The bond between Dave East and Nipsey Hussle ran deep in the rap game. Dave East spoke on how Hussle’s death affected their planned collaboration album. In a new interview with Revolt, East elaborated on the unfinished album by stating, “We were six songs in. We were planning a tour and all of that. Fuck rap. I’m going to keep it 100.”
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On March 31, Hussle was shot and killed outside his Marathon Clothing store in Hyde Park by alleged killer Eric Holder. After the shooting, East held a vigil in New York to honor Hussle.
“I didn’t know until I did a tribute for Nip,” East revealed about Hussle’s influence on his debut album Survival. “I didn’t want to talk about anything else. I talked about everything. I got shit about my moms. I got shit about me playing ball. I got shit about me being locked up. I went mad personal and I wrapped it up with a tribute to my boy. Once I said what I said to Nip, I was like, ‘We’re good.’”
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Hussle’s immediate impact on the culture was felt by East. “That was my nigga. Anything we did together or anytime I had to be around that nigga, I cherish it,” East stated. “It’s wack he went out like that. That nigga’s a king. Kings ain’t supposed to go out like that. But, that’s the world we’re living in. It’s wack he went out like that, but it sharpened me and a million other niggas up. He went out like a G.”