'10 Toes Down': How Fans Carry On Nipsey Hussle's Legacy One Year After His Death

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'Nipsey always taught us if there's something that you want to do, you go after it all money in, 10 toes down,' said one fan from Virginia. She said rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was killed last year, inspired her to pursue a law degree.

And, of course, the rapper's motivational music is still the centerpiece of his movement. At the 2020 Grammy Awards, Hussle's rap collaborators honored him with an on-air tribute performance and Hussle wasBut with plans for community gatherings similar to the Staples Center moment being scrapped this year due to theand social gathering concerns, fans convened on social media to pay their respects. I asked fans online to share what Hussle's legacy means to them.

"I started reading more books about investing," Alan Douglas says from Seattle."I've also just started learning to code in a boot camp to do some web development." "Nipsey always taught us if there's something that you want to do, you go after it all money in, 10 toes down," Calkie Fisseha from Springfield, Va., explains. Fisseha says Nipsey inspired her to pursue a law degree and she's planning to become an intellectual property lawyer to help artists."I'm studying for the LSAT and sometimes I want to give up, but I have to realize that this is just the beginning of my marathon.

Brett Tyler from Miami says that Nipsey's slogan,"the marathon continues" has become a personal mantra of motivation for him. "The biggest thing I learned from Nip was literally just keep going and to not stop," Tyler says."And that's still with me today. Like, even in trying times like now, it's like the world is in panic, but we gotta keep going. The marathon continues."What has Nipsey Hussle inspired you to do? Leave a voicemail at 202-403-0385 or send a voice memo to

 

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I believe the spelling is persue*

Great article, some people don't get it if they haven't had to live a life of non-privilege. Nispsey's music is very inspirational as many artist are, but others seem to stick considering where you are in life. resiliency

NO1 in this person's actual life was an inspiration :/ That's sad. I feel it's EXTREMELY SAD when Ppl have 2 look 2 Ppl they don't actual know 4 Inspiration. least Inspiration was found, tho👍

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Tommy points for ne1 who knows

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