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Nipsey Hussle’s Estate Settles Legal Issues With Crips LLC Organization
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz After his untimely passing Nipsey Hussle became a symbol of hope. Unfortunately a group of entrepreneurs tried to cash in on his name with no care for his legacy. As spotted on TMZ the estate of the California MC have finally settled a lingering matter with the owner of a business entity that shares the same namesake of his former street gang. Last year Crips LLC, yes that is the official name of the company, attempted to trademark the phrase “The Marathon Continues”. Obvious this slogan has become synonymous with Nip but they threw that care out the window by submitting the required documentation to legally register the term. Naturally the filing landed on the estate’s radar prompting them to file an injunction a...
Nipsey Hussle Wanted To Redo Dead Prez’s Debut Album ‘Let’s Get Free’
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Even though we lost Nipsey Hussle almost two years ago we are just getting to know how special he truly was. According to his peers he was looking to bring a classic LP back to life. Dead Prez recently made an appearance on the Juan Ep Is Dead podcast. Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenburg got the duo to discuss their seminal debut Let’s Get Free. As expected the trip down memory lane sparked some great conversation surrounding the criminally slept on effort. Eventually the talk track took an interesting twist when Stic.man revealed his budding relationship with the West Coast performer. “I had a conversation with Nipsey Hussle before he passed, maybe a year ago, actually a little bit before that,” Stic said. “He had just solidified his deal with A...
Jay-Z & Nipsey Hussle Collab Featured In ‘Judas And The Black Messiah’ Trailer
Source: Glen Wilson / Warner Bros. Pictures As if we already needed more reason to support Judas And The Black Messiah, now we learn that the film will feature the highly anticipated Nipsey Hussle and Jay-Z collaboration, “What It Feels Like.” In the latest trailer to the Shaka King-directed biopic about assassinated Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, the new cut finds both Nipsey and Jay spitting some Black power inspired content with Hova dropping spiritual bars like “Black stones on my neck, y’all can’t kill Christ/Black Messiah is what I feel like/Sh*t ain’t gonna stop cause y’all spill blood/We gon’ turn up even more since y’all killed cuz.” Jay-Z also references his verse on “Murder To Excellence,” off his Watch The Throne collaborate album with Kanye West, when he name-checked Hampt...
Nipsey Hussle’s Estate Valued Over $4 Million After Final Appraisal
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Nipsey Hussle’s family just made headway in appraising the worth of the west coast rapper’s estate, and it turns out to be worth over $4 million. Neighborhood Nip, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was known for his smart business sense spanning as the owner of his clothing line The Marathon Clothing to his record label All Money In No Money Out Inc. Still, the appraisal revealed that the late entrepreneur’s assets did not include real estate property. TMZ reports: The late rapper’s estate filed legal docs documenting the estate’s final inventory appraisal … which puts the estate value at $4,169,088.57. According to docs, obtained by TMZ, a big chunk of Nipsey’s net worth comes from his trademark portfolio, shares of companies he owned as well as pe...
Nipsey Hussle’s Estate Files Lawsuit Against Crip Corporation
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz While the Rap world continues to mourn the loss of Nipsey Hussle his affairs have yet to be amicable resolved. A legal battle is about ensue over the rights of one of his signature sayings. As spotted on Vibe the late rapper’s family has filed a lawsuit against a brand that bears the same of Nip’s former gang. Back in 2019 these individuals took people by surprise when they filed a trademark for the slogan “The Marathon Continues”. Naturally the move didn’t sit well with a lot of his fans and inner circle. According to Billboard his brother Samuel Asghedom has moved forward with legal action. The report states that “Blacc Sam” served The Crips LLC and a woman named Tia Hollis, who is cited as a majority owner of the limited liability compan...
Snoop Dogg Pays Tribute to Nipsey Hussle With ‘Nipsey Blue’
Snoop Dogg is celebrating Nipsey Hussle’s birthday with a new dedication track, “Nipsey Blue.” The late rapper would have turned 35 tomorrow (Aug. 15). Sampling Dorothy Moore’s 1975 hit version of Bob Montgomery-penned track “Misty Blue,” Snoop goes into full-on melodic mode and sings along with what sounds like Moore. If you listen blues singer’s original version, Snoop stays true to the song and doesn’t really change many of the words — except for the obvious “Misty” for “Nipsey.” Snoop teased the track on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 13) with a social post showing a gif of the LA rapper pour one out for Nipsey at a previous concert. The rappers worked on a number of tracks together including “The Life,” “Upside Down,” “Ice Cream Paint Job (West Coast Remix),” “Snitches Ain’t…,” “Californica...
Nipsey Hussle’s Family And Crip Gang Have Yet To Agree On “Marathon” Trademark
Source: Sunday February 26 2017: Celebs out at the Lakers game. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by the final score of 119-98 at Staples Center in Los Angeles CA. Featuring: Nipsey Hussle, Lauren London Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 27 Feb 2017 Credit: WENN.com The legacy of Nipsey Hussle continues to live on via his music and apparel. But it seems a court might have to decide on who gets to use the slogan he made famous. TMZ is reporting that late great MC’s family is still in a bit of situation with his former gang. According to the article a Los Angeles Crip organization registered the term “The Marathon Continues” back in 2019. Naturally the “Racks In The Middle” rapper’s representatives were surprised by the move and thus reached out to ...
