A product of Crenshaw Boulevard & Slauson Avenue. Ermias or Nipsey as the streets would call him. Had a mystique about him that left you in awe but also had you wondering. Was he your typical street dude? Was he a thinker? Was he a radical? Was he l...
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"Keenon stop playin!" I hit him with one of the shirts from the pile I was folding. He laughed throwing it back onto the table. "You are so childish" I playfully rolled my eyes and snatched the shirt up. I didn't have class today so I was at the shop making sure things were running smoothly. Keenon brought me lunch then decided to stay and harass me while I work. It didn't bother me though, I was actually really happy that he was here.
I honestly didn't expect us to continue to dealing with each other after what happened with my brothers. He let me know he wasn't fazed though and was going to be here until I got tired of him.
"Gimme kiss" he poked his lips out waiting for me to meet them with mine. I cupped his face and gave him a quick kiss. I tried to back away but he gave me the "Stop playing with me looking" look with that sly smirk of his. He pulled me back in deepening the kiss, things were starting to get a bit intense but I felt a pair of eyes staring at us.
Sure enough, there was Nip standing right at the store's entrance door. He cleared his throat making his presence known with an irritated look on his face. We abruptly pulled away from each other not making eye contact staring off into opposite directions.
"Ermia-" I tried to speak but was immediately cut off.
"I ain't trying to hear it, leave" he said pointing at Keenon. I huffed and rolled my eyes. Apart of me really wanted to argue but I didn't have the energy today.
"Look man I meant no disrespect" Keenon spoke up trying to make light of the situation.
"Yeah ight cool you still gotta leave" Nip responded. I can't believe he's still choosing to be an ass about everything. I'll show him though, he's not going to continue to think he has control over me.
"Let's go Keenon" I grabbed my school bag from the counter and began to head towards the door. Nip looked at me in disbelief and was about to speak but I held my hand up.
"Until you learn to not see his gang colors and just see that he genuinely cares about me then I'm cutting my hours down here" I continued out the door and headed to the car. Most would say I'm "betraying" not only my brothers but the 60's as well. Don't get me wrong l'll rep Crenshaw & Slauson till the day they bury me but this is bigger than that. Keenon and I don't see color, we never did from the day we met. We both want better for our hoods, gangs, shit our community as a whole we know uniting is the only way. With that being said, I'll continue to fight my brothers until they embrace the bigger picture.
Nipsey's P.O.V
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I was driving around trying to calm myself down after what happened earlier. I can't believe my little sister, my own flesh and blood is picking a blood nigga she barely know over us. If she think her and that nigga about to have some "Romeo & Juliet" gang love story then she has lost her damn mind.
"Cuh this some shit we gotta let her learn on her own" Blacc said through speaker phone. Although he's right, I don't want to see Sammy wound up hurt.
"Yea I hear you cuh enough of that though, I just know you better be in place tonight" I said sternly. I wasn't too fond of him & Tasha's date tonight. He's choosing to be arrogant and thinking he can balance between the two. We killed her brother, nothing good will come out of this shit if he continues to pursue her.
"Don't worry bout me nigga, I got my shit handled. You just make sure everything straight on that end" he said firing back. He knew I had pressure with him just by tone of my voice.
"I'm just trying to figure out where the fuck your priorities lie!" I semi-yelled.
"Lower your voice lil nigga, I ain't one of them corner boys you talk down to!" He said raising his voice louder than mine. "Don't fucking challenge me like I'm not a big part of the reason we got so far in this shit!" he continued on. I intentionally struck a nerve but I don't give a fuck. What kind of brother would I be if I didn't call him out on his shit.
"Yea and you'll be a big part of the reason if this all goes to shit, catch you later" I hung up the phone before he could get another word in. I pulled up to a secluded area near the warehouse, I was meeting with Big J to discuss the plan for tonight. It turns out, one of the addresses we thought was a miss, is actually a rival gang's stash spot.
"Sup cuh" I dapped him up and leaned against the alley wall.
"Hannin" he folded his arms and stared at me with this look on his face, it was a concerning one.
"I know that look man, that's the same look you gave me before we got our ass jumped into the 60's" I laughed a lil bit trying to lighten the mood. He didn't crack a smile, his facial expression remainwd the same. "What is it man?" I sighed.
"You sure you wanna go through with this tonight? It's risky cuh" his tone was iffy. I don't blame him for questioning the plan, he's right about it being risky. See, tonight is "raid night" for the LAPD, our connect inside the precinct was able to get us the list of spots they were hitting, this address happened to be one of them.
"It's our only chance to get answers" after the police raids the house then it's a wrap. I understand why he's worried because If we get caught in there, it's a guaranteed sentence.
"I don't know Nip, one false move and it's over" he said still unsure. Big J is one of the realist and hardest niggas I know, if he's worried then maybe I should revaluate the situation.
"I know cuh but Blacc said he's got everything handled on his end so we'll be out well before they get there" I told him trying my best to assure him that everything was good. "I got y'all niggas, you have my word" I held my hand to my chest and looked him in the eye. He knew then that he could trust the situation, he dapped me up again to let me know that he was in.
Truth is, I'm a lil concerned about tonight. I just feel that Blacc isn't all the way focused and that could fuck us up. The only thing that's keeping me optimistic is the fact that he's never let me down.
I have no choice but to stand on that...
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