This is like Rick Ross dying when Deeper Than Rap came out
Dude was taking off something serious
The elevation of content, the evolution of awareness, the shift in consciousness, the maturation of lyricism, etc
Ross became a different artist after Deeper Than Rap.
Ross would later basically focus the non-single songs of his albums on mature music for people who wanted deeper themes of enlightenment and introspection...I don't think people understand what we really lost in Nipsey.
He was FINALLY getting it. You saw glimpses on the run up to Victory Lap...but Nipsey was FINALLY proving he figured it out.
Ross finally learned to stop chasing mainstream music on this album and tapped into his core fan base, focused on business, learned to start putting gems in the music and evolved into the sort of guy who drops random mixtapes like BLACK DOLLAR focused on black solidarity and empowerment...