Posted on 03/30/2020 1:55:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
LOS ANGELES - The year since Nipsey Hussle was gunned down has not diminished the rapper’s legacy, but rather cemented it and continues to prove true his catchphrase, “The Marathon Continues.”
Tuesday marks the first anniversary of Hussle’s death and his popularity and influence pushes forward as strong as ever. He won two posthumous Grammys in January, he remains a favorite of his hip-hop peers and his death has reshaped his hometown of Los Angeles in some unexpected ways.
Throughout the city, murals dedicated to Hussle have been painted, rival gangs have had peace talks and a group of men convene in a cross-country book club to discuss books recommended by the rapper.
“It shows you how powerful and great he is,” said DJ Khaled, who won a Grammy with Hussle and Legend for “Higher” for best rap/sung performance. Hussle’s song “Racks in the Middle” featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy took home an award for best rap performance.
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if i typed what i really want to type about this story, id be banned here for 100 years....
Now Nipsey Russell, on the other hand, was a great American.
Another unknown to me and many here I am sure.
Not Nipsey Russell although it looks like he stole his name
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipsey_Russell
and funny and part of a group of true comedians,RIP
Screw you, Nipley.
He served as a medic in the United States Army during World War II, enlisting as a private on June 27, 1941, and returning from Europe in 1945 as a second lieutenant.[7][8]
Never heard of him. Thought the name was a joke.
Cool.
Thanks,
Did he not hang with Dean Martin and that group ?
oh,good. I was worried his legacy would be shot to shit by now.
A poem by Nipsey Russell ~
What is the secret of eternal youth?
The answer is easily told;
All you gotta do if you wanna look young
Is hang out with people who are old.
George Washington threw a silver dollar
Across the Potomac one day,
And ever since then, politicians in Washington
Have been throwing our money away!
The opposite of pro is con.
That fact is clearly seen.
If progress means moving forward,
Then what does Congress mean?
If you ever go out with a schoolteacher,
You’re in for a sensational night;
She’ll make you do it over and over again
Until you do it right.
The young people are very different today;
And there’s one sure way to know;
Kids used to ask where they came from;
Now they’ll tell you where you can go!
If a baby slept in a water bed,
It would be pretty grim;
You wouldn’t know if he was wetting the bed,
Or the bed was wetting him.
Spanking a child to get him to learn
Is something I cannot defend,
How can you knock any sense in his head
When you’re whacking him on the wrong end?
Even Cooler!
Yes, I believe he was a regular on the Celebrity Roasts.
..and those are classics
Sadly there seem to be a high rate of violent deaths among rappers.
Really pisses me off that thug would try to use a name based on a class act like Nipsey Russell.
Nipsey Hussell allegedly killed by Eric Holder, Jr. (no relation, I guess).
He was a regular in “Car 54 Where Are You?”
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