Nipsey Hussle’s first posthumous album announced with new single
A Nipsey Hussle posthumous album has been announced following his death in 2019.
The Crenshaw rapper was shot and killed in Los Angeles seven years ago. Prior to his death, he recorded a project with longtime collaborator Bino Rideaux.
That album, titled Prolific, will be released in summer 2026, marking Nipsey’s first posthumous project since his passing.
The first single, ‘Reckless’, produced by Mike & Keys and Static Major, was released via Atlantic Records on February 13th.
During an appearance on Brown Bag Mornings last year, Nipsey’s brother, Blacc Sam, spoke on the joint project and their mindset when it comes to posthumous material.
“If Hussle didn’t actually do the verse or work with the person or put together the blueprint for the project, we not doing it,” he said. “He did something with Bino, and there’s a new project that we’re about to release. This was a project that he had with Bino that was pretty much like 80% finished.”
He continued, “So the team kind of came in, got some unreleased verses and music that he had done with Bino and just tightened it up. It sounds amazing. It should be coming out around this summer. The team is real excited. We just finished going over all the stuff for the last three weeks with everybody.”
Nipsey and Bino previously joined forces for a joint project titled No Pressure in 2017, which included a feature from Dave East.
The final project of Nipsey’s lifetime was his debut album, Victory Lap, released in February 2018.
It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with 53,000 units, while being nominated for ‘Best Rap Album’ at the 61st Grammy Awards.