{"id":5258,"date":"2026-01-14T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=5258"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:04:48","slug":"hit-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/hit-boy","title":{"rendered":"Episode 306: Hit-Boy and Nipsey Hussle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">Nipsey Hussle &#8211; &#8220;Racks In the Middle&#8221; (feat. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy)<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongExploder306-HitBoy-NipseyHussle-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongExploder306-HitBoy-NipseyHussle-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongExploder306-HitBoy-NipseyHussle-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongExploder306-HitBoy-NipseyHussle-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SongExploder306-HitBoy-NipseyHussle.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE --><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_93_76e93efc-6c81-4a85-b1bf-dbd599e21869&#038;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><!-- LISTEN LINKS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hit-boy-and-nipsey-hussle-racks-in-the-middle-feat\/id788236947?i=1000745183957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5kT8pX5n4J45AeLZ6EfeNp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/58a85de5-7ebb-464c-a13e-9d3008deb3bb\/episodes\/d36bf0e5-1d7c-4c47-ada6-dd306e8a816b\/song-exploder-hit-boy-and-nipsey-hussle---racks-in-the-middle-feat-roddy-ricch-and-hit-boy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZON<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/songexploder\/episode\/cHJ4XzkzXzc2ZTkzZWZjLTZjODEtNGE4NS1iMWJmLWRiZDU5OWUyMTg2OQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTHER APPS<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hit-Boy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hit-Boy<\/a> is an award-winning producer and rapper from LA. He\u2019s one of my all-time favorite producers, from <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/3aGibUHhQyBsyumYHylw0K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cBackseat Freestyle\u201d by Kendrick Lamar<\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/2xLMifQCjDGFmkHkpNLD9h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cSicko Mode\u201d by Travis Scott<\/a>, to tracks he\u2019s made for <a href=\"https:\/\/beyonce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beyonce<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasirjones.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nas<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/s\/0OcMap99vLEeGkBCfCwRwS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay-Z &#038; Kanye album Watch the Throne<\/a>. So I was really excited to talk to him, and when I asked him which song from his incredible catalog he wanted to talk about, I was really moved by his choice. He picked <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/6ya8ejoKgw906Y8LWclqrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cRacks in the Middle\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nipsey_Hussle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nipsey Hussle<\/a>, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roddyricchofficial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roddy Ricch<\/a>. Nipsey Hussle was a rapper and community activist from LA whose career was cut short, tragically, when he was murdered in 2019. He\u2019d released just one album, <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/s\/6rcbbhcm8Os7EiVRHP9Aef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victory Lap<\/a>. \u201cRacks in the Middle\u201d was the last song released in Nipsey\u2019s lifetime. It went platinum, and a year after his death, it <a href=\"https:\/\/grammy.com\/news\/nipsey-hussle-roddy-ricch-hit-boy-win-best-rap-performance-racks-middle-2020-grammys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance, in 2020<\/a>. This episode features a few short clips from <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pBV4tAAHiIM?si=6aSuqs94Up-ey2m1\">a video that Nipsey Hussle made for the website Genius, back in 2019.<\/a> But here in the studio, to tell the story, I spoke to Hit-Boy about how \u201cRacks in the Middle\u201d came together.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PAcGg_4KKYs?si=aofH9pBbU8VMJ9lz\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBV4tAAHiIM?si=mSV620M_j_T1nWLJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can buy or stream &#8220;Racks In the Middle&#8221; (feat. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy) <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/6ya8ejoKgw906Y8LWclqrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Song-Exploder-Hit-Boy-Transcript.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/corbettmusic\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dustin James Corbett<\/a> &#8211; co-writer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/grammy.com\/artists\/greg-allen-davis\/251726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greg Allen Davis<\/a> &#8211; co-writer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/3wLtYwtqvKK2ewelSVPeDK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Die Young&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; Roddy Ricch<br \/>\nKnowledge Smith, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Future_(rapper)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/chalicerecording.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chalice Recording Studio<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0hEI1TzqRgPGxTPFNoKrO0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mailbox Money<\/em><\/a> &#8211; mixtape by Nipsey Hussle<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/4v2sFoK5YgSrByz50iVDS3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;A Hunnit a Show&#8221; (feat. Rick Ross)<\/a> &#8211; Nipsey Hussle<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/08bofTcHGb89tLh0qSHEra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Alert&#8221; (feat. Hit-Boy &#038; Nipsey Hussle)<\/a> &#8211; HS87<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/3PT2w8ZysH9CERCJBNNGnI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Thuggin&#8221; (feat. Lil Boosie &#038; Lil Cali)<\/a> &#8211; Nipsey Hussle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nipsey Hussle &#8211; &#8220;Racks In the Middle&#8221; (feat. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy) LISTEN: APPLE \u00b7 SPOTIFY \u00b7 AMAZON \u00b7 OTHER APPS Hit-Boy is an award-winning producer and rapper from LA. He\u2019s one of my all-time favorite producers, from \u201cBackseat Freestyle\u201d by Kendrick Lamar, to \u201cSicko Mode\u201d by Travis Scott, to tracks he\u2019s made for Beyonce, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":5262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episode"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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