Nipsey Hussle’s Unreleased “LA Theme Song” Debuts In FX’s The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
Nipsey Hussle's legacy continues to reach new audiences, with previously unheard material now soundtracking FX's Snowfall spinoff The Drop. It's a fitting home for unreleased work from the late LA rapper. A show that captures the city and era that shaped him, set against the golden age of West Coast hip-hop. For Cledvibes listeners who appreciate both quality hip-hop storytelling and telly that actually does the culture justice, this is one worth tuning into. There's something moving about Nipsey's voice living on in a project that honours the LA he represented so proudly.
From Stereogum: The acclaimed FX series Snowfall was set in Los Angeles during the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s. The new spinoff The Drop: A Snowfall Saga follows Snowfall characters Wanda Bell and Leon Simmons into 1990s LA, a time when West Coast rap was exploding in popularity worldwide. Airing on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET, the show premiered last week and is back with a new episode tonight. It contains a p…
