Crenshaw’s fallen hometown hero Nipsey Hussle was just helping out a friend freshly released from prison when he was gunned down and pronounced dead at 33 on March 31.
Suge Knight, who is currently incarcerated at the RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, believes the Grammy Award-nominated recording artist’s dedication to his environment is what caused his life.
“A lot of artists like Nipsey have the same problem that I had,” the disgraced mogul told TMZ in an exclusive interview. “We are too loyal to our neighborhood. Even though you have enough money to move, you want to stay on the block because when you go around Hollywood it’s all watered down.”
The Death Row co-founder elaborated on his favorite ghetto past times. Knight said that he loves going back to his hood to “get chili cheese fries and strawberries” and to chop it up with his little homies, but said he would also need those same little homies for protection.
Next, Knight compared the Victory Lap artist to Tupac Shakur.
“I feel that Nipsey was trying to follow the same Tupac manual to the community,” he said. “He came together with YG like Snoop did with Tupac.”
Knight is referring to Nipsey’s Victory Lap single “Last Time That I Checc’d” featuring YG. Nipsey was reportedly a Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crip meanwhile YG claims to be part of a rival Blood gang.
Since 2013, they had been working towards putting together their collaborative project America’s Most Wanted, a title inspired by Tupac and Snoop Dogg’s 1996 song “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.”
The All Money In General poured his money and heart into creating hope for his community, including the coworking community Vector 90, which gives opportunities to underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Five days following Nip’s murder, a gangs’ peace march took place in Los Angeles on Crenshaw and Slauson in front of his Marathon Clothing store where he passed away. All the rival gangs came together, including family members that hadn’t talked to each other in years, to honor the slain rap star.
“What’s good is that all the hoods getting together now,” Suge continued. “We can be stronger considering what happens when we come together.”
Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence for the voluntary manslaughter of Terry Carter. During the January 2015 filming of Straight Outta Compton, Knight hit Carter without checking on him while trying to escape, what Suge alleged to be a life or death situation for himself.
He will be eligible for parole in 2037.
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I’m not an expert but I don’t think TTP and Rollin 60’s NHC are rival sets, just under different flags, there’s a difference,YG and Nip have been collaborating since at least 2013 if not sooner
How come Nipsey was never in the news when he was alive. Now that he’s dead and gone, he was all of a sudden PAC Jr! Give it a rest already and let this guy go.
NOBODY CAN TOUCH PAC’S LEGEND…NOBODY
Is 2oac really dead. If he’s truly dead were was he buried I love that guy he’s a legend.
Who is pathetic more than you though ,you could’ve just scrolled past this article without commenting but nah here you are acting like you dont care
Well Suges opinion on hip hop holds more water than anybody ever in this site.
who shot 2pac and b.i.g. suge?
Orlando Anderson aka Baby Lane, his Uncle Keefe D confessed to it all.
I think suge Knight killed 2 pac he has a secret he is a serious killer he should turn his life to Jesus
p. diddy still capitalising on b.i.g. memory.
RIP Nip.
Mufackas don’t talk about the positives, only the negatives. Fucked up.
Jay Z killed Nipsey Hussle.
Fake love? No people saw what he was doing and recognized how amazing it was, it’s all real love. Shut your hipster lame ass up.
A man among men. Faught fr equality fr all.almost like a JR TUPAC.its sad that there work has only begun to be taken from us.RIP NIPSEY
Two legends gone over jealousy and envy…nipsy and pac came up from nothing and made it Big!!!! There two legends that will never be forgotten..did what they could for there community and because of that and because of them knowing too much they were taken out…imma,just leave that right there!!! RIP nip RIP pac…mofo Tru legendsssssss!!!
Why is this clown still making news? The dudes a flog. Let him be forgotten.
Except he never made a classic and is an average rapper.
TF you talking about Nipsey said it himself he never wanted to be big time he stay low key he didn’t want to be major, he never listened to the folks who wanted to make him big time, and did not want to sell his soul just like what most mainstream rappers do nowadays.
m-bone, cali swag district – still unsolved.
Rest in p
The cold part is I never heard anyone mention Nipsey, but know everyone was his biggest fan. I feel sorry for the young man to lose his life, but to all my black peeps stop worshiping the dead because you didn’t when they were alive.
Maybe on your side you never heard anybody mention Nipsey, but over here… we been listening to Nipsey for 10-11 years now.
But as crazy as it may sound!! Nipsey did make it feel like Pac died all over again. Funny I am not a suge fan, but this time hes Actually right.
I am a very interested in the what happened was yourself because somebody else you want me.