Nipsey Hussle’s brother is battling the Rolling 60s Crips street gang for the rights to Nipsey’s catchphrase “The Marathon Continues.”
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Samuel “Blacc Sam” Asghedom filed a trademark application on May 29 to lock down “The Marathon continues” for licensing rights to companies and individuals for a variety of uses, including entertainment services, music licensing, marketing and promotions, and charitable events.
The Marathon Continues was the title of Nipsey’s sixth mixtape which was released in November 2011. His now-shuttered clothing store, The Marathon Clothing, is located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Sam is also asking a court to be named the administrator for his brother’s estate since Nipsey did not leave a will before he was gunned down outside his clothing store by rival gang banger Eric Holder in March.
However, the Crips filed an application to trademark “The Marathon Continues” through their holding company on May 16, 12 days earlier than Blacc Sam.
The notorious street gang claim they want to use “TMC” to promote charitable events in the community and to focus on “gang intervention.”
Once the U.S. Patent & Trademark office notices the dual application filings, they will have to determine who actually has a right to profit off the “The Marathon Continues.”
Soooo, why not just collaborate on it? I thought “family” looked out for each other. Isn’t that what the “gang” is all about; looking out for one another?
Less competition. More collaboration.
I knew it!! When I saw they filed for it ppl was like oh that’s good I said no it’s ain’t and I wasn’t shocked that Nipsey had not trademarked this ????? Smh ppl when you open a business get a lawyer if you don’t know what to do trademark and copyright all your stuff!!!! And own your domain for your website smh!
And legally it could have all be Lauren’s if they were legally married or he had a will. It’s sad that a loving and wealthy father to not have a will to at least protect his children.
This is what I mean by ppl handle your business had his stuff been trademarked this wouldn’t Be an issue
Omg wtf?! We are talking about a GANG!!!!! They kill people (children included) EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. When did we start accepting and celebrating gangs and gang culture? I blame this shit on Riverdale ??
Not really because the marathon continues wasn’t trademarked that’s how they were able to file for it?????
Yes the bloods and crips have established as a business now they are LLC
The Crips have a holding company???
Why didn’t Mr. Community Business Man trademark that already?? It’s literally on EVERYTHING he’s ever sold.
They have organized as a business they are an LLC so are the bloods they have soda and everything which is why I’m starting to think the ppl behind gangs are now white they gone make money off of everything
LMAO this is so sad that it is comical, I want to see how all of this will play out.
It they didn’t incorporate themselves the ‘white man’ would have…
Alright soooooo
Nip was telling us to get it together but had no paper work for his business’???
or his children????
I’m so confused
First part of creating your own business’ is trademarking copy-writing publishing establishing llc’ing ………….
Hmmm…People stay wanting to put halos on these ninjas, and never wanna see the shiiit for what it really is.
this is CRAZY to me … How smart could he have really been ………….
WHY WAS NONE OF THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE HE DIED!!!!!!
He was a man trying to straddle 2 worlds. And the streets cruelly reminded him, you can’t serve 2 masters.
Let that be a lesson
That man(Nipsey) was not wealthy at all!
This should’ve been done immediately. By either Nipsey when he was alive, or the family immediately after his unfortunate passing. Insteas, they were focused on Tanisha (Emani’s Mother). Making sure she didn’t get her hands on his money thru her own daughter. While the Rolling 60’s filing trademark docs under their holding company…smh…Hopefully the court will rule in favor of the family.
respectfully, i support the evolving/former gang members pursuit on this. I grew up in this community and this is indeed evolution and I am excited to see it’s transformation. Let them have it. It will still be in the spirit of Nipsey.
“Mr. Community Business Man”. I like that. And very true. It’s what he stood for. Why didn’t his con artist business partner; as smart as she claims to be, advise him on such??? Chile bye, w/these ppl.
It’s funny b/c he owned his publishing & masters for his music; yet didn’t think to trademark his slogan; flag & all.
lmao
nerp….I cannot with this…too soon..see yall next post.
No ma’m you do not have to be white to start a LLC ? Is it so hard to believe that a black man can be a busienessman
Play nice boys.
Sam while you down there filing trademark all those song names period.
IKR! He was woke tho….ummmmK ?????
Gangs were actually created to protect black people, keep order in our communities, and support the communities. Once the leaders were all locked up due to the influence of outside infiltrations, chaos erupted and gang wars started. Maybe by creating LLCs and using Nipsey’s insight, they are trying to go back to the original positivity gangs had.
sooooooooooo all of you expressing your aghast that NH’s business appears unhandled….have wills? updated beneficiaries? and when i say updated, i mean is your family member you no longer FLUCK-Wit still a beneficiary on your 401K? Everybody should have their ish handled…but most of us don’t.
I guess that gang gang life ain’t what it’s supposed to be huh. A complete damn mess.
Chile folks talk all that ish and don’t even have their own house in order.
Yall talk that soul mate shit about him and lauren and she has no right to ANYTHING. But they had “hood love” so its fine huh?
??????
All of THIS!!!!!!
People idealize the wrong shit ?
Soooo the gang wants to help the community but still remain a gang…. Interesting contradiction
This is the difference between being married and ‘playing house.’ She couldn’t even bury that man or pick out his casket. She has a son with this ninja and no easy way to protect his birthright.
Lauren was like all the rest of the baby mamas they did not secure the bag through marriage yes I said it. Marriage is not just a piece of paper it is a legal binding contract with all the rights but most of all all the RESPECT unto the two people involved.
I guess RICO laws don’t apply to them
Everybody who says marriage is just a “piece of paper” is a dummy. If that’s the case so is money. Papers hold value and mean things.
Sweetie love has nothing to do with anything material …. any thang … but carry on … and yes they were soulmates ….
Right like what!
So gangs taking folks to court now wth!
aren’t we all gang members in the microscopic of life?
Aww great they were soul mates now he dead she couldn’t even plan his damn funeral let alone carry on his legacy but “love” I guess.
They could really help the community by doing away with the gangs.
Mob families and other organized crime syndicates have legitimate holdings while maintaining their seedy underworld. Truth be told, Bs and C’s should’ve started building legit businesses decades ago.
Every soulmate is not to create a legacy Chile but carry on …. soulmates are for growth (only) if you have a soul you are a soul mate that includes parents and kids…
.. smh don’t speak on something u know nothing about …. and Take care
I agree, but unlike the perception out there, it’s not just NH and similar folks from the hood who don’t have their finances in order when they pass. Prince purposely didn’t leave a will, and with Aretha Franklin they found 3 different *handwritten* wills, including one located under some seat cushions. Even people with money [who you’d think would know better] are often careless when it comes to having their affairs in order.
His brother seems all over the place and greed motivated.
people do different things when money is involved …..
Naw…..
“Let them have it”? It’s a nice thought, but where there’s potential money involved, niceness generally goes out the window. We all see how money changes everything.
Is she trying to claim any of it though? NO!
Hey Sandra! PLEASE do a post about the Texas Holiday Inn worker who was called a F’in N by a woman who tried to book a room on the phone!
We NEED some laughs in this place!
At least be WILLING to do different things ???
She can’t and knows she can’t so why waste legal fees trying?
I insinuated that a while ago when he first filed and I got chewed out on this blog! I don’t know the man tho or Nipsey for that matter, but that’s what it looked like to me too but I could be wrong. ijs
Samuel “Blacc Sam” Asghedom will win the trademark…..
BTW: coincidentally I swung by the Marathon Clothing store just yesterday.
it’s going to be hard for some folks to grasp the concept of gangs going legit, being educated and a contributing member of society…..but they’ll glorify scar face and the god father forever
I honk the White has and IS behind it honestly and finding a better way to make money off of low income black folks who think they need a gang because their mom or dad was t around or both
i loved that clip!! and that’s what she gets.
exactly…the whole thing is pathetic
Jenie! don’t act like you not a garden gang member LMAO!!!
It’s closed isn’t it? I saw a picture someone took in front of the store and a white sign was on the door that said closed online orders only
I’m not … I’m me bew … I do see what your saying…. I’m my own team
‘”She couldn’t even bury that man or pick out his casket. She has a son with this ninja and no easy way to protect his birthright.”
With all due respect, how did you know she wasn’t allowed in the decision making process of his burial? She could have worked together with his mother in the decision process, anyway just asking. People are too busy judging others. Other people’s decision is theirs to live with not your, becareful when judging others.
??? riiiiiiiiighT ! Tis why I think somebody white is behind all this gang stuff
But, yawwll supported Nipsey and his gang a few months ago. Yawl said aint nothing wrong with gangs killing, robbing, and terrorizing folks. Because that’s the way gangs show love to their community?.
The brother might need to get some bodyguards.
Honey as a BLACK Roman who owns several businesses that are trademarked and established legally as a business I not one time said that I said that I believe someone white is behind these gangs period! Because I would love to see who is handling the business of the crips and blood gang and who is in control of the money. We know Nipsey was a business owner he just didn’t do all his proper paperwork to have control over the name.
As a black woman who owns several businesses I don’t see it strange for a black man to own a business but I find it strange that gangs do!!
Right!!
Are your affairs in order? Because if so that is great, if not stop judging others. Always have an opinion in the lives of OTHER people.
I can hardly wait for the chance to tell somebody “it’s above me.”
You just proved my ENTIRE my point. Thank you. A wife doesn’t have to be ALLOWED to handle her husband’s affairs. Now if you get along with the family and they like you enough, good for you. But what if you don’t?? They can LITERALLY shut you out of EVERYTHING.
I heard they were closing the store too!
Its sad that he didn’t marry the woman he was with for 5+ years so she would be entitled to his estate…
Chile! after she told him she had a horrible day…when she said it….he hit her with “and I had a horrible time hearing it”….DEAD AZZ…I LOVE HIM.. That look on his face…..”Its above me now”…my new catchphrase…
exactly. We all got a bit of gang, crew, squad, my girls, my boys, my fam, my people mentality.
TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEE
Girl the look on his face, his calmness and her pleading gave me all my life.
https://media0.giphy.com/media/65ODCwM00NVmEyLsX3/giphy.gif
Chileeeeee what you say. The hypocrisy of it all
???
lol !!!
Lawd I cannot get past your stroller????. I fuggs with DREAM lol
The hood of it all.
We share the same feelings. I thought he was motivated by greed when they tried to take his daughter from her mother. Basically trying to control the money of his brother’s kid.
Since when can gangs be legitimized in court? Unless they have some first rate accountants that built a fire wall between their ‘legit’ work and their racketeering and drugs, I smell an entree for the Feds to file some Rico charges in their future. Be careful what you ask for. Once you open those ‘books’, file taxes etc., it’s open season on your ass….ask Trump!
I get so sick of hearing this belief people have that when a family member petitions the court to become an executor of the estate of their rich relative then they’re greedy. Rich or poor someone has to take over the estate if a family member passes… maybe you’ll learn about it when you lose someone close to you
Surely the crips shouldn’t be able to profit and/or use the phrase to promote anything and one of their members killed Nipsey!
Right!!
Who tf is “the crips”.is this even a LEGIT organization …why tf y’all still up here gangbangin fr?!
It’s a thankless role, and often the executor loses money. You have to get appraisals, clean out and sell property, hire attorneys, take trips to settle affairs….and don’t even try to get reimbursed by the estate…..then you look pretty while everyone stands by with their damn hands out waiting for checks. Gtfoh
This makes no sense. He and his father are owners of the clothing company. He has both right and responsibility to handle all affairs regarding the company and its subsidiaries. Role the footage, Ermias spoke very highly of his brother’s business accumen.
I saw a video where they were clearing things out the store I had hoped that maybe those were orders but nothing was packaged up
ITS outta my hands ????? ??
And? What’s going on w/it? Doesn’t the sister have her skin clinic within the strip mall?
Some gangs are legitimized and make profit i.e. Hell’s Angel’s did it. If these gangs want to go legit and move toward business and community service that’s better than having them sitting around doing nothing
I wouldn’t consider murder, drug dealing, and racketeering as ‘nothing’.
This is true, when my mom passed me and my siblings were being summoned to court by some company my mother was dealing with. They wanted us to hurry up and file probate paperwork so we could square up her affairs… it was a mess
Maybe, but their is no will and money tends to reveal a person’s true character.
Crips Inc., well I’ll be damned.?
Um…Dr. Sebi’s Wife said she nor her daughter have not been contacted by any member of the production team for her story. #howsway
The estate must be settled. Someone must take on the responsibility. Samiel is volunteering to do so. Given his handling of the business to date there is no reason to question his actions. There comes a point at which comments are just inane. The ownership of a jointly held company does not pass to heirs in California, it dissolves among remaining owners. So, he’s not set to steal much. The revenue generated via Nipsey’s publishing is a separate matter and likely to be held in trust for his heirs.
They gooootta be (in Mr James’ voice)
You can’t start legit business with illegal money…legally
Mobsters also go to jail for racketeering…
Exactly
????? but he was killed by the Illuminati because he was about to expose BIG PHARMA?????
You can’t make this ish up https://media1.giphy.com/media/MpehdbMRPS6eA/giphy.gif
Yes they do. But the point is, they exist and evolved from their pure street gang days.
The Crips aint ish for this one. AND they should’ve TM this a long time ago. Smh. Plan ahead, please, people. Plan ahead.
The Crips aint ish for this one. AND they should’ve TM this a long time ago. Smh. Plan ahead, please, people. Plan ahead.
Set Trippin
It was accessible.There were a few people in the parking structure. But the strip mall appeared to be closed. Something else was going on that I’m not privy to say or want to reveal here.
Yep… Raketeering became a crime cause of their antics
And if there is an actual plan to create a legit business wing of the B’s and C’s, they’re just gonna have to accept that the feds are gonna be on them… constantly.
WAIT, they have a holding company? They have a legit side business filing trademarks and bullshit? WTF?
Lauren is not from the hood.
Ur so right..makes ya think if his assasination was a setup by the homies to grab the rights 2 TMC all along..RIP Nipsey
Chile… I think they may have forgotten ??
Filming a show about Nipsey maybe??
Correct me if I’m wrong…but don’t you have to have already profited or sold goods with the name in order to trademark?
With the open hands motion KILLED ME!!
“All my family are staying at this hotel PLEASE!”
“Its above me now but There is a Best Western across the street” https://media0.giphy.com/media/xT1R9JFTKhIpOYBvos/giphy.gif
It’s a good idea in theory but rarely works . People take advantage in their positions of power smh
HOL UP! Y’all saying the CRIPS have a legal entity to copyright something?? Which crip showing up to the courthouse when this goes to court?
Again why do we still have gangs? Should this belong to his children.
Ahh, come on. Spill the tea.
Love fades quick when it’s down to the money. Crips will take his brother out if it comes down to it. Good luck.
All of this, in it’s entirety! This statement is reality. PeroidT….. Cause honey, they don’t have to like you; but they must & will respect those papers.
Damn Gellie, you hitting it hard tonight! Nothing but truth.
According to the internet his net worth was/is 8 million. Seems wealthy to me. The point that you missed was that it was irresponsible for him to be a wealthy father of two children and didn’t even take the time out to leave a will. This is the reason why Black makes aren’t respected. Even when wealthy they still don’t take care business to protect there children. If the working class can make sure they have a will then why can’t a wealthy father do the same.
What was stated was he had a net worth of 2 million, however 2 or 8 million is not wealth, It may be rich, but certainly not wealthy!
Blue Azul Crip Walkers, LLC. I fixed it for you.
I hope the entire family purchased the hotel through Expedia..
No refunds..the whole lot of you can bounce on over to the Western
Thanks I would hate to keep using an incorrect name.
The Mess Continues!!! There you go, Blacc I fixed it for you! 60’s need to go take a seat…
Don’t get it twisted, some of the smartest business men/women bang. The know more than you think!!!
That’s because his grandson was contacted. There is an issue with the wife and the legitimacy of her business however the grandson I believe has the actual recipes and supplements from Sebi
????
Same as the police gang, big pharma gang, the fda gang to name a few
That’s what the police do so….
How is it greedy and all over the place to want to handle the affairs of your deceased sibling and business partner?
The police do it…. corporations do it. … the fda does it…. big pharma does it
He had an insurance policy for his kids and just signed with jay z and was working out his affairs
Like the police and big pharma?
THANK YOU! People do NOT know the truth about why gangs formed and how many spawned from the black panthers
Yeah, let them have it, it will lose a lot of it’s worth! His life is worth way more!
NIPSEY ENVISIONED
Is the goal!
Remember the show, Sons of Anarchy! They have individuals without criminal records as the registration person (s), I’m sure!
Studies have been conducted that show many of these gang individuals or dealers could run profitable corporations!
Jay-z’s best training came from his first supply and demand business, and he’s been running with the big dogs ever since!
I thought they loved Nipsey though?
The fact that The Crips are trying to claim a stake in the trademark aka the business pretty much indicate that money was being washed there too….
If Blaac Sam had any sense, he would have online sales only and do away with the physical building because he could be mowed down in front of it just like his brother was by the same Crips they rep
The business was a front for illegal activity for the Crips….
googled (i’m dying…but not really): “The Crips first registered their LLC in 2018, along with the Bloods street gang, who registered Bloods LLC.”
somebody told them what black sam was about to do so they did it first and he didn’t realize it. sam is gonna have to back down and let the crips have that shit.
The crips have a holding company….I can’t and I will not…lol
But its useless without Nipsy’s likeness or music. So they just own it for nothing.
Well I stand corrected; he was rich. Still no excuse for not handling his financial business and leave a legacy for his children considering he was always beefing and fighting. He knew he would die young and still didn’t get his paperwork in order. Or maybe he didn’t do these things purposely wanting his brother to take over his estate.
Still poor and working class people have wills and life insurance to protect their children if they die. What was his excuse for not doing the same for his two children.
Nipsey and Sam should’ve been handled this. You snooze, you lose.
I’m sho gone remind ’em.?
How? The Crips knew what they were doing by going behind Sam’s back by doing this. When Nipsey was alive they never once thought of this…thanks Killer Mike for putting this thought in their heads. Besides, the TMC didn’t become a profitable phrase until after Nipsey passing.
No, he doesn’t and he want.
You’re dumb! And no, it was and still is a legitimate business.
And everyone black kid learns in kindergarten that just because white people get away with sh$t, doesn’t mean you can….
yup
Yup… And they need to dismantle the gangs PERIOD
No you’re dumb as phuck if you actually believe that the store wasn’t washing money….
His gang killed him. Eric Holder was a R60 as well, and they showed there a&$ at his service. Now they about to take over by strong ? arming his brother, they clearly didn’t want him sitting down with police discussing the gang with out a active member.
The Crips have a spokesman? The hell?
That’s what I was thinking…LOL
I thought the actual store was closed?
Right, LOL
I believe you have to show some kind of usage…so basically I think the answer to your question is “yes”
True dat.
I never bought that shit.
Sorry Harley
What you are speaking on is not what i’m talking about
The legalities of his store should have been established upon opening
His children should have had the benefit of a will in conjunction to the policy because insurance is not his estate …
This actually makes the least sense because once one is processed the other should be taken care of almost at the same time/immediately
These 2 things should have been done already ….
and a few other things hence the fighting that is now taking place … The insurance is cool but again is not his estate …
I’m talking about taking care of his family and i’m shocked it wasn’t handled correctly
Chile
This shouldn’t even have to go to court. The family deserves the right. If the crips loved and respected Nipsy like they say they did this wouldn’t even be up for discussion ?
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The gang wants the name to focus on gang intervention ? Talk about cutting your nose off to spite your face #SMH
He’s not the executive of Nipsey estate, there is no will. His moves are money motivated.
This is pathetic. He was killed over gang sh_t, but his “baby mama” dressed his kids in blue @ his funeral to rep the Crips?! This generation of black ghetto heterosexual people are determined to destroy the black race. Hip Hop culture and it’s ghettorization of all things black is to blame. Gangsta rap created and solidified the bottom rung ghetto class you see celebrated today. Now, the likes of Cardi B, who is a proud (Blood gang-member) is the epitome of what many black people consider success. Black people DO NOT care that Cardi and Nipsey are gutter snipe bottom rung degenerates; in fact they’re celebrated and deified as such. But WHEN THEY SEE US as “Wildly Super Predators” they’re racist, right?
The crips gotta sit down on this one
His moves are to protect the business HE has and started with his brother
Which is why black people shouldn’t have a slanted view of other black people nor accept what white people do because of some ignorant shit taught to us as kids
Is that why the brick and mortar store is closed to protect the business?
His brother was just murdered in front of the store and he has thousands of online orders to fulfill. That’s why the store is closed genius
Yeah to protect HIS assets and money as he should