When Nipsey Hussle passed, the world lost a legend — but Cobby Supreme lost his best friend. The South Central-native not only recorded music with the late rapper but together they started All Money In. The brand would go on to become more than just music and clothing, building an entire movement that motivates and inspires fans around the world.

Both Nip and Cobby were born into the Rollin 60’s Crips, which meant learning how to survive at an early age. Nicknamed “Money Man,” Cobby was always hustling. Through shooting dice and selling weed, he purchased his first car at the young age of 13. At the time, the two friends drove around with no license and “the police wouldn’t even take it from us,” Cobby said.

A 17-year-old Cobby met a 14-year-old Nipsey at the gas station, proceeding to buy Nip’s CD for five dollars. Already, Cobby saw something in Nip — the same go-getter mentality and drive he saw in himself. “That’s my brother,” said Cobby.

As they grew older and developed their crafts, Cobby was featured on songs like “Checc Me Out” and “H-Town” on Crenshaw. Cobby was Nipsey’s secret weapon, and even though he did music on his own, he was always a team player.

After Nipsey tragically passed away, it took Cobby nine months to even return to the booth, and the first song he recorded was a tribute to Nip called “Thinc About You.” Cobby says the most heart-wrenching moment of the whole ordeal was seeing his own 10-year-old son weep at Nipsey’s viewing — “that broke me,” he said. “I haven’t been doing interviews, I’ve been avoiding them,” he said.

After our hour-long conversation, in which he revealed for the first time that he’s opening a weed-friendly restaurant next to the AMB shop on Crenshaw, he played me new music from his forthcoming Street Legend album, which Nipsey named.

Cobby wouldn’t let me leave until he played me new music, with a level of confidence you couldn’t help but respect. Blaring through the speakers was a side of him audiences had never heard before, a more polished Cobby Supreme but with the same authenticity he’s possessed since day one.

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