The Goat: Nipsey Hussle ??

​I cried when he died, and I’ve been crying off and on since. I can’t tell you why, for expect that it felt different. Felt like someone important was truly gone and it ain’t feel right. I may have not known Nipsey Hussle, but I felt his impact. He was a black man who brought about peace, wealth, and respect from a neighborhood that people didn’t have faith in. He started his business where his home was to give back to his people. He had music to voice his opinions. He wasn’t no clout chaser, and he didn’t do it for the fame. He was who he was because it gave him the chance to help those who needed him. He did it for the culture.

​These last two weeks have been so surreal. I got the chance to go to J. Coles Dreamville Festival last weekend. It was great, but also bittersweet. When people I don’t know pass away there isn’t much effect on me. Yes, I feel bad but I didn’t know them. I wasn’t close to them. They had no impact on my life. However, this death felt different.

March 31st, 2019, Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known as Nipsey Hussle, was shot and killed. He was an artist I knew of for years, but never really appreciated until recently when his album Victory Lap came out. Once that album dropped I had a whole new appreciation for the man. I learned more about him, and I couldn’t have been more surprised at what I found. He was more than his music and more than a gangster. He was a business man, and a true believer of change. He stood for his city with pride and gave his all back to it; never forgetting where he came from. Nipsey was a man full of dream and goals that he wasn’t going to let anything stop him. He had purpose, one that many artists miss when in the industry. His music had a message that anything is possible.
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The Marathon Continues 🏁 … R.I.P. To Nipsey Hussle 💙