DJ VIP, Nipsey Hussle‘s official tour DJ, spoke to REVOLT TV in a new installment of Tour Tales that was released today — the one-year anniversary of Nipsey’s death. Recounting memorable times on tour and the possibilities of a tribute show, DJ VIP touched on the possibility of new music being released. There’s apparently a bank of unreleased music from Nipsey Hussle but DJ VIP said that there aren’t any immediate plans to his knowledge to release any of it.

“First of all, if any music ever comes out, it’s going to be with the blessing of Sam [Asghedom] (Nipsey’s brother) and the family. So, at this point, that’s something they would have to answer,” he said. “Right now, there’s a ton of Nipsey music that hasn’t been released that is original Nipsey music. But, that’s up to them. At this point, there are no plans for anything to come out in the immediate future.”

He explained that the new music Nipsey recorded post-Victory Lap found him in a whole other zone than anyone’s ever heard him in. 

“There are a couple that is sickly chilling. To hear them in the context of now, it sounds like he knew his future. I won’t go into too many details on what it is, but you can tell that he was just tapped into something else,” he said about some of the few unreleased tracks he’s heard. “He wasn’t saying a bunch of stuff in every song just to say every situation is applicable to him. He was painting very clear pictures. There’s a couple of songs that are really eerie to hear because of the context of the situation now.”

It has been one year since we lost the legend of Nipsey Hussle, one of the most motivated rappers to ever come out of Los Angeles. Shaping the outlook of his neighborhood, Nipsey Hussle truly defined what it meant to be a hustler in the twenty-first century, bringing a unique mentality to his music and carving out a lane for himself out of Crenshaw. He tragically passed away at the young age of thirty-three after being shot last year, and his fans are remembering all that he brought to the game on the one-year anniversary of his death.

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As we recall all the great things that Nipsey Hussle did for his community and in the rap game, the majority of his fans have taken to social media to reflect on what Hussle meant to them. Whether the marathon is continuing in their personal lives, or the man's lyrics are still ringing true to this day, everyone is looking back at what he accomplished on what people are referring to as "Nip Day."

How did Nipsey Hussle change your life? Let us know in the comments. 

Rest in peace to one of the greatest Los Angeles rappers of all time, the great Nipsey Hussle.

BBC will be releasing a documentary about the killing of Nipsey Hussle and the circumstances leading up to his death, appropriately titled, The Mysterious Murder of Nipsey Hussle. Helmed by British journalist Ben Zand, the documentary will strive to unpack the conflicting details surrounding Nipsey’s murder. The description of the program on BBC‘s official website reads: “Loved by his community, Nipsey was more than a rapper – he was an icon. But that’s what made his death so confusing, the man everyone loved and looked up to was shot at least 10 times on the very property he owned.”

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“Immediately, rumours started flowing. Who killed Nipsey Hussle? Who wanted him dead? Was it the police because of the message he was spreading? The government? Or an old gang dispute that had caught up with him? In Los Angeles, Ben Zand meets those closest to Nipsey Hussle, and those who knew the alleged killer Eric Holder. He talks to childhood friends, new-age Black Panthers and a former police officer. They don’t all agree on the motive, but they do agree there is much more to the murder of Nipsey Hussle than the anyone is letting on.” The documentary is set to air  the BBC iPlayer on March 26th, almost exactly a year after the beloved icon was shot dead. Ava Duvernay, director of 13th and When They See Us, is also reportedly working on a documentary about the rapper that will premiere on Netflix. However, this untitled project, which will reportedly be co-produced by Ava’s production company and Nipsey’s Marathon Films, will explore the life of the late rapper rather than his mysterious death.

As we near the one-year anniversary of the death of Nipsey Hussle, the highly-celebrated Los Angeles rapper, the murder trial for his alleged killer Eric Holder is reportedly about to begin. Many people have been wondering when we can expect to have a verdict in the case surrounding Eric Holder, the man accused of pulling the trigger on the late Ermias Asghedom, professionally known as Nipsey Hussle, outside of his The Marathon Clothing shop. Those answers have officially been provided as, according to a report by The New York Daily News, he will be going on trial before April.

Eric Holder was in court this week when Judge Robert Perry outlined the timeline going forward, giving a suggested end date for the trial. “Mr. Holder, as you know, this is an important case and a serious case. These cases take time to get ready for trial. You have the right to a speedy trial,” said Judge Perry to the accused killer, specifying that they are trying to facilitate an end date of April 14.

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“Are you OK that we continue this case, and you come back on March 18 and we do our best to start your trial within 30 days. Are you OK with that?” asked the Judge, to which Holder replied with a simple “Yeah.” 

The alleged killer was wearing a yellow jumpsuit and was shackled from the waist according to the report. He apparently did not say anything else for the remainder of the hearing.

Holder had previously appealed his murder charges, to which the Judge shut him down and decided to go to trial. How do you think this will end?

As we approach the anniversary date of Nipsey Hussle‘s murder, his alleged killer’s trial is also gearing up to begin. It was March 31, 2019, when Eric Holder allegedly shot and killed Nipsey as he stood in front of his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles. Holder was taken into custody within days and prosecutors have been building a case against one of the most hated men in hip hop.

According to The Real Whirl Podcast, they recently spoke to Holder and recorded the conversation. During the brief chat between Terrell Foster and Holder, the podcast host recognized that Holder couldn’t say much because the case is active. “I’m on the case right now so I can’t really speak,” Holder said. “Imma keep your number. Imma call you after this go to trial. After trial when I find out everything Imma hit you up and holla at you for sure, bro.” Foster then told Holder that he’d make sure to keep money on that phone line so they could stay in contact.

The host also told Holder that throughout this last year, people haven’t been concerned with hearing his side of the story, so he wanted to make sure that Holder had a place to speak freely. “He reached out to me and Eric Holder called me,” the host told his viewers. “He said he wants to talk to me and he wanna tell his side of the truth. He wanna tell you exactly what happened the day with Mr. Nipsey Hussle. R.I.P. to Nipsey Hussle. God rest Nipsey Hussle’s soul. I never did a video related to Nipsey Hussle. I’m not gonna lie. A lot of YouTubers ate it up. They took it and ran with it. People didn’t even know who the hell Nipsey Hussle was until after he got killed.”

“Nipsey Hussle was a damn good artist. I hate that he didn’t get a chance to enjoy his accolades while he was here,” the host added. Unsurprisingly, the exchange was met with backlash, so Foster returned to his YouTube page to set the record straight for his critics. 

Back in May 2019, Holder entered a not guilty plea on charges of murder, 2 counts of attempted murder (for the other victims injured in the shooting), possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of assault with a firearm. He was being represented by Christopher Darden, one of the prosecutors from the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial. Darden later stepped down from representing Holder, sharing that his family was receiving threatening messages.

“It’s 1995 all over again, except this time, some folks are upset that I should represent a probable mentally ill African American man charged with murder,” Darden said at the time. “I received threats. My family…my children have been harassed and threatened. It’s really outrageous. I’m really kind of sick of it. I don’t know when people are gonna realize I’m already battle-tested.”

It’s believed that Holder’s attorneys will use his mental instability or illness as the crux of their defense. Undoubtedly, the world will be watching. In the meantime, listen to Eric Holder’s brief jailhouse phone call with The Real Whirl Podcast below.