourself? Nipsey Hussle
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If you’re going to write about rap music and hip-hop, and you don’t love it, then we don’t need your opinion, and we revoke your opinion. Nipsey Hussle
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It’s important to love in hip hop. Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle Quotes on Hustling
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If it wasn’t for the music being my outlet, I’d probably be hustlin’. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to go and get a nine-to-five, I never finished high school or none of that. Nipsey Hussle
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I grew up in an environment where being polite was taken as a weakness. So I just fought everybody. Nipsey Hussle
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If what I believe Is proved to be wrong, Then I guess I’m a miracle. Nipsey Hussle
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I’m not in it for fame. I’ve been famous in the streets already. Nipsey Hussle
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I keep moving, keep hustling till I see improvement. I know I can’t win it all, but I can’t keep losing. Nipsey Hussle
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If you’re a hustler, you should find somewhere to capitalize off that and turn it into some money. Nipsey Hussle
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The key to success is to keep hustling your way through! Nipsey Hussle
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I’m not in it for fame. I’ve been famous in the streets already. Nipsey Hussle
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I identify myself as a hustler since I was a young kid. Nipsey Hussle.
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My career as Nipsey Hussle is based on my life as Ermias Asghedom. Nipsey Hussle
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I hope my story inspires everyone out there to keep hustling and chasing their dreams. Nipsey Hussle
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As gang members, as young dudes in the streets, especially in L.A., we’re the effect of a situation. We didn’t wake up and create our own mindstate and our environment; we adapted our survival instincts. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
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I got an album concept called ‘Exit Strategy,’ that might be one of my last ones. It’s a term they use in business when you build companies. You create an exit strategy as you make a company. You don’t wait till you’re five years in it; you create a exit strategy as you make the company. Nipsey Hussle
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I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle. Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle Quotes on the Marathon
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It was always a plan that we were going to have a retail side with what were doing musically, like an Apple store or Nike Town. I wanted something where you can come get everything – ‘Marathon’ or ‘All Money’ or ‘Crenshaw’ – and make it like an experience. Nipsey Hussle
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Life is just a fight against your disbeliefs. Nipsey Hussle
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Get on your Marathon ’til you bruise ya feet. Nipsey Hussle
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Cause if you sharing your success, And not your struggle, you’s a fool. Nipsey Hussle
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Hopin’ what I’m doing truly make my mama proud ‘Cause for a very long time, I was the reason for her frowns. Nipsey Hussle
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It’s strictly business in this game, still they faking friendly. Don’t let em take advantage of you and it make em envy. Nipsey Hussle
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I ain’t got a boss, I am not a slave. Turnin’ up my hustle is how I give myself a raise. Nipsey Hussle
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Success or greatness come with a roller-coaster ride… anybody can apply the marathon concept to what they do. Nipsey Hussle
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As an artist, as a brand, as a rapper, as a musician, you know you got a window and a lot of people, even an athlete; they don’t have no exit strategy. It’s just living in the false reality that it’s going to be like this forever. Nipsey Hussle
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Cause constant repetition is the path to progression. Nipsey Hussle
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Get everything you want then go back and get some mo. Nipsey Hussle
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Seize the opportunity, believe and take control of it. Then get on your marathon and grind it ’til it’s over with. Nipsey Hussle
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Most of the time I look inside, And find the answers waitin’. Nipsey Hussle Quotes About Respect
Summary
Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom on August 15, 1985, was a highly influential American rapper, entrepreneur, and community activist. He grew up in the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles and began his music career in the mid-2000s, releasing a series of mixtapes that gained him a devoted following. He went on to release several successful albums and singles, earning critical acclaim and a reputation as one of the most talented and innovative rappers of his generation.
Despite his success in music, Hussle was also known for his entrepreneurial spirit and his commitment to helping his community. In 2013, he opened a clothing store called The Marathon Clothing in his hometown of Los Angeles, which quickly became a hub for local artists and musicians. He also founded a non-profit organization called The Marathon Continues, which focused on promoting economic development and providing resources for young people in underserved communities.
Throughout his career, Hussle was outspoken about issues related to race, politics, and social justice. He was deeply committed to uplifting his community and using his platform to advocate for positive change. In 2018, he partnered with Puma to launch a line of sneakers inspired by his music and his vision for community empowerment.
Sadly, Hussle’s life was cut tragically short when he was shot and killed outside of his clothing store in March 2019. His death sparked an outpouring of grief and admiration from fans, fellow artists, and community leaders around the world. In the wake of his passing, his music and his message continued to inspire and uplift millions of people, and his legacy as a visionary artist and community leader lived on.
Nipsey Hussle’s impact on the world of music and beyond cannot be overstated. His talent, his entrepreneurial spirit, and his commitment to his community continue to inspire and motivate people around the world. He was a true visionary who used his platform to create positive change, and his influence will be felt for generations to come.