Drake has reached a settlement in a dispute over a publishing company’s use of his likeness. The Blast reports Drizzy (real name Aubrey Graham) dropped his case against Hebrew Hustle after the company agreed to pay him an undisclosed amount.
Hebrew Hustle “agreed to compensate Graham on confidential financial settlement terms for the False Endorsement and Right of Publicity claims and also to the entry of this consent order,” according to documents obtained by The Blast.
Drake countersued Hebrew Hustle during a dispute over the sampling of jazz musician Jimmy Smith in his song “Pound Cake/Paris Mortion Music 2.” The OVO head honcho claimed the company was using his name and image on its website without his permission.
Last year, Drake won the original lawsuit when a judge ruled the sample to be fair use. Hebrew Hustle still maintains the right to appeal the ruling despite reaching a settlement in the countersuit.
[This post has been updated. The following was originally published by Cherise Johnson on November 30, 2018.]
Drake’s recent victorious win in the lawsuit brought up against him by publishing company Hebrew Hustle, from 2014, doesn’t mean it’s the end of their legal battle.
Drizzy is now countersuing Hebrew Hustle for attaching themselves to his image.
In documents obtained by Complex on Wednesday (November 28), the OVO boss and his team are accusing Hebrew Hustle and owner Stephen Hacker of using his name and picture on their website without his consent.
The publishing company originally took Drake to court over sampling jazz musician Jimmy Smith on Nothing Was the Same‘s “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2.”
Additionally, there was a line on the website claiming Hacker “played a heavy hand with his clients in the creation of hit songs for the likes of Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and others,” which has since been deleted.
According to the docs, “Graham was severely upset and appalled that Counterclaim Defendants would force Graham to defend against a baseless lawsuit Hacker set up while at the same time, willfully including Graham’s false endorsement on their Website.”
Drake also seems bothered by “the very name of Hebrew Hustle,” expressing that it is “offensive” to be associated with them. He’s now seeking damages from “mental distress” and “humiliation.”
Drake and Hebrew Hustle are expected to head to court before the end of the year. On November 9, he filed papers requesting the judge to ban mention of his networth during the trial.
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Oy Vey!
You like counting another mans cash don’t ya sweetie?
Hebrew on Hebrew. Let those idiots settle it by the Talmud
U is a true HATER
Glad they settled it i was afraid it was going to be another shoah
Could Drake remix the Mr. BIGG SONG ( Take It To Trial ) ? Song of the Night 3-6 Mafia feat. Mr. Bigg ( Poppin My Collar )
That track is hard as fuck tho! Eve if you hate Drizzy you gotta love the production!! ?
bitch ass blackface drake, this bitch made pop pussy wearing blackface wasn’t offensive but a name hurts his little bitch feelings, mental distress…GTFOH your last 3 garbage albums should be causing you more distress as pathetic as they were.
Wack 2 Wack, are you not aware that those 3 albums all debuted at number one, and all broke records for staying number one (songs individually, and album wise), along with breaking dozens of streaming records from over 10 billion streams etc. The guy is the King Midas of rap, officially making him the most successful rapper ever, as far as volume, longevity, and consistency, in sales, as well as popularity. The numbers don’t lie. So when you say ignorant things like his last 3 records being garbage it makes no sense. Now if you had said something like “personally I dislike Drake” , that would make you sound like a decent human being. Everyone is entitled to there own opinion, but I for one don’t like trolls, or anyone who hates just to hate. -and then there is the aspect in which you seem to understand what it’s like to be one of the most famous people in the world, along side having your name, your identity, your picture, being on a random website next to racial and discriminatory words for the world to see. As a celebrity one gives away a huge portion of there personal and private lives to the public, and media, to analyze, judge, and scrutinize, and in your case hate. So when someone or someones try to take away the few things that one still owns (like there name and religion) I would imagine it would be exponentially offensive. Honestly bro, it seems like you have a weird fetish for Drake, like you hate him so much you to the point that your obsessive making false statements, and having a Drake inspired user name… like chill bro, it’s creepy. Take care, and you’ll Thank me later, -M