Kendrick Lamar begins “The Heart Part 5” by showing love to ‘all his beautiful fans and everyone who ever gave him a listen’, even those who may not particularly agree with what he spits....
Nipsey Hussle and Jay-Z’s “What It Feels Like” comes from the soundtrack of “Judas and the Black Messiah” (2021), a historical piece harking back to the heyday of the Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party...
In this song, Jhené Aiko is actually telling the addressee to ‘party for her’. And the reason she is making such an assertion is because the premise upon which this track’s theme is built...
“Letter to Nipsey” is a tribute to Nipsey Hussle, whose murder was the story of 2019 as far as the hip-hop community in the United States is concerned. And as the title implies, Meek...
This is an ode to progress, as the artists (particularly John Legend) express being on a path which ‘keeps them going higher’, as in ascending to new heights of success. But it is actually Nipsey’s...
On 31 March 2019, L.A. gangsta rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in his hometown. This resulted in an outpouring of sympathy from the overall hip-hop community that in reality was unprecedented in the history of rap music. However, Kodak...
“Grinding” is a slang term which basically means to work. But when used by the likes of Nipsey Hussle, especially within the context of his early years, it is actually more synonymous with hustling,...
This track is dominated by Nipsey Hussle and Dom Kennedy, with Belly basically playing the role of a hype man. And “Double Up”, specifically Nipsey’s solo verse, utilizes a lot of slang. As such,...
As the title implies, the inspiration for this track is centered on Nipsey Hussle’s success. In other words, he is taking his “victory lap”, a term derived from the sport of car racing in...
“Dedication” is the main ingredient Nipsey Hussle and his fellow L.A. collaborator Kendrick Lamar put forth in their personal formula for success. In other words, they attribute their own come ups to “dedication, hard work...
