In the lowrider community, the older a vehicle gets, the greater chances it has to add to its legacy. Case in point with this 1964 Chevrolet Impala, which is tied to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. The hydraulic-modded classic was used in DJ Khaled’s 2019 “Higher” music video, which was the last such production to feature Hussle (it also included John Legend). And now we get to see the Chevy in the hands of a new owner, who added his touch to the car.
For the record, this ’64 Impala lowrider has even more screen history, since it was also featured in rapper Ice Cube’s 2017 “Good Cop, Bad Cop” video. And with such a legacy, the vehicle landed in the garage of a lowrider enthusiast known as Longbeach Lloyd, who recently took Shawn Davis, the YouTuber behind the Autotopia LA label, out for a spin/jump.
The convertible Impala came to the said aficionado with a 350 V8. And the engine is still in there, even having the original radiator. In fact, one of the main assets of the machine is the fact that it still packs the factory body panels. And, to pull its spectacular hydraulic jumps, the Chevrolet also comes with a reinforced frame.
The Impala’s updates
Now, Lloyd, who got the car from “somebody in Compton” upgraded the springs and installed a blue soft top with a “gangsta” rear window. The said color is of special significance, since the updates also involved hydrodipping a few exterior bits (think: tire bands, mirrors, trim pieces) to give the car a blue bandana makeover.
The blue bandana is a street gang symbol, one that used to be present in Hussle’s life. The Emmy-nominated rapper, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, used to be part of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips street gang.
It’s worth noting that, earlier this month, the trial of Eric Holder Jr., the man charged with shooting and killing Nipsey Hussle back on March 31, 2019, began and this was still ongoing at the time of press.
Returning to the 1964 Impala, this is an expensive machine, with Lloyd mentioning a value of $150,000 in the video. Ironically, the enthusiast explains he got into lowriders back in the day due to not being able to afford a muscle car, with a 1968 Camaro having originally been his muse.
Nevertheless, thanks to this Los Angeles ride, we get to see the kind of impact such a machine has on traffic, as it seems to catch everybody’s attention with its Z-axis tricks.
