Today, we sit down with a very close friend and business partner of Nipsey Hussle. He goes by the name prosper. He started in the sandbox with his older brother Black Sam.
With that being said, we talk about his younger days growing up in LA, California. being a child in California, he was influenced by the same violent elements every other kid was influenced by gangs, drug dealers and music.
When Prosper was a kid, had the local drug dealer looking out for him by giving him money for a every A he had one his report card. unfortunately, though, it would be impossible for him to escape the traps of being in a gang and joined the Bloods.
However, this didn't stop him from being pursuing him true passion which was music. A chance encounter with Suge Knights landed him a job at Death Row Records. Here he got to work with the likes of Kurupt, Crooked I, Lisa Lefteye Lopez and more. After that experience, he really started to grow into himself when he started working with Russell Simmons on the Waist Deep movie and soundtrack.
When all of those opportunities fell through due to circumstances outside of his control, he linked back up with his childhood friend Black Sam who introduced Prosper to his young brother, The Late Great, Nipsey Hussle. Everything was up from there on out, until his unfortunate demise.
Find out how he over came that and what he's doing now.
Time-Stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:25 A Drug dealer use to give me money for a good report card
5:10 My mother had 4 boys till she had my youngest brother
7:40 How I met Black Sam
12:10 I used to play basketball, I thought I was going to the league
12:45 Suge Knight put me on as a paid intern
18:30 Russell Simmons hired me
21:19 Nipsy was doper than a Moth*fuc*a
30:00 I'm in the club with Jeezy and Jay-z
34:35 Russell hired me as a manager at his Store in Soho
36:40 Nipsey passing was the day after my birthday
40:40 Jay Stone my homey in NY, is dropping an Album every month for 12 months
43:11 Jag Freestyle
46:35 If you got the talent than the money going to come
50:05 Shout outs to South West T from BMF
54:45 I know Denzel Washington personally
1:31:44 Conclusion