ALBUM OF THE YEAR! Nipsey Hussle-Victory Lap(Discussion Thread)

[1-8-7-Skillz]

Havent listened to the complete album yet, but the first 10 songs and I can already say this is definetely not a classic
That word gets thrown around so fukkin much nowdays, a classic is an album like „Doggystyle“, „Chronic“, „The Infamous“, „Illmatic“ etc etc
You really sayin this album here is on such a level ?
Whats bothers me about the album so far is that Nipsey used to be much smoother in terms of voice & flow, he was rappin so effortlessly on the bullets & marathon mixtapes....
Nowdays especially his hoarse ass voice is
And piss poor rapping like on „Rap nikkas“ definetely isnt classic worthy...

 

[mr x]

Loaded bases

 

[just my thoughts]

No best buy in my area has it for a 250 mile radius

 

[Black Ball]

No best buy in my area has it for a 250 mile radius

Amazon breh.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

they all agreed Nipsey is the HOTTEST out right now

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[areohbee824]

Went back to this album this morning at the gym

 

[TL15]

Nipsey is weird man.

You watch his interviews and expect some great intelligent content on his album. 3 tracks in and this dude has rhymed nikka with nikka for 3 tracks in a row nearly every fukking bar.

For someone with his intelligence you would expect much more complex rhymes and deeper content but his music is shallow as fukk.

You're missing some of the message. This is the intro, the very first song. And I don't see the rhyme structure you're critiquing

"Listening to music at the Mayan Ruins
True devotion on the bluest ocean, cruisin'
My cultural influence even rival Lucien
I'm integrated vertically than y'all nikkas blew in
They tell me, "Hussle dumb it down, you might confuse 'em"
It's ain't that weirdo rap ya'll motherfukkers used to"

Literally showing you how he's made it from South Central LA to The Mayan Ruins...
Talks about Vertical Integration (a business term) and how he ran himself as a business VS all the other rappers who just "blew in" (came in on a whim)
actually addresses your critique about having to "dumb it down" as he has on other songs...



The next two songs are singles...lacking in content, sure, I'll give you that

The fourth song has TONS of content:

"Out the gate, lost count, many days in the studio we slaved
But this shyt we gotta save
Staring into space then you fishing for a phrase
Uninspired and your mind, still it's all a paper chase
First you over dedicate, then you notice that you great
And you been the whole time then it slap you in yo face
Then you stack it in your safe, got it crackin', it was fate
You the definition, nikka, laughin' to the bank
I'm a master of my fate
Plus I'm the type of nikka own the masters to my tape"







"Steven Donaldson and Black Sam been on this Marathon
Ballin' since my brother used to hustle out the Vons
Couple hundred thousand up, he took a shovel to the lawn
No exaggeration for the content of my songs
When he went to dig it up, shyt, a hundred somethin' gone
Molded, you can ask moms
Had to plug in blow dryers for the ones we could wash (let's go!)"





Anyway, I could do this for a lot of tracks on the album. Everyone is entitled their opinion and I definitely am not here to "argue" for Nip. BUT if you are genuinely interested in good music, I would continue to listen to it.

 

[Dead End]

Nipsey is weird man.

You watch his interviews and expect some great intelligent content on his album. 3 tracks in and this dude has rhymed nikka with nikka for 3 tracks in a row nearly every fukking bar.

For someone with his intelligence you would expect much more complex rhymes and deeper content but his music is shallow as fukk.

I haven't watched a lot of his interviews, but the ones I have seen he's more or less on about black capitalism. That's a constant theme in his music, for better and for worse.

 

[u mad son?]

You're missing some of the message. This is the intro, the very first song. And I don't see the rhyme structure you're critiquing

"Listening to music at the Mayan Ruins
True devotion on the bluest ocean, cruisin'
My cultural influence even rival Lucien
I'm integrated vertically than y'all nikkas blew in
They tell me, "Hussle dumb it down, you might confuse 'em"
It's ain't that weirdo rap ya'll motherfukkers used to"

Literally showing you how he's made it from South Central LA to The Mayan Ruins...
Talks about Vertical Integration (a business term) and how he ran himself as a business VS all the other rappers who just "blew in" (came in on a whim)
actually addresses your critique about having to "dumb it down" as he has on other songs...



The next two songs are singles...lacking in content, sure, I'll give you that

The fourth song has TONS of content:

"Out the gate, lost count, many days in the studio we slaved
But this shyt we gotta save
Staring into space then you fishing for a phrase
Uninspired and your mind, still it's all a paper chase
First you over dedicate, then you notice that you great
And you been the whole time then it slap you in yo face
Then you stack it in your safe, got it crackin', it was fate
You the definition, nikka, laughin' to the bank
I'm a master of my fate
Plus I'm the type of nikka own the masters to my tape"







"Steven Donaldson and Black Sam been on this Marathon
Ballin' since my brother used to hustle out the Vons
Couple hundred thousand up, he took a shovel to the lawn
No exaggeration for the content of my songs
When he went to dig it up, shyt, a hundred somethin' gone
Molded, you can ask moms
Had to plug in blow dryers for the ones we could wash (let's go!)"





Anyway, I could do this for a lot of tracks on the album. Everyone is entitled their opinion and I definitely am not here to "argue" for Nip. BUT if you are genuinely interested in good music, I would continue to listen to it.
https://genius.com/Nipsey-hussle-young-nikka-lyrics#note-13930798

thats dope, i rate those bars you highlighted

i just wish he didnt FEEL like he has to dumb it down for it to pop really. I get hes trynna universally be popping but you aint gotta cater for dumber nikkas.

 

[TL15]

thats dope, i rate those bars you highlighted

i just wish he didnt FEEL like he has to dumb it down for it to pop really. I get hes trynna universally be popping but you aint gotta cater for dumber nikkas.

Listen to the last verse of (and full song) of Blue Laces 2
Listen to the message on Real Big and Right Hand to God

I honestly only listen to Rap Nyggas, Last time that I checcd and Succa Proof when I'm working out. The rest of the album has a decent amount of substance (for an LA Gangbanger/Entrepreneur)

 

[u mad son?]

Listen to the last verse of (and full song) of Blue Laces 2
Listen to the message on Real Big and Right Hand to God

I honestly only listen to Rap Nyggas, Last time that I checcd and Succa Proof when I'm working out. The rest of the album has a decent amount of substance (for an LA Gangbanger/Entrepreneur)

This my favorite verse off the album

 

[areohbee824]

The outros on some of these songs

 

[No Ma’am]

Real Big

Hustle and Motivate