Leimert Park's UTK Delivers Nipsey Hussle-Inspired Visual - "NH"
Leimert Park lyricist and mentee of Nipsey Hussle, UTK releases a truly heartfelt visual for his latest single titled “NH”. The song and video were inspired by the life and legacy of the late great Nipsey Hussle. UTK, being from the same neighborhood as Nipsey, frequently crossed paths with Nip growing up but it wasn’t until 2018 when UTK won the Craft Syndicate / Dutch Masters Music competition that the two actually got in the studio together. The contest provided an opportunity for UTK to work closely with Nipsey and Zaytoven where the song “Hierarchy” was created.
For the next few months after, up until the untimely death of Nipsey Hussle, UTK would soak up the “marathon mindset” which would set him in motion to create his most recent project, FGTBD2 (an acronym for Feels Great To Be Dope 2). The single “NH” is by far one of the most emotional songs on the entire project where UTK uses his lyrical and storytelling abilities to convey a message of positivity and truth. The songs’ stand out hook cries “Pray For My Neighborhood” and was written as a double-entendre highlighting parallels to the life of Neighborhood Nip Hussle and the “hustles” we have to perform just to survive in our neighborhood.
“Nipsey said to me, ‘Just go hard. Stop thinking so much and go with your first mind. You can’t out-smart your own brain’ and I was like WHOOAAA..Never thought about it like that.”
- UTK
In October 2019 after 6 months of depression over the death of Nipsey Hussle, UTK got a sudden burst of inspiration to write and record a 33 track album titled FGTBD2; the follow up to his 2014 release, “FGTBD”, that would introduce the world to Universe, The King. The project has 27 original tracks and 6 “messages” that add to the positive energy that flows throughout the project.
UTK is a world renown conscious lyricist, producer, and actor from the West Coast Hip Hop scene born and raised in Leimert Park, CA. His authentic lyrical style has gained the attention of many major labels including Interscope and Def Jam, and even landed him in the studio with legends like Dr. Dre and Zaytoven.
In addition, UTK was named a BET Music Matters artist (2014), toured with the Vans Warped Tour (2013 & 2016), and opened for mainstream artists such as The Game, Nipsey Hussle, YG, and 1500orNothin. As an artist in a new era of music, UTK is viewed as a driving force in bringing back the essence of creativity and positivity to the mainstream all while inspiring future generations to achieve greatness.
