03 credits Greedo Nipsey Hussle with arousing his first success

Hip-hop is still in shock from the recent loss of Nipsey Husslemurdered in Crenshaw on Sunday, March 31, in front of the Marathon clothing store he owned and operated. The end rapper and punchy figure in Los Angeles received a an outpouring of support from fans, peers and loved ones, many of whom shared warm stories or reflections on Nipsey's trademark of her community and the world.

Alamo rapper records 03 Greedo is mourning behind bars. The 31-year-old artist, who is currently portion 20 years of charges of firearms, talked with XXL Monday, April 1, on his friendship with Nipsey and his influence on his own career. He remembers that Nip had defended Greedo's 2017 collaborative album, Lil Money, Money changes everythingeven before she fell on the street.

"He gave me light in the city, [like,] "It's the new thing that's happening," says 03 Greedo. XXL by telephone. "Without him, I do not think the rest of the city would kiss me like that." He from Westside, I come from Eastside and there's a separation … It's something which brought Eastside and Westside closer together. "

The mutual admiration between Nipsey and Greedo did not come from far. The two rappers from Cali collaborated a few times in the studio, with pieces in the safe to show. "I played him" Never Bend "even before he came out," says Greedo, referring to his creeping 2017 runway that helped him break through early. "He wanted to go there and he was supposed to do it, but our schedule did not let us go in. Then I did some songs with him that were going to be Victory tower. We liked two or three sessions. Last week he was looking for something for his next album. "

03 Greedo, who recently got his GED and is waiting for a parole hearing in 2020, regarded Nipsey as a friend and mentor who had helped him navigate the music industry as Greedo was just getting ready.

"We were street, we were Crips and came from a street, there were things I wanted to dazzle, he always said to me:" Naw, you have to do that, you have to do that, "says Greedo. "It would always be FaceTime me or I will face him if I did not understand something about the industry."

The case of Nipsey's tragic murder continues to rage. The accused shooter is Eric Holder, a man suspected by the police of having had a pre-clearance with Nip before the fatal shooting outside the Nipsey Marathon Store. His owner was arrested and charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder (for shooting two men accompanying Nipsey) and possession of a firearm by a criminal. The licensee pleaded not guilty to the charges and faces jail for life if he is found guilty. He is legally represented by Christopher Darden, a lawyer who sat on the prosecution team that resided over O.J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial.

03 Greedo had to abandon his project of collaboration with DJ Mustard, Still been in the projectstoday, and yet he delayed the publication to show his respect for Nipsey's death.