Nipsey Hussle is an American rapper and entrepreneur, born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
He began rapping in high school, but later gained prominence after releasing his acclaimed debut mixtape The Marathon in 2007.
He has since released other mixtapes and two studio albums, with the most recent being Victory Lap in 2017.
Rappers like Nipsey Hussle are great at putting into words things that most of us would find hard to verbalize, so let’s see what he has to say on life, success, and overcoming obstacles by reading some of his best quotes below!
Best Nipsey Hussle Quotes
I feel that luck is a product of hard work. ―Nipsey Hussle
I keep moving, keep hustling till I see improvement. I know I can’t win it all, but I can’t keep losing. ―Nipsey Hussle
The artist part of me always wants to be appreciated. I read every review. But I never wanted to seek validation by awards or anything controlled by politics. ―Nipsey Hussle
If you look at the people in your circle and you don’t get inspired, you don’t have circle you have a cage. ―Nipsey Hussle
You’re not going to scare me into being somebody I don’t want to be. ―Nipsey Hussle
It’s not called quitting if you quit while you ahead. It’s about being aware and being strategic enough to know that you got to get out the pool at some point. You got to put your clothes back on and dry off. ―Nipsey Hussle
We’re not the cause. We’re the effect. ―Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle’s Quotes on Criticism
You will never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You will only be criticized by someone who is doing less than you. Remember that. ―Nipsey Hussle
That’s the best currency you can offer: inspiration. So, when a person can rely on you for that, that empowers them in every realm of their life. ―Nipsey Hussle
I say that in the most humble way: I always knew that I could perform with the best of ’em and I could deliver with the best of ’em. ―Nipsey Hussle
I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle. , Nipsey Hussle quotes about life ―Nipsey Hussle
Hope opportunity don’t knock when opportunists in your group. ―Nipsey Hussle
Not one person can make or break what I’m doing, except me or God. ―Nipsey Hussle
You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer. ―Nipsey Hussle
Don’t let your past create your future. Everyone can change. ―Nipsey Hussle
It isn’t cool to be in the club spending all of this money, or having cars or jewelry – but you do not own any real estate? A fourplex? If the answer is no, you are not a real hustler. ―Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle’s Quotes on Respect
To me, respect comes first. ―Nipsey Hussle
I would say that the Nipsey Hussle ‘Crenshaw’ release was an example of All Money In creating an artificial scarcity campaign for the physical side of ‘Crenshaw.’ ―Nipsey Hussle
Be your own biggest fan, your own biggest believer, and put it on your back and carry the weight. ―Nipsey Hussle
Before rap, my last name was my lifestyle, and when I visualize success, it looked like right now. ―Nipsey Hussle
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Most people want to skip the process, not knowing that when you skip steps, you miss lessons. If you start small and build on what you have, you can continue to multiply that into something greater, while picking up all of the valuable lessons along the way. ―Nipsey Hussle
On a mission, your worst enemy is idle time. ―Nipsey Hussle
We represent a hustler. I think we represent inspiration. I think we represent, you know, staying down. I think we represent building yourself up from the bootstraps. ―Nipsey Hussle
I always wanted to do things right and represent myself as somebody that took the art serious and someone that took the business serious also, so I had time to weigh the options and figure it out and do my best to create the situation that was ideal. ―Nipsey Hussle
The reason children accept discipline from their parents is because they know their parents love them. ―Nipsey Hussle
I feel that puttin’ in the hours and years in the studio, honing my craft, definitely played a part, me consciously networking and presenting myself as an artist that’s commercially sellable led to me meeting the right people, which in turn led to them givin’ me positive referral to other people, which in turn led me to signin’ a deal. ―Nipsey Hussle
When you talk about black entrepreneurship, you’re talking about addressing the foundation of what’s going on with our people when we don’t have any financial power. Our basic needs aren’t being met in a lot of cases, so there’s no way we’re going to be able to tap into our potential until we address those bottom-level base needs. ―Nipsey Hussle
As an entrepreneur, as an investor, I’m trying to be as educated as I can to where the progression of technological capability is going and what it does to these different categories that, me as an artist and an influencer, I can get involved and bring value. ―Nipsey Hussle
We don’t want to wait on someone to hire us and give us a check. We want to create our own opportunities. ―Nipsey Hussle
One small misunderstanding can show you exactly how a person really feels about you. ―Nipsey Hussle
Define who you are and what you are, and be clear on that. Meditate on that and then, live and die by that… You can’t break the rules, the fundamental rules. ―Nipsey Hussle
Money is a tool – it’s the means, not the end. ―Nipsey Hussle
If I weren’t involved in this hip-hop shit, I’d probably be breakin’ the law to eat and feed my family and maintain the lifestyle that I’m used to. ―Nipsey Hussle
And it’s possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce. ―Nipsey Hussle
Thought is powerful in all phases. Even in my career, even in my life, things end up exactly how I visualized them. ―Nipsey Hussle
Own the supply chain from production to consumption. People take shots at Jay-z, but he’s the first black artist to have a vertically integrated biz model where he owns the whole chain. ―Nipsey Hussle
I just believe in ownership. I believe in investing in yourself. Your foundation should be strong. ―Nipsey Hussle
I’m not in it for fame. I’ve been famous in the streets already. ―Nipsey Hussle
I always had a passion for rap music, and I was always trying to create a situation where I could do this full-time. ―Nipsey Hussle
It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures. ―Nipsey Hussle
Success or greatness comes with a rollercoaster ride; anybody can apply the marathon concept to what they do. ―Nipsey Hussle
I’d rather invest in real estate – invest in some assets as opposed to trick all my money in diamonds and cars – it looks good, but at the end of the day, you’re losing value. It isn’t appreciating; it’s depreciating. A real asset. Take care of my people. ―Nipsey Hussle
I believe that we should own the fruits of our labor and the assets of our creations. ―Nipsey Hussle
If you got a plan, it’s not just like a pipe dream. You have a step-by-step list of things to do to get your goal. ―Nipsey Hussle
If you’ve got a plan, it’s not just like a pipe dream. You have a step-by-step list of things to do to get to your goal. ―Nipsey Hussle
I knew I wanted to work for myself when I was about eleven. ―Nipsey Hussle
I’m about seeing long term, seeing a vision, understanding nothing really worthwhile happens overnight, and just sticking to your script long enough to make something really happen. ―Nipsey Hussle
I don’t need no side bitch. I need a never leave my side bitch. ―Nipsey Hussle
Be a man of your word, do what you say you’re gonna do, respect people the way you would like to be respected. ―Nipsey Hussle
I think you can give a pure artistic product if you understand how to build your own industry. ―Nipsey Hussle
If it wasn’t for the music bein’ my outlet, I’d probably be hustlin’. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to go and get a nine-to-five, I never finished high school or none of that. ―Nipsey Hussle
Find your purpose or you wastin’ air. ―Nipsey Hussle
I look at it like the game gonna test you. Everything gonna test you if it’s worthwhile and you gonna make decisions based on what you care about more. ―Nipsey Hussle
Luck is just bein’ prepared at all times, so when the door opens you’re ready. ―Nipsey Hussle
Without a game plan and without a strong sense of faith in what you’re doing, it’s gonna be really hard to accomplish anything. ―Nipsey Hussle
Doing music to pay bills is an uncomfortable situation. I never wanted to be in that situation. ―Nipsey Hussle
Success to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through. ―Nipsey Hussle
Material things ain’t nothing. You feel me? At the end of the day, it’s who you are. You weren’t born with it; you gon’ die without it. ―Nipsey Hussle
We were able to become really successful in the mixtape space. ―Nipsey Hussle
If you’re going to write about rap music and hip-hop, and you don’t love it, then we don’t need your opinion, and we revoke your opinion. ―Nipsey Hussle
Most the time, when it rains it starts pouring, but how we grind it makes the weather change for us. ―Nipsey Hussle
One pillar to wealth is having residual income. ―Nipsey Hussle
My thing is that I don’t give no person that much power over my path that I’m walking. Not one person can make or break what I’m doing, except God or me. ―Nipsey Hussle
I have seen a lot of artists be hot for a minute, and then that’s it, and somebody else comes in. ―Nipsey Hussle
Sometimes, you have to take steps back to take one step forward. ―Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle’s Quote on Building Career
I built a company at the same time I built a career. ―Nipsey Hussle
Be truthful with yourself and other people, and try your best to make decisions outside of your ego. ―Nipsey Hussle
Ownership is everything. Own your mind. Mind your own. ―Nipsey Hussle
A lot of artists come into the game with a radio record, but they don’t establish the fans as fans of their style of music. It’s just that they’re a fan of that song, and after that song plays out, it’s real hard for ’em. ―Nipsey Hussle
When I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are. ―Nipsey Hussle
Luck is the product of hard work. ―Nipsey Hussle
You gotta have a sense of humor to know that the bullshit is gonna happen, you can’t be too serious about it or too emotional and fake when the bullshit happens. ―Nipsey Hussle
We got turned down, we failed, had setbacks, had to start over a lot of times. But we kept going at it. In anybody’s case, that’s always the distinguishing factor. ―Nipsey Hussle
Make a million cash fore you flatline. Make a master plan watch it backfire. Burn it all down then collect the ashes. Build it back, respect ya passion. ―Nipsey Hussle
It’s important to love in hip hop. ―Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle Quotes about Dedication
Dedication, hard work plus patience. The sum of all my sacrifice, I’m done ‘waitin’, I’m done ‘waintin’, told you that I wasn’t ‘playin’. ―Nipsey Hussle
It’s cliché to say: work hard, don’t quit. I would really say find yourself and find what’s your, What’s motivating force behind you? And build around that. ―Nipsey Hussle
I always had faith in my creative capacity. ―Nipsey Hussle
I intend to inspire people with my story: motivate young people that grew up like myself, or even not like myself. Just, you know, go through the human experience. ―Nipsey Hussle
When you start seeing the most successful people and the most respected people, the next step is figuring out how they became that. ―Nipsey Hussle
I will never say something I don’t agree with or believe in… even if the reward is massive! ―Nipsey Hussle
I respect Snoop even aside from the music, just as a man, and especially the way he still represents who he is, after being a pop star and an icon. He’s done it successfully and has still been able to balance it. ―Nipsey Hussle
If you don’t know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it’s kind of hard to put things together. ―Nipsey Hussle
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Be more fearless. All my radical moonshots have defined me. That don’t be my downfall, my downfall will be not going crazy, not having a higher expectation. ―Nipsey Hussle
Try to have more faith and less fear, try to express it to your peers, I’m talking about dreams. Better to do it and let it be seen, cause then it’s so clear. ―Nipsey Hussle
Victory is like, you won, so the question is, what? What did you win? I think that the songs go into that. It’s just about reaching a place in myself. ―Nipsey Hussle
I never wanted to alienate my brand for business. I always wanted to keep it authentic and keep as pure as I could. ―Nipsey Hussle
The company you keep has a large influence on the situations you bring to yourself. Birds of a feather flock together. ―Nipsey Hussle
I grew up in an environment where being polite was taken as a weakness. So I just fought everybody. ―Nipsey Hussle
Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can’t take steps toward whatever your goal is. ―Nipsey Hussle
I think everybody’s trying to get to a place in themselves where they conquer what they were afraid of; they achieve some of their life goals, kept their word about what they were trying to do. ―Nipsey Hussle
The most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt in what you’re doing, it’s not gonna work. ―Nipsey Hussle
My life is real. ―Nipsey Hussle
Instead of trying to build a brick wall, lay a brick every day. Eventually, you’ll look up and you’ll have a brick wall. ―Nipsey Hussle
As is the case with most people in this game, I am driven by financial motives and creative motives; the question I had to answer is which motive I will give priority to? ―Nipsey Hussle
Every artist wants something different out the game. ―Nipsey Hussle
Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening. ―Nipsey Hussle
I hope my story inspires everyone out there to keep hustling and chasing their dreams. ―Nipsey Hussle
As far as respect goes, we have to stop respecting dumb shit. We have to return to old school principles. ―Nipsey Hussle
Most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt in what you’re doing it’s not gonna work. ―Nipsey Hussle
Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward. ―Nipsey Hussle
I released 1000 mixtapes and charged $100 for each because I understood the economic principle of scarcity. The profit funded my independent label. ―Nipsey Hussle
You’re a hustler, you should find somewhere to capitalize off that and turn it into some money. ―Nipsey Hussle
As an artist, as a brand, as a rapper, as a musician, you know you got a window and a lot of people, even an athlete; they don’t have no exit strategy. It’s just living in the false reality that it’s going to be like this forever. ―Nipsey Hussle
I get a more passionate delivery when I just go in the booth and let the music talk. ―Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle Quotes about Music
I try to sprinkle little gems and jewels in the music that people could use in their own life. ―Nipsey Hussle
See, the best teacher in life is your own experience/ None of us know who we are until we fail/ They say every man is defined by his reaction to any given situation/ Well who would you want to define you?/ Someone else or yourself? ―Nipsey Hussle
I’m more focused on giving solutions and inspiration more than anything. ―Nipsey Hussle
I like Cardi B! ―Nipsey Hussle
I identify myself as a hustler since I was a young kid. ―Nipsey Hussle
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Study your Queen so you can give her what she wants without asking. ―Nipsey Hussle Share on XBest Nipsey Hussle Quotes on Life, Success, and Overcoming Obstacles Share on XCreate a plan and then attack it – A dream without a plan is a wish. ―Nipsey Hussle Share on XSuccess to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through. ―Nipsey Hussle Share on XWe don’t want to wait on someone to hire us and give us a check. We want to create our own opportunities. ―Nipsey Hussle Share on XI’m tryna live my life, so when it’s over I got no regrets. ―Nipsey Hussle Share on XBe your own biggest fan, your own biggest believer, and put it on your back and carry the weight. ―Nipsey Hussle Share on XOne small misunderstanding can show you exactly how a person really feels about you. ―Nipsey Hussle Share on XBest Nipsey Hussle Quotes with Images
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FAQs
What was Nipsey Hussle’s real name?
Nipsey Hussle’s real name was Ermias Asghedom.
What was Nipsey Hussle’s net worth?
Nipsey Hussle’s net worth was an estimated $5 million.
When was Nipsey Hussle born?
Nipsey Hussle was born on August 15th, 1985.
Where is Nipsey Hussle from?
Nipsey Hussle was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Crenshaw. He attended the Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and graduated with a degree in law.
How did Nipsey Hussle die?
Nipsey Hussle died on March 31st, 2019 after being shot multiple times outside his clothing store The Marathon Clothing at 3:00 PM PST. The incident happened just a day before he would have turned 33 years old.
What caused Nipsey Hussle’s death?
Nipsey Hussle’s death has been attributed to gun violence which has been plaguing Los Angeles for many years. It is currently unknown who killed him or why but it has not been ruled out that it may be gang related.
What are Nipsey Hussle’s famous quotes?
Nipsey Hussle was known for his motivational quotes and powerful messages about life. His most famous quote comes from the Bible, John 16:33: In this world you will have trouble; but take heart!
Conclusion
No matter what you’re going through in life, always remember that you have the power to overcome any obstacle. And as Nipsey Hussle so eloquently put it, the key to success is to keep going.
So never give up on your dreams and never give up on yourself.
You have everything you need to succeed–it’s just up to you to make it happen.
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