My life is real. — Nipsey Hussle

My career as Nipsey Hussle is based on my life as Ermias Asghedom. — Nipsey Hussle

I’m tryin’ to live my life, so when it’s over I got no regrets — Nipsey Hussle

I try to sprinkle a little gems and jewels in the music that people could use in their own life. — Nipsey Hussle

He was an inspiration for the community––the way he dreamed about transforming the lives of the same people he grew up with and grew up around in crenshaw––and it deserves to be recognized. — Nipsey Hussle

Life is what you make it, I hope you make a movement. — Nipsey Hussle

I think everybody’s trying to get to a place in themselves where they conquer what they was afraid of; they achieve some of their life goals, kept their word about what they were trying to do. — 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

Your parents are supposed to tell you to make decisions that are gonna help you and that’ll have a positive effect on your life and your well–being. — 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

Cardi B put a lot of work in. — Nipsey Hussle

Snoop ain’t never cosigned me, but I know everybody is like, ‘That’s the next Snoop.’ Nah, I’m Nipsey, and I got to work to define myself. — 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

I knew I wanted to work for myself when I was about eleven — Nipsey Hussle

I feel that luck is a product of hard work. — Nipsey Hussle

We playing the long game. We don’t want the money to stop when we go. When we can’t work no more. We want it to outlive us, we want it to be generational — Nipsey Hussle

I’m touring the world, not doing nothing against the law, getting money to feed my family. I got employees that have felonies, and they can’t get jobs. They work for me. — Nipsey Hussle

I really am a fan of Ye’s music. — Nipsey Hussle

My music is influenced by L.A. culture. — Nipsey Hussle

I get a more passionate delivery when I just go in the booth and let the music talk. — Nipsey Hussle

I always wanted to operate at the highest altitude, just in terms of hip–hop and the music. — 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

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

I’m focusing on the music, but I still got a cold library of books that I’ve either read or I plan on getting to. — Nipsey Hussle

Doing music to pay bills is an uncomfortable situation. I never wanted to be in that situation. — Nipsey Hussle

Look at Pusha–T. He makes a certain type of rap music. ‘Daytona’ is that on the highest level. — Nipsey Hussle

Success to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through. — Nipsey Hussle

It’s important to love in hip hop. — Nipsey Hussle

I really love the culture of hip–hop. — Nipsey Hussle

The reason children accept discipline from their parents is because they know their parents love them. — Nipsey Hussle

Every artist wants something different out the game. — Nipsey Hussle

Play the game like I’ve never won once — Nipsey Hussle

One of my mentors schooled me on branding before it was a cliche term in the game. — Nipsey Hussle

It’s strictly business in this game, still they faking friendly. Don’t let em take advantage of you and it make em envy — Nipsey Hussle

Without a game plan and without a strong sense of faith in what you’re doing, it’s gonna be real hard to accomplish anything. — 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

I actually met The Game in my hood on Crenshaw and Slauson. I was outside on the block with 20 of my homies. I see the Range Rover, and we all walked up to his car. I handed him my CD. — Nipsey Hussle

All the smart money got they bets on me / And all the real niggas wish the best for me — Nipsey Hussle

I realized the power of hip–hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are. — Nipsey Hussle

People that’s in power–the central banks, these fiat currencies that are traded globally–they got influence over the messaging and the narrative in the media. — Nipsey Hussle

My experience with power, you can maintain it, or you get it taken from you. You get you some newfound power and go crazy, and it get taken from you quick. — 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 me or God. — Nipsey Hussle

I always had faith in my creative capacity. — Nipsey Hussle

Don’t waste your time, it don’t make you rich — Nipsey Hussle

Most of the time I look inside, And find the answers waitin’. — Nipsey Hussle

I built a label at the same time I built a career. — Nipsey Hussle

On a mission your worst enemy is idle time. — Nipsey Hussle

Any time a country transitioned to a fiat currency, they collapsed. That’s just world history; you don’t have to know about cryptocurrency to know that. — Nipsey Hussle

Hopin’ what I’m doing truly make my mama proud, ‘Cause for a very long time, I was the reason for her frowns. — 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

I wan na encourage other artists to let others know how you feel about them. … show somebody some love, tell somebody you love their music. — Nipsey Hussle

I want to thank my Eritrean fans for feeling connected to me and for supporting me. I feel extremely grateful. — Nipsey Hussle

If you 35, 28, or 30 years old, and you decide you’re gonna pick up a rag and start bangin’, and you can look yourself in the mirror and you still feel like you’re a man? That’s cool, do your thing. — Nipsey Hussle

Material things ain’t nothing, you feel me? At the end of the day it’s who you is. — Nipsey Hussle

Every step is like chess; The wrong move gets you killed, So we act on how we think, And never speak on how we feel. — Nipsey Hussle

In Eritrea] in key positions–president, government, police–everybody’s the same [color]. It’s a country run by its people. No racial class, everybody feels a part of it. — Nipsey Hussle

When you let go of your pride, you’ll find a lesson in your pain — Nipsey Hussle