The long wait is finally over for Nipsey Hussle fans. The veteran MC has officially released his much-anticipated debut album, Victory Lap.
The Crenshaw-repping rhymer’s studio debut arrives after years of grinding on the mixtape circuit. The 15-track LP features guest appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, YG, CeeLoGreen, Buddy and more.
Check out the stream, cover art and tracklist for Victory Lap below.
1. Victory Lap f. Stacy Barthe
2. Rap Niggas
3. Last Time That I Checc’d f. YG
4. Young Nigga f. Puff Daddy
5. Dedication f. Kendrick Lamar
6. Blue Laces 2
7. Hussle & Motivate
8. Status Symbol 3 f. Buddy
9. Succa Proof
10. Keys 2 the City 2 f. TeeFlii
11. Grinding All My Life
12. Million While You Young f. The-Dream
13. Loaded Bases f. CeeLo Green
14. Real Big f. Marsha Ambrosius
15. Double Up f. Dom Kennedy & Belly (Bonus Track)
16. Right Hand to God (Bonus Track)
(This article was last updated on February 9, 2018 and can be found below.)
Nipsey Hussle has revealed the tracklist for Victory Lap, the Atlantic Records signee’s debut album. On Friday (February 9), Nipsey posted a screenshot of what looks like the album’s back cover.
The project features 15 tracks and guest spots from YG, Puff Daddy, Kendrick Lamar, Buddy, CeeLo Green and The-Dream, among others.
To mark the occasion, Nipsey is hosting an album release party at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on February 15.
Victory Lap is expected to arrive on February 16.
(This article was last updated on December 1, 2017 and can be found below.)
Nipsey Hussle’s debut LP, Victory Lap, finally has a release date. After inking a deal with Atlantic Records, the All Money In boss has announced that his long-awaited album will be released on February 16, 2018.
An album release concert is scheduled to take place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California on February 15 during NBA All-Star Weekend. Along with the album announcement, Nipsey has also released “Rap Niggas” as the first single off the project.
[Update: And now the video is here too.]
In addition to the LP, Nipsey is planning to put out the Marathon Book. The book is an in-depth look at the West Coast MC’s career via photos by Jorge Peniche.
Check out Nipsey’s Victory Lap cover art below and stream “Rap Niggas” above. Pre-order the project here.
NIP IS THE GREAT ~
Too late. Should have dropped this years ago.
Nipsey was suppose to drop this yeaarssss ago.
So he sold out and signed to Atlantic on of the worst labels for hiphop artists
Just checked out the jawn on Spotify. It’s hard, but there’s almost nothing unique about it, which is ironic.
To y’all who talking about he sold out, or should’ve dropped this years ago, I pray one day you get some understanding and some business acumen. This dude beat the industry at their own game. He waited them out, showed he didn’t need them to have money and success and made them double back to him on his own terms. We don’t need to know the specifics, but you better know that he signed a true “partnership” unlike what these other cats talking about. Atlantic can only be bad for hip-hop artists if those artists comes in like a beggar and lets it be bad for them. This cat has laid the blueprint, but 95% can’t follow it because they don’t have the work ethic and patience to wait for it.
So true! You’re the only person with any sense on here.
I agree that the song is straight trash. Don’t agree with the other nonsense that you’re talking about.
I might as well entertain the little keyboard commandos on this site that has fallen from grace. Yes he’s wearing a vest for a reason lol, so he can pretend like he’s commiting crimes and using guns in real life? He won’t throw hands lol, he’s a pussy just like you. Get real you dumb fuck. You might like that type of rap since you got the genres patted down. I’m still bumping biggie, nas, Big L, Dave East, Jedi kind tricks, atop, term, pete rock/smoke dza, wu tang, boot camp, rittz, jadakiss. Real hip hop for life. Go back on the food stamp line you roach.
Ask Dave East what he thinks of Nipsey. They’re super tight with each other for a reason. Real respect real.
u mad, bruh? u sounding salty as fuck, lol. u callin other people ‘keyboard commandos’ when u the general of the shit, but everyone sees your keyboard game is strong, kid. congratulations for playing yourself. lol.
I listen to ignorant and backpack shit. I listen to 90’s and older r&b. It all depends on my mood. I like this. I was riding down the highway last night with my fitted pulled down and this shit bumping. It ain’t that serious for mf’s to be getting all emotional. Old niccas, the old days are gone. Even ur peer Jay said, “want my old shit buy my old albums.” Get over it. And new niccas, listen to the old shit and see that this shit u listening to ain’t new. Ur pops generation had some nice mf’s.
This album will be a classic, I’m happy to see that tracklist, usually when some of the dopest cats go major their tracklist
is over saturated with nonsense. I hope this album go no #1 and do some big numbers, Nip def deserves it
Dopest like DMX, Xzibit, Eminem, Nas & Ice Cube haha I think not
Em ain’t the dopest, gtfo
yes he is. Not with his latest album. No. But overall Em in his Prime shits on all
Eminem had 3, maybe 4 good albums out of 9…not the best numbers. His sound, style and lyrics since Proof passed have taken a nasty fall. I doubt its a coincidence…
I mean as far as the new cats every duded you name came out in the 90’s and all pretty much came up through major labels. All those guys you named are greats, Xzibit really doesn’t have a dope album though and was only active for like 5-6 years. Cube one of tha coldest to spit on the mic but me personally I don’t get inspired by him because he’s not from the streets and he was banging hard on wax, Nip inspires people because dude did it his way and he had legit struggles
All y’all talking its taken him years to put this out clearly aren’t fans. This man put out 10+ project of music and y’all are complaining about his “debut” being late. Its call getting the terms right before potentially signing your life away. This isn’t Nips debut, its a celebration of him NOT signing his life away to have a major debut…aka Victory lap. Put some respek on that mans name.
Just because an album takes along time to drop doesnt make it automatic classic but i have to say the concept of this album and the timing of this album is genius on his part…get your brand up..business up THEN drop a “studio album” lol..makes sense ..
For some reason I always really wanted to like dude. But this sounds like another ‘almost’ project.
Ni**a, ni**a, ni**a, ni**a, I’m realer than everybody, blah blah… Represent genocidal crack dealing gangs and duck that fade when you get called out and ni**as will still respect you and swear you’re “woke”. He’s a clown and this is garbage…
says the guy typing comments on a website…lmao (sucks to be you)
This album dope. I’m feeling it. Salute Nipsey for this debut.
This is for real his debut? God damn! I was bumpin “bullets” back in like ’08. Whatever though I’ll check it out
Nipsy will forever be that underground rapper