Rapper and producer Hit-Boy recently appeared on the Back on Figg podcast, where he revealed more details about working with Nipsey Hussle ahead of his death. When a host asked him how many unreleased songs he has with Hussle, the artist responded ,claiming, it's "Not a lot." He added, "I've only got a couple." The artist continued, saying, "I've got a couple more ideas," explaining, "I want to figure out the right right situation [to use them]." He then shared that the track he ended up giving to Big Sean was supposed to be on Hussle's next release. "Nip was sending me samples like every morning," he revealed, "sending me songs, sending me ideas." "That shit's just like crazy how it all transpired, man," he shared.
When the host then asked Hit-Boy how Hussle's death impacted him, he said "that shit was unbelievable, bro." Adding, "the whole time I was around him that shit really played out like a movie." Hit-Boy then went on to share more about his experiences working with Hussle, calling the late artist "focused."
Hit-Boy Calls Nipsey Hussle "Focused"
Nipsey Hussle was shot in 2019 outside of his clothing store. Eric Ronald Holder Jr. was convicted in the shooting, and was sentenced to 60 years to life earlier this year. In March, the Comedy Hype podcast featured ex-LAPD officer Bernard Robins, who claimed that it's possible that police ordered the rapper's death. He said, “I’ve never witnessed any law enforcement officers say that there was something going on or even eluded to it. But there’s that possibility."
Robins added, "We know a lot of the positive things that he was doing in the community. So, there’s definitely that possibility that they were that determined to stop what he had going, that they probably could have sent [Eric Holder Jr.] to go and do that." He continued, stating, “I think also that they said [Eric] was an informant for law enforcement. That was a part of the issue that he had with Nipsey Hussle allegedly so we don’t know. We don’t know what was going on behind those closed doors.”