West Coast rap is back and stronger than ever. Thanks to the release of “Crenshaw,” the latest mix tape from rapper Nipsey Hussle. This is the rapper’s 6th mix tape and I personally believe it is his best work to date.
The mix tape starts off with a more lyrical side of Nipsey we haven’t really seen before with the track “U see us.” From the start Nipsey lets us know it is all business this time around. The mix tape definitely gives us some music we can turn all the way up and cruise around to with tracks like “H-Town,” “Summertime in that Cutlass,” and “Drop Coupes”.
I always thought Nipsey was the best at sharing his rags to riches story and giving motivation to other people going through the struggle. He definitely brought his A-game on the track “Face the World”. In the song he illustrates what is like growing up in Los Angeles and being a black youth in America. The song is vintage Nipsey and one of his best songs ever.
What I like most about the mix tape is the timing in which it was released. It came at a time when we all doubted if Nipsey would ever drop another project. I mean after all he hadn’t released a project in over a year. It came with only about two weeks worth of promotion, yet it was still downloaded over one million times in the first week. It even sold 1,000 hard copies at $100 dollars a piece.
All this really means is Nipsey Hussle is truly the voice of the West Coast, and when he speaks we all need to listen.