Nipsey Hussle

I identify myself as a hustler since I was a young kid.

The artist part of me always wants to be appreciated. I read every review. But I never wanted to seek validation by awards or anything controlled by politics.

I grew up in an environment where being polite was taken as a weakness. So I just fought everybody.

Cardi B put a lot of work in.

If you don't know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it's kind of hard to put things together.

In 2013, the week before I dropped 'Crenshaw,' 'Complex' wrote an article that said that Nipsey Hussle is one of the top 25 underperforming artists. I was so offended that I responded with my own opinion about these journalists - their point of view is not validated in our culture.