In this informal, on‑camera conversation, NBA star Stephen Curry sits down with rapper‑entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle to discuss a range of topics that intersect their worlds. They start with light‑hearted banter about food and a rumored joint bid to purchase the Carolina Panthers, using the discussion to illustrate how Black athletes and artists are increasingly entering high‑profile business deals. The dialogue then shifts to the creative process behind Nipsey’s recent album, emphasizing the grind, sacrifice, and non‑linear journey of making music. Both guests reflect on the importance of inspiration as a metric for artistic success, comparing it to the impact of endorsements and ventures like Vitamin Water. A substantial portion of the conversation centers on fatherhood: they share how having daughters reshapes their behavior, the responsibility of modeling respectful relationships, and the desire to break past cultural narratives of disrespect toward women in rap. They also touch on the broader cultural shift toward healthier representations of gender and family, the role of their platforms in influencing future entrepreneurs, and the personal joy of sharing Nepalese food together. Throughout, the tone remains conversational, enthusiastic, and reflective, highlighting shared values of hustle, community impact, and personal growth.
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What's going on, man?
What's the deal, bro? How you feeling?
I'm doing great, man.
Love, you already know it.
Appreciate you coming up here.
Come on, man, always, always. Visiting us at the Oracle. It's only right. It's only right.
Obviously, I have you up here. If you wanna take a ride, we can come talk, chill.
Yeah, let's do that.
And maybe go get some food. Of course. You gotta tell me.
You gotta tell me the spot out here. I got you. Hey, so look, was it a rumor or did y'all really make an offer for the Panthers?
Oh, we talk about that.
That's heavy.
Yeah, I got you. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All my life, been grinding all my life. Sacrifice, hustle paid the price.
I know you just dropped an album. How long does that album take to come to life? That one took a minute.
That one took a minute. It shouldn't take that long, but that one took a minute.
You had to make it right though, right?
Yeah, yeah. I'm proud of that album. It was a lot of— blood, sweat, in your own way, you can relate to looking at basketball, you know, from not being a professional, just being a young kid with a dream and being somebody that, you know, got a passion for the game. All the process of getting here, that shit wasn't no straight line. It was ups and downs and setbacks.
And that's something that everybody's like, "Yo, did you always know, like, you always knew you gonna be in the NBA?" I'm like, "I didn't really. I just love to play basketball." Right. But it was all about, you know, that was the goal. I had that on the wall. Like, that's what I wanna do.
No question.
But, you know, how you get there? 100%. Enjoying the journey. People hear your music, you want them to feel inspired.
100%.
And that inspiration and that emotion that you evoked out of them will turn into an action of, "I wanna support." That's crazy that you caught that, 'cause that wasn't the dominant narrative.
When I thought about that, I'm like, "What's the metric?" Because it's not that you heard one good song and you wanna see what else is on the album. That used to be what motivate the purchase. Right now, the metric is really inspiration. We got untapped value above us.
Right.
When you think about endorsements you can do outside of the court.
It opens up so many doors and opportunities opportunities to turn your other passions into real life business, real life opportunities in that front.
You look at 50, 50 made the most money off Vitamin Water. Bottom line. He 10-time platinum. That Vitamin Water deal was the biggest. And not only just the check, but the perception of who 50 is now.
Right, right.
Puff is another example.
Speaking of Puff, there's many conversations around the Carolina Panthers and the opportunity. I gotta shake your hand, man.
I gotta shake your hand on that.
So the work, you talking about the moves? The moves are still ongoing, so we're trying to figure something out. I'm a huge Carolina Panthers fan, right? So diehard Cam Newton, Ron Rivera, the whole squad. Like, you hear about Jerry Richardson getting in a little bit of trouble and whatnot. I'm like, "Oh, that's interesting. Let's see what happens." Right. "Oh, he might sell the team." Right. So Puff tweets on the tweets, "I'm interested in purchasing the Carolina Panthers." I'm like, I chimed in. I'm like, "Yo, me too. Like, let's figure out how to make this happen." 100%. And it kind of paved the way for anybody in the business world of color. Like, this is something that is for us a huge opportunity. But to be in this conversation, I think is something that is truly powerful and hopefully can move the needle when it comes to, you know, the next time that this comes around and whatnot.
These young future entrepreneurs are gonna be fearless 'cause of moves like that. They not gonna even feel like it's taboo. They gonna be like, this is what it is. This our example.
That's a great point. Like it's becoming more and more every day and more, you know, expected as opposed to being a surprise. Like, hey, oh, he's doing that? Oh yeah, he should be doing that. Exactly. I think we so influenced by what's cool —yeah.
Even if you, like, think about the era we grew up in, my jeans would— I'd have got clowned in school wearing jeans that fit. I swear to God, they would have talked bad. They would have talked bad about me. And my shirt stopping up here, they would have clowned me.
You go back and look at them pictures, like, yeah.
So what influenced the change is that it became cool. That's it. I'mma speak blunt. We having an on-camera convo, but I'mma keep it raw. Like, you know, the narrative of how we dealt with women, right, from when we grew up in rap music to what it is now, it's a much more positive conversation and it's healthier than what we grew up on. We grew up on, like, dysfunction for real. It was damn near—
Disrespect.
Disrespect as a way of life, you know what I'm saying? And you see Snoop with his wife, you know what I mean?
That's a great example.
With his wife. Great example. Front and center, you know what I mean? And it's like—
In his kids' life, he's present, like, the whole deal. But you're right, bro.
You know what I mean? And so just to speak to the point of how influential— the seats that we sitting in are.
I know you're a father. I got 2 daughters as well. Like, how we treat their moms is the biggest example of what they should expect when they get to that level, looking for somebody to share life with.
Yeah.
You wake up every day like, "All right, that's my job." 100%. That's my job. I get to do that. I don't have to. I get to. Right.
In my case, it brought a better version of me out, you know? Just because I never want to be a hypocrite with my kids and be somebody that preaches, but don't live it. When I realized I was gonna be a father, my life wasn't secure at that point.
Right.
But in hindsight, that's probably the best thing I did was have kids, for real. And seeing they father live a passion as a way of life, I think that has a crazy impact on 'em in a positive way. Like, we tell 'em, "You can do whatever you wanna do, and you know, you can live whatever your dream is." They like, "Yeah, of course, you doing it." I'm trying to instill that confidence right now with potty training.
Like, "You can do anything you put your mind to, baby." Yeah, that's a tough one.
You know what I'm saying? That's a tough one for sure. Last time that I checked, it was 5 chains on my neck. It was no smut on my rep last time that I checked.
How y'all doing? Oh, I gotta ask you a question. What's the best thing that you have?
For sure, I was about to ask that same thing. Self-made from the dribble. I was been saying I'm a killer.
You got some spicy food? Yes, we got it. I'm playing.
This is the fiery mama. Yeah. I want spicy, spicy. Spicy, spicy. That's what it is. Talk to me. You got it. Thank you, sir. Spicy momo.
That's what's up. Spicy heaven.
It's got a little kick to it, for sure.
Keep doing these shows, I'm gonna get fat, for real.
What kind of food is this?
This is Nepalese food.
Nepalese? Yes.
Oh, really?
All the way from Himalayas.
From the Himalayas?
Yeah. That's what's up. Compliments to the chef. Good job. Good job.
