Nipsey Hussle Pushes Back Debut Album Indefinitely

[Portugoal]

At the least when his mixtapes were buzzing you had him doing interviews and videos.

And they never even put out untagged versions of his mixtapes. This is the reason I will not buy his album, if it ever comes out.

[Elano]

At the least when his mixtapes were buzzing you had him doing interviews and videos.

And they never even put out untagged versions of his mixtapes. This is the reason I will not buy his album, if it ever comes out.

you don't buy albums, you are a faggot

[Elano]

XXL’s 2010 Freshman alumni, Nipsey Hu$$le, announced via Twitter that his much anticipated studio album South Central State of Mind has been postponed indefinitely. XXL spoke to the left coast up-and-comer today (November 29) about his reasoning behind the delay and what fans can expect in the meantime.

Calling his two years in the industry “an educational experience,” Nipsey said pushing his album back was a hard decision that he had to make for himself.“My career as Nipsey Hu$$le is based on my life as Ermias Asghedom,” he explained to XXL in an email. “With that being said, it became clear that hard decisions must be made to be successful. As is the case with most people in this game, I am driven by financial motives and creative motives; the question I had to answer is which motive I will give priority to? I spent the last 12 months doing as much hard thinking as possible about what my decision would be and I choose to focus on the quality of my product and the experience of those receiving it over the possible financial benefits of having a major label album released A.S.A.P.”

Speaking on the frustrations of working with Epic, the California native said, “My biggest disagreement with the label was the separation of the processes it takes to develop and release something special: the music, the pictures, the videos, it was all being created and released from separate points of reference therefore confusing the consumers about the identity and integrity of my brand. I will never say something I don’t agree with or believe in…even if the reward is massive!”

Deciding that the pros out weigh the cons, Nipsey has decided he would rather take the time to craft his debut album to his standards while releasing his free mixtape, The Marathon, in the meantime. The Marathon will drop on Decemeber 21, 2010. Staying true to a promise he made to himself when he first started, Nipsey says finally, “My conclusion is as follows: Brand over Business.”

[MistaNova]

I'll look foward to the new mixtape. As for the album push-back it's no surprise, dude was literally quiet all year long. Dude's single didn't blow up as big as expected and he took a L as a result. I wonder how things would be like now if he'd appeared on Drake's Thank Me Later prior to releasing that single with Lloyd, followed by appearences on various albums (like Lloyd Banks' Hunger For War II album for example).

[J-FUNKTION]

XXL’s 2010 Freshman alumni, Nipsey Hu$$le, announced via Twitter that his much anticipated studio album South Central State of Mind has been postponed indefinitely. XXL spoke to the left coast up-and-comer today (November 29) about his reasoning behind the delay and what fans can expect in the meantime.

Calling his two years in the industry “an educational experience,” Nipsey said pushing his album back was a hard decision that he had to make for himself.“My career as Nipsey Hu$$le is based on my life as Ermias Asghedom,” he explained to XXL in an email. “With that being said, it became clear that hard decisions must be made to be successful. As is the case with most people in this game, I am driven by financial motives and creative motives; the question I had to answer is which motive I will give priority to? I spent the last 12 months doing as much hard thinking as possible about what my decision would be and I choose to focus on the quality of my product and the experience of those receiving it over the possible financial benefits of having a major label album released A.S.A.P.”

Speaking on the frustrations of working with Epic, the California native said, “My biggest disagreement with the label was the separation of the processes it takes to develop and release something special: the music, the pictures, the videos, it was all being created and released from separate points of reference therefore confusing the consumers about the identity and integrity of my brand. I will never say something I don’t agree with or believe in…even if the reward is massive!”

Deciding that the pros out weigh the cons, Nipsey has decided he would rather take the time to craft his debut album to his standards while releasing his free mixtape, The Marathon, in the meantime. The Marathon will drop on Decemeber 21, 2010. Staying true to a promise he made to himself when he first started, Nipsey says finally, “My conclusion is as follows: Brand over Business.”

and thats why i love this mufucka...look at that...read this shit...true artist, well spoken...take your time nip...just dont forget about us and keep us regularly updated with new music..

[Leggy Hendrix]

the west stays losing

[K.Dub]

 

[Muhfukka]

not a surprise

[You'll Never Walk Alone]

Was looking forward to this album. Guess he'll wait til after detox comes

[Lunatic]

Well releasing your debut album 4 days before X-Mas isn't a good idea anyways. Not sure what they were thinking in the first place. Going head 2 head around the same time with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, T.I., etc

[D-Nice]

Well releasing your debut album 4 days before X-Mas isn't a good idea anyways. Not sure what they were thinking in the first place. Going head 2 head around the same time with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, T.I., etc

Especially with no buzz. Career suicide for a debut album.

[Fraxxx]

I'll still buy SCSOM when it drops, no matter what! Just burned a CD with the dopest songs from his three mixtapes plus Here Goes Nothing, Feeling Myself and Key To The City and the result is a better album than most have dropped over the last years.

[Elano]

I'll still buy SCSOM when it drops, no matter what!