Disruption Now

EP: 9 - Nipsey Hussle - Life, Legacy and Lessons


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Nipsey Hussle was in many ways the personification of the American dream. He started off in the streets, joining the gang the 60s (Crips), going to prison but eventually turning his life around and having success as a rapper and entrepreneur. He went from hustling on the corner to owning the same corner he used to hustle on. When he became famous he didn’t move out or stop coming, instead, he came more became more accessible. He started STEM classes for kids, provided jobs for local youth and showed hustlers there is another path. He eventually gained the respect of all gangs; crips and bloods alike. Nonetheless, his life ended in senseless violence from a member of his same gang. His death sparked many questions:  Why are we so accepting or desensitized to violence?  Should Nipsey have stayed so close and accessible when he started to become famous? Was the more going on behind his death?
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