“Everywhere I went, everybody’s findin’ out all the real shit about him,” YG recalled. Los Angeles rapper YG and Nipsey Hussle were locking in to start work on their collaborative album, as outrage against Trump was reaching a fever pitch. Somebody needed to step up, harness the awesome power of hip-hop, and speak with a clear voice, calling Trump out on his bullshit. Eight years later, America was faced with the most openly racist candidate in modern history, but the popular resistance was in disarray. Endorsements by rappers from Jay-Z and Jeezy to Common and Will.I.Am - not to mention two cover stories in Vibe magazine - helped to mobilize record turnout among a coalition of young voters from various cultures, ethnic groups, and economic backgrounds. When Obama was running for president in 2008, the unified power of hip-hop helped lift him to victory. Nipsey Hussle, “Outro,” The Marathon Continues (2011)
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To do this my way and carve my own lane out.” “When it’s all over all that counts is how the story’s told
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