Meek Mill ft. Roddy Ricch: "Letter To Nipsey"
Death affects those close to the departed in immense and painful ways, creating wounds that aren't often healed by time, however forever bandaged. For those watching from afar, death has a similar impact, however it's often not spoken about so much. It's a weird thing: vocalizing your experience as soon as you're not exactly close with the person often feels insensitive. Yet in
Meek Mill and
Roddy Ricch's new teamwork "
Letter to Nipsey," the two rappers work successfully to mesh their different proximities to
Nipsey Hussle into a proper and heartfelt tribute to the rapper's legacy.
Meek kicks off the track by revealing that he wasn't that close to Nipsey. Rappers often bump into each other in passing, allocating words of wisdom to each other beyond closed doors because that's the nature of the game. That mentioned, Nipsey's death fucked him up. "And I ain't finna sit here, act like I'm your main homie / However once we lost you, it really put some pain on me," he spits honestly. He then opens up about the fear that it instills in him in regard to his own safety. Roddy Ricch then takes the baton for Nipsey's marathon, exploring just how close he was to the late rapper. Ricch's melodies sting because he sounds close to tears. With each other, the two rappers do justice to Nipsey's memory. Long live Nip. —
Trey Alston