As an artist with experience working with both major and independent labels, Los Angeles, California rapper Nipsey Hussle was asked which route he plans to take with the release of his upcoming album, Victory Lap.
According to Nipsey, releasing Victory Lap through a major or independent label depends on what option will result in his project reaching the most people.
“I think we got the option,” Nipsey Hussle said during an interview with Hip Hop Since 1987. “To either go indie or do it through a major. I think that everybody respect what we doing and what we got built enough to give us what we need to do a major situation. But we gon’ finish the album. And get the music done. And focus on that and once it’s done we can figure out how we gonna put it out. I’m more excited about the people getting it. Whichever way the most amount of people can get it, that’s the way we gonna go.”
In regards to what fans can expect on Victory Lap as opposed to Nipsey’s past mixtapes, the rapper says he wants every aspect of the album, from production to verses to hooks, to be better than his previous work.
“I just want the songs to be better…With everything I do, every time something new come out I want the songs to be better,” he said. “I want the music to be better. I want the lyrics to be better. The beat selection. The sequencing of it. The concept. I just want everything to be better than my last shit. So, that’s it. That’s my main focus is making sure everything get better. That when they come back to it they like ‘He grown since the last time we heard him. In every way. He got better beats, better production, better hooks, better verses. Just everything better.”
Lastly, Nipsey addressed the significance of the Victory Lap title. According to the West Coast lyricist, it represents all that he’s accomplished throughout his music career and the need to set new goals.
“I just think coming in the game when I came in,” Nipsey said. “Being signed to a major label. Going through everything I went through before music. Being able to get a name up. Build my brand. Build my fanbase. Make money off of what I love to do. You know what I’m saying? Build an independent movement. And these next moves we getting ready to make. Establish the clothing thing. Establish the outside businesses. The next move we gon’ make is gon’ be something game changing. And I think that just the title represents a moment in my life where I feel like I really reached a lot of my life goals. And having to set new goals. And having to look forward to what we doing with what we’ve just accomplished.”
Nipsey’s interview with Hip Hop Since 1987 can be found below.
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“The next move we gon make is gon be something game changing”
LMAO stop it five. That 100 dollar mixtape shit aint gonna work twice.
stop it five? lmao east coast bloods are the rick ross of gangbanging
The Eritrean Snoop Lion.
he looks like snoop dogg, prodigy and master splinter had a love child
HAHAHA!
What’s next? 1000 dollars per album? gtfoh nig
looks like hes gaining weight
I mess with Nip, the boy go hard. Be sure to check out thegrandreport(dot)com they have some good videos on there too
its not a $100 mixtape you ignoramus. you get private show tickets, clothing as well this guys no fool if your too much of a hater to realize that, sorry
Please don’t work with Rick Ross ever again, sincerely any smart semi non retarded hip hop fan
Rappers do shit just to piss off white people, it keeps the Black fans loyal so you can stay true to your music.
fountain of youth > whatever “real street shit” you listen to
“LMAO stop it five. That 100 dollar mixtape shit aint gonna work twice.”
The mixtape was also available online for free dumbass. The $100 was for the concert.
LMAO jay-z bought 100 concert tickets he didnt use? shit musta been empty
Are Fif and Kid Kid on this?
not likely this nigga rolls with snitchbucks and officer ricky so you know he 100% bitch made fraud
I thought Snitch Bucks was raising Snitchy Cents son because Marquise knows his father is a
homo fag and a sellout bitch.
his son wanted to learn how to be a groupie snitch so he got an internship at slowbucks sweatshop
2014 and niggas still rocking cornrows smh fuck outta here
Us baldhead niggas will take over the world
first 2 bullets mixtapes were dope but then he switched shit up.
I’m a huge nipsey hussle fam and think he’s a real la nigga frm the streets. but when i heard him do that record with ross i kinda tripped a lil but i thought it had to be the money.. but this nigga jumped on a rich gang record with young thug and birdman called “throw ur hood up” -__- that made me lose a lil respect for nip. knowing them 2 niggas are the biggest fraud ass bloods in hip hop and he knows they fake too.. watts up with that nip.
he out here posing for pics with slowbucks 2 weeks after the nigga held a press conference with a layer to start a criminal investigation!
I have to check ppl on this all the time. Birdman not no fake ass blood he actualy holds clout with the Bloods, how you think lil wayne and Tygas bitch asses can be in LA so much without gettin their shit snatched? Cus of Birdman and Game. Young thug be on some other shit though the fact the Bloods let him wave their flag when this nigga be wearin nailpolish and skirts makes me look at them sideways. But everyone knows you can buy your way into blood affiliation(chris brown), Chicago gangs dont play that.
“Birdman not no fake ass blood he actualy holds clout with the Bloods”
you mean he pays mob large amounts of money now to have clout cuz where was that clout after he got stopped in the valley by spider locs valley people and 40 glocc? he also pays ogs from ec crip
tyga has hoovers protecting him and game cant hold anyone down he can just point them in the right direction of who to pay
bottom line is the music industry is not the streets these artists are not super gangsters and you can make hot songs with whoever the fuck you want
and Crenshaw was good well rounded mixtape
much respect to nipsey. wasn’t feeling the last project..but them marathon series are fucking crazy!! looking forward to victory lap
Agreed, Blessings was tight, Face the world was, tight, Go Long was tight, and check me out was a cool party song…everything else was meh.
NO ONE REALLY CARES… THIS NIGGA STILL THINKING THAT THE WAY HE SOLD THE ONE MIXTAPE WAS THE ULTIMATE MARKETING STRATEGY!
YOU’VE BEEN IN THE GAME FOREVER AND NOBODY KNOWS YOU STILL!
Its not always about how famous you are but consistency and longevity. Hes making much more money then when he came into the game . Trinidad James was more famous then him when he dropped all gold everything and where is he at now…Im not a Nipsey fan but even if he never becomes super big you can tell by how he thinks hes gonna be around for a long time and will always have a fanbase to support his lifestyle. Not to mention he is as big as Drake where hes from. So chill with the hate you have a one dimensional view of what success is.