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Snoop Dogg and Nipsey Hussle appeared on a host of songs together over the years, including ‘The Life’, ‘Do The Damn Thang’ and ‘Ice Cream Paint Job (West Coast Remix)’. The late rapper inspired Snoop's song "One Blood, One Cuzz” off his 2019 album "I Wanna Thank Me. They really loved each other as friends, but through all the madness and ignorant (expletive) they could never get any conversation going," he told Though Hussle, a native of Crenshaw, identified as part of the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips as a teen, he had been actively trying to broker peace and bridge the gap between rival gangs for years. The Game - Welcome Home (Audio) ft. Nipsey Hussle - YouTube He would’ve turned 35 tomorrow (August 15).“miss u Nip,” Snoop Dogg wrote on Twitter, announcing the new song, which comes complete with its own video.Snoop Dogg and Nipsey Hussle appeared on a host of songs together over the years, including ‘The Life’, ‘Do The Damn Thang’ and ‘Ice Cream Paint Job (West Coast Remix)’.In the wake of his death, Hussle’s family recently unveiled the Neighborhood Nip Foundation in his honour, an initiative that seeks to provide opportunities for young creatives in music. In "Nipsey Blue," Snoop Dogg sings alongside Moore and replaces the original lyrics like "Oh baby" and "Oh honey" with "Homie" and changes "Misty Blue" to "Nipsey Blue. The track arrives the day before the late rapper's birthdayThe track arrives the day before the late rapper’s birthday.
"The 48-year-old rapper turns "Misty Blue" into a commemorative song for his late friend, mourning the "things we used to do" and not being able to forget Hussle.This isn't the first time Snoop Dogg honored Hussle through music. He would often unite in his Crip blue with Blood gang rappers YG and The Game, known by the color red. Hussle, real name Ermias Asghedom… ""After Nipsey Hussle passed away, a lot of gang members that hadn't talked in 30, 40 years came together.
West Coast legend Nipsey Hussle‘s legacy is being celebrated today.The late rap star’s 35th birthday has sparked a flurry of hip-hop artists remembering his life and what he meant to the culture. The 48-year-old rapper turns "Misty Blue" into a commemorative song for his late friend, mourning the "things we used to do" and not being able to forget Hussle. Join our mailing list to be kept up to date on all things music, film, tv, gaming and pop culture.The world's defining voice in music and pop culture since 1952.
© 2020 NME is a member of the media division of The day after he was shot, Hussle was set to meet with the president of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners and the city’s chief of police to discuss gang violence and “to talk about ways he could help stop gang violence and help us help kids.© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.