Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle, name adapted from the odd source of Nipsey Russell, iconic comic and actor of many decades, may have a pun-happy name. However, while the Slauson, California, MC born Ermias Ashgedom may drop hazy humor into his rhymestyle a la Snoop Dogg, his flow owes more to the unflinching gangland narratives of early hip-hop kingpin Ice-T. A full-fledged member of one of the more notorious subsections of the Crips gang, Nipsey Hussle bleeds streets and became a quick mixtape favorite in the late-'00s.… Show more ~ Rovi

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