Nipsey Hussle On The Combat Jack Show [Stream]

On this week’s episode of The Combat Jack Show, we have Los Angeles, California’s rising star Nipsey Hussle. We talk everything from his early beginnings in LA, his rising fame to stardom, him almost doing a long stretch in prison after “hiding out” with a warrant on his head, his beef with Complex, his new $100 mixtape ‘Crenshaw’ and more. Also, riding shotgun with Nipsey is the beautiful media maven Karen Civil. KC speaks on her ascension in the industry from interning with Funk Master Flex to working with Dipset and the likes of Lil Wayne, Jeezy, being an integral part of the Beats by Dre empire etc. It.Does.Not.Stop.

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Hopsin Talks Keys To Success, Miley Cyrus, Molly, Turning Down Major Labels, Artist Responsibility & More [Video]

Exclusive in-depth interview with Hopsin by Nick Huff Barili. Part 6 of this very candid interview starts with Hopsin explaining a recent tweet were he stated: “F*ck getting signed to a record label, I am the label.” “People may idolize Jimmy Iovine, they may idolize people who own big labels. But Jimmy Iovine started one day as a person young as myself or younger saying I want to be part of a label. I want to own a label. I want to be able to help artists and all that…I didn’t realize that at first when I used to be signed to Ruthless, I used to want to be signed and be under somebody and have a boss but then its like why?” Hopsin goes on to detail how his record label Funk Volume has been able to succeed as an independent and why he has turned down major labels wanting to sign him. “I build this shit organically. I learned how to rap, I talk to my fans, I’m a humble dude…I’m not having other stars co-sing me…I’m just Hopsin the guy that knows how to rap and I be online promoting myself.” As the interview continues Hopsin addresses artistic responsibility and calls out rapper and pop stars that are leading their fans to act reckless. Hopsin thinks artist should own up to their power of influence and not steer their audience, particular the youth into doing things that they will regret down the line. Hopsin also calls out

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