50 Motivational Nipsey Hussle Quotes

Ermias Joseph Asghedon, popularly known as Nipsey Hussle, was born on August 15, 1985. He was shot dead on March 31, 2019. Even after his death, his words live in the hearts of many, looking up to his encouraging words.

He was an American entrepreneur, activist, and rapper. He emerged in the music industry during the mid-2000s by producing mixtapes. He released his debut studio album in 2018, known as the “Victory Lap.” This album helped him gain more popularity. Also, his debut album was nominated for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, 2019.

He was also a great entrepreneur and co-founded the Marathon Clothing store. Along with that, he wanted to inspire and encourage young black men. He led an exemplary life and worked in communities. He has written great songs about denouncing violence. Most of his lyrics and quotes come from his own life experience. Here are some of the most popular and motivational Nipsey Hussle Quotes.

50 Nipsey Hussle Quotes

1. “Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward.” – Nipsey Hussle

2. “Without a game plan and without a strong sense of faith in what you’re doing, it’s gonna be real hard to accomplish anything.” – Nipsey Hussle

3. “I feel that luck is a product of hard work.” – Nipsey Hussle

4. “I never wanted to alienate my brand for business … I always wanted to keep it authentic and keep as pure as I could.” – Nipsey Hussle

5. “I just believe in ownership… I believe in investing in yourself…Your foundation should be strong.” – Nipsey Hussle

6. “We got turned down, we failed, had set backs, had to start over a lot of times. But we kept going at it. In anybody’s case that’s always the distinguishing factor.” – Nipsey Hussle

7. “You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.” – Nipsey Hussle

8. “Instead of trying to build a brick wall, lay a brick everyday. Eventually you’ll look up and you’ll have a brick wall.” – Nipsey Hussle

9. “Be truthful with yourself and other people, and try your best to make decisions outside of your ego.” – Nipsey Hussle

10. “To me, respect comes first.” – Nipsey Hussle

11. “On a mission your worst enemy is idle time.” – Nipsey Hussle

12. “I grew up in an environment where being polite was taken as a weakness. So I just fought everybody.” – Nipsey Hussle

14. “Success to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through.” – Nipsey Hussle

15. “Most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt in what you’re doing it’s not gonna work.” – Nipsey Hussle

16. “My thing is that I don’t give no person that much power over my path that I’m walking. Not one person can make or break what I’m doing, except me or God.” – Nipsey Hussle

17. “Thought is powerful in all phases. Even in my career, even in my life, things end up exactly how I visualized them.” – Nipsey Hussle

18. “We’re not the cause, we’re the effect.” – Nipsey Hussle

19. “I hit the league straight out the streets with no talent scout.” – Nipsey Hussle

20. “Luck is just being prepared at all times, so when the door opens you’re ready.” – Nipsey Hussle

21. “Dedication, hard work, plus patience.” – Nipsey Hussle

22. “I’m more focused on giving solutions and inspiration more than anything.” – Nipsey Hussle

23. “Success or greatness come with a roller-coaster ride, anybody can apply the marathon concept to what they do.” – Nipsey Hussle

24. “You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.” – Nipsey Hussle

25. “Instead of trying to build a brick wall, lay a brick every day. Eventually you’ll look up and you’ll have a brick wall.” – Nipsey Hussle

26. “If you don’t know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it’s kind of hard to put things together.” – Nipsey Hussle

27. “And it’s possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce.” – Nipsey Hussle

28. “I’m focusing on the music, but I still got a cold library of books that I’ve either read or I plan on getting to.” – Nipsey Hussle

29. “I knew I wanted to work for myself when I was about eleven.” – Nipsey Hussle

30. “I just believe in ownership. I believe in investing in yourself. Your foundation should be strong.” – Nipsey Hussle

31. “Your parents are supposed to tell you to make decisions that are gonna help you and that’ll have a positive effect on your life and your well-being.” – Nipsey Hussle

32. “If you sharing your success and not your struggle, you’s a fool.” – Nipsey Hussle

33. “Try to have more faith and less fear, try to express it to your peers, I’m talking about dreams. Better to do it and let it be seen, cause then it’s so clear.” – Nipsey Hussle

34. “Most the time, when it rains it start pouring, but how we grind it make the weather change for us.” – Nipsey Hussle

35. “If you’ve got a plan, it’s not just like a pipe dream. You have a step-by-step list of things to do to get to your goal.” – Nipsey Hussle

36. “Before rap my last name was my lifestyle, and when I visualize success it looked like right now.” – Nipsey Hussle

37. “I always had passion for rap music and I was always trying to create a situation to where I could do this full-time.” – Nipsey Hussle

38. “All the smart money got they bets on me, and all the real niggas wish the best for me” – Nipsey Hussle

39. “Gangbanging is a survival instinct, regardless of how anybody tries to paint it.” – Nipsey Hussle

40. “Material things ain’t nothing, you feel me? At the end of the day it’s who you is.” – Nipsey Hussle

41. “It’s cliché to say, work hard, don’t quit. I would really say find yourself and find what’s your, what’s the motivating force behind you? And build around that.” – Nipsey Hussle

42. “I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle.” – Nipsey Hussle

43. ” I’d rather invest in real estate – invest in some assets as opposed to trick all my money in diamonds and cars – it look good but at the end of the day you’re losing value. It ain’t appreciating, it’s depreciating. (I’m trying to get) a real asset. Take care of my people.” – Nipsey Hussle

44. “Thought is powerful in all phases. Even in my career, even in my life, things end up exactly how I visualized them.” – Nipsey Hussle

45. “I’m about seeing long-term, seeing a vision, understanding nothing really worthwhile happens overnight, and just sticking to your script long enough to make something real happen.” – Nipsey Hussle

46. “I intend to inspire people with my story: motivate young people that grew up like myself, or even not like myself. Just, you know, go through the human experience.” – Nipsey Hussle

47. “An artist always know everything he does, you know what I’m saying, all the record he starts and don’t end up in the public and just sit on the harddrive.” – Nipsey Nussle

48. “I was never ignorant, as far as being experienced in classrooms and learning about different subjects and actually soaking it up.” – Nipsey Hussle

49. ” Every artist wants something different out the game.” – Nipsey Hussle

50. “Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening.” – Nipsey Hussle

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