


2.1 2008–2010: Bullets Ain't Got No Name series.Eric Holder, a 29-year-old man who confronted Hussle earlier that day, was arrested and charged with murder on April 2, 2019. On March 31, 2019, Hussle was fatally shot outside his store in South Los Angeles. Īlso known for his entrepreneurship, Hussle inaugurated the Marathon Clothing store, which he founded along with partners Carless, 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". Two posthumous Grammy Awards for the songs " Racks in the Middle" and " Higher" were awarded to Hussle in the Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/Sung Performance categories, respectively, the next year at the 62nd Grammy Awards. After much delay, his debut studio album Victory Lap was released in 2018 to critical acclaim and commercial success, and was nominated for the Best Rap Album at the 61st Grammy Awards in 2019. 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. 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. Greet him.Airmiess Joseph Asghedom (Aug– March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le), was an American rapper. Verse. And you can see that Dom has also ‘doubled up’. For instance, he’sĭrinking champagne and chillin’ in his whip with the beat thumping. Also,ĭuring his frequent visits to the bank, the branch managers themselves come to Meanwhile Dom Kennedy comes in referencing his own successĪnd the fact that he has been able to achieve his childhood dreams. HeĪlso alludes to the same type of gang lifestyle that is highlighted in Nipsey’s Used this street money to eventually become a wealthy, mainstream businessman. The time he spent as a drug dealer. But as implied by the music video, he Herself. What his verse boils down to is an appreciative recollection of Hometown) on top of alluding to his mother possibly being a user of the drug He attributes his success in the drug trade to his hardīackground, such as being born in the 1980s (when crack cocaine first hit the streets of Los Angeles, Hussle’s And Nipsey is saying that he more or less has done so via the “dope game”.

It basically refers to making 100% profit. The slang term “double up” basically means to double your cash. In other words, if you ‘turn 7 to a 14’ like Nipsey has done, then you’ve doubled up.
