Nipsey Hussle’s estate has been sued by a rapper who claims he contributed to the late artist’s Victory Lap album. According to TMZ and The Blast, Bradley Davis is seeking royalties for his alleged involvement in the LP’s “Rap Niggas” single.
Davis says he and two other writers, Johnathan Nezey and Daruis Martin, wrote music in 2013 that was used in Nipsey’s “Rap Niggas.” The plaintiff contends Nipsey never got permission to use the trio’s work and insists they were never paid any royalties.
Nipsey and the song’s producers DJ Khalil, Rance and Mike & Keys are the only writers listed in the credits for “Rap Niggas.”
According to the lawsuit, Davis copyrighted his music in December 2017. This was the same month Nipsey originally released the “Rap Niggas” single, which ended up appearing on 2018’s Victory Lap.
In Davis’ creditor’s claim against Nipsey’s estate, he reportedly says Nezey and Martin “contractually granted [him] equitable entitlement to royalties as joint authors of ‘Rap Niggas.'”
The plaintiff hasn’t requested a specific amount of money from the estate, whose executor is Nipsey’s brother Samiel Asghedom a.k.a. Blacc Sam. Davis believes he’s entitled to some compensation though and is seeking an accounting of how much money the Victory Lap album has generated to determine his demands.
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These lawsuits could have been filed when he was alive. They are trying to see if they will settle so they can collect coins. Nipsey gave credit and PAID everyone that he did songs with. Period. This is clout chasing. I hope Sam has his lawyers on deck to fight these vultures off.
Lol how do you know who Nipsey paid? Let me guess, u witnessed every deal he made? Lmao obviously if this guy has copyrighted his music and wasn’t paid his slice of the pie then he is definitely entitled to compensation even if Nipsey is dead…..Dummy
Totally agree and also was lucky as fuck smh due to nip deaths he kno just off streams and record sales he hit da jackpot every body got that album RIP NIP???
ahh… it’s one song…and even if he wins..he’s only gonna get paid for That song not the album so before u call some body a dummy check the facts…2nd if he had copied righted the words prior toNips death im quite sure he would’ve gotten paid….how do we know…cause Nipsey was a man who honored his word …I know that may sound foreign to u but there are actually people who keeps their word.also lastly…it sounds to me he had a deal …got paid…and as soon as Nip died and nobody was looking he ran and copy righted the song so he can get more than what he was owed.this looks like it’s not gonna be an easy open and shut case and I hope the truth what ever it may be comes to light…but like I said if he wins…he only gonna get paid for THAT SONG NOT THE ALBUM
Nip was a honest guy. All who claiming money is nothing but the devil who comes to kill steal and destroyed. We upset with the white folks when they attack us. But yet we here attacking one another. Everyone else can incourage and love their kind. Except we black ass folks.O what a RAT race with disgrace.. God help us.
When ghost writers come back to life
right lol like dude disappear sheesh
True genesis of all Time he meant a lot to me and my children TMC/loyalty is all I know from him and success keep climbing…
These bottom feeders are now coming out the woodwork .. VL came out 2018 so why didn’t he address Nipsey before he died .. this is absolutely a violation .. smdh
I swear to God every last person in these comments is STUPID AS FUCK! Y’all do realize it takes time for royalties to be calculated AND it takes time to file a lawsuit. So regardless if Nips is still alive or not that lawsuit was getting filed. You do the work and expect to get paid PERIOD! That’s like one of y’all working a full 80 hour pay period and receive no check. Then your boss up and dies the next day. So your boss dying means your not going to HR for y’all money???? THINK BEFORE YOU COMMENT!
Serioisly. Most commenters on the website are fucking retarded, and your 100% correct, using common sense, which should be called “uncommon sense” in 2019
Oh and one more thing. I just get so mad reading all these dumb comments. This kind of stuff means a lot to me, so I get worked up AND HAVE TO START TYPING IN ALL CAPS! Reading comments like this makes me MAD and HORNY and CONFUSED! It makes me want to do GAY STUFF!
I wish nip hiding out some where just looking and listening. To all those money hungry folks. Then when the time for trial. He Nipsey show up in court. ?
Nip went on tour for a year. Was gramm6 nominated. That cycled thru 6 publishing quarters. Now months after he dead you wanna file suit? You had 18 months from the time the song was released to his murder. FOH! Wasnt saying yhat ahit when he was alive.
lmao this takes “kickin’ a man when he’s down (in the ground)” to a whole notha level
Man to be real, I’m sick of the bullshit ass stories about this and that And I agree with all tje true shit that everyone on these posts thinks. Yea yea A dry get rich scam, Nipsey was A Fire Ass Artist with so much jealousy around him. You could see the hate all in his videos that he made with these guys. Now thats a Damn Shame, Wait your turn! Everyone has a time to shine. Wait your turn. Love You Nip, Always.
He was a Fire Ass? You gay bruh?
Ok. If your boss passes away. Don’t collect your check.
Rebel Nation, you can’t explain it, no better than that.
Nip was huge as fuck when he did this and your telling me these unknown guys dont have one Snapchat.video recording. Or something where they try to get some fame or shine of nip. Nah fk nahh. These fus grimey as fukkkk. Now they bring it up when he is RIP. I’ma need proof. And not some bullshit lyrics. I wanna see video footage of them working with nip.
True Indeed Brother That’s Crazy… They Deffintly Have To Prove That One
To file and get a date in a law suit doesn’t take that long. It all depends on evidence and witnesses testimony on how long it will last. Now just because someone says they co-wrote a song doesn’t means they did. Oh boy claims he and his friends co-wrote the song back in 2013. He didn’t trademark it until 2017 when the song came out . Now does that make any since why would’nt they trademark the song back when they wrote it and how come he’s not trying to sue DJ Khalid he got writers credit and produce it. Let the vulture’s games began cause every vulture ain’t gone eat.
Damn how many rejects are out there still trying to get a piece of nip pie, this like the 3rd ive heard so far and all the same claim, why wait to be paid is my question? You would think people are smart enough to know that if you dont run me my money fast then there will be issues and im talking issues within the time frame of making the song 2013 is a long wait to 2019 and you mean to tell me you just now seeking your money who does a bogus claim like that someone who definitely aint about they money obviously there should be some type of statue of limitations against dumb shit like this.
Man ! I so agree ? with you . If you’re about that,then why did it take you so to make this claim?
Business is business
His wisdom and life that he was here to share with us and to push us to know anything is possible if you keep up your dream and let life grow but i may not know him in person. To know that he was a good man Fother, son, brother and now a legendary Rapper R.I.P my angel.
I don’t believe they are going after NIP, even though it maybe worded as such for a reaction. The label is capitalizing more than anyone right now. They have people in place to release statements to confuse and mislead the people ( Nip Audience). That album was and is a masterpiece – LLN ✊?
Replace NIP ESTATE with the Atlantic Records.
If he wasn’t a posthumous artist this wouldn’t be happening.
SMFH why people won’t let the man rest in peace
If it wasn’t for white people, Nippsey would be alive today. It’s white ppl fault black ppl shoot eachother.
That dude was hating on Nipsey anyway and it’s because of his hate and money hungriedness that he agreed to assassinate Nipsey. And of course white people wanted him dead because Nipsey intimidated them being there would be no other brothers to fill their prisons and they would lose money.
White people wanted Nippsey dead lol? Like who? Your just talking out of your ass. White people didn’t even know who Nippsey Hussle was hahaha
Oh yeah ….. of course they chose the song to try to sue him where he states… “I OWN ALL THE RIGHTS TO ALL MY RAPS *****”
I second ya motion! RIP NIP!!!!
THESE MAGGOTAS NEED TO STAND DOWN WITH THIS FOOGAZY SHIT. GET DAHFUCC OFF NIPS DICC…RIP NIP!!!!! LOVE U NIP
1st a chick now a dude .But you wait to after he dies cumballs. Man can’t defend c his self
Exactly. I feel these people are the ones whom need to be suied having their claims tossed out.
Gotta pay those royalties…..if dude was still alive his music wouldn’t even be making the bread it is now…..before he died when was the last time u heard someone say “put that new Nipsey Hustle on”..?…just saying….keep it real….
holy SHIT aint that some hater shit
you’re a dummy.. a crash test one.. I was spinning Mailbox Money and Victory Lap prior to his passing.. even copped a Crenshaw shirt the weekend before.
I mean most of black twitter thought he shoulda won the Grammy over cardi
Thats here nor their. Nobody talking about yesterdays. You only can speak on yourself and what you play or not for the day not the world. Its today about respecting one now not here. What i do commend nip on is how he did so much and i didnt know them all until he past so its clear he did it strictly from the heart. People who did or gave or help in any kind of way should now chop that shit up and move on, oppose to trying to eat off a man know longer here. As they say if you dont have nothing nice to say dont say nothing at all.
Its ashame He was a Great teacher through his music and He was really helping not trying but helping his people by employing and , educating, there’s so much postivity that he was instilling, my question is if he were alive would people be coming after him or his busineses or better yet his money like they are now that he’s not here, why make it public, if your honest why not do it in silence, not giving negativity to the mans name, He was a Great man,a Great teacher he really stood for something for his family, community, Those people he loved, but to dishonor his memory like people are doing now (that he’s not here) really is heartbreaking, i know business is business, but business can be conducted quietly, decently and in order.JS
HOW IS HE SUPPOSED TO MAKE NEW MUSIC??? MY WHOLE THOUGHT IS IF HE WERE ALIVE WOULD THEY BE THIS DISRESPECTFUL!!!WHO KNOWS WHAT HE MAY HAVE DONE BEING THIS SUCCESSFUL, HE DIDN’T LIVE TO EXPERIENCE THE SUCCESS, BUT IF HE WERE ALIVE WOULD THEY COME AT HIM LIKE THIS??? JS because no one said nothing when he was alive, and his music was being played, now people want something from his success its just sad
Surely is. So heartless. I wonder are they haters too? I guess so. No business sense do they have nor respect. They dont even care about the effect their actions are having on his family nor his children.
And their concerns should have been done while he was living. I would suggest to all these tasteless, heartless persons to withdraw from suing and let what is be because I feel that their motive is wrong.
You disrespectful…. I’m older and was listening to Nipsey. Before he was assassinated.The last time that I checked” real man have a spine ,dignity and they know how to keep their business in house! That’s what he should have did. It just looks real thirsty! just run those receipts. He could have spoke with the family!!
This is a shame I feel that anyone whom had a grievous with Nipsey, they should have came forward when he was living . This is so distasteful of a way to resolve what should have been done before Nipseys death.
How do you know that he didnt? Cases like this takes years to conclude.. who’s to say he disnt file a grievance when he was alive and its coming out now?? Yall have no idea how shit like this works… it took yeeaarrss for Rocko to get his money from Future.. that shit just dont happen over night
Why didnt he take care of all that before he contribute anything and had something type up atleast. Lot of times people do that to try and get in good with the rapper. Now nip gone and he cant keep kissing ass he now wants to sue. Overall i think its disrespectful one he gone just that alone speaks volumes and two we all know the hurt, pains his family and friends, fans enduring and all the trying to get rich or money off this man death. Very ugly. Nip didnt have problems until he sign on to another mf, sad.
Fucc this clout chasin mf. Long live Nip tha great.
All everyone doing who is chasing after this mans money after his death will have no luck or no one would ever want to work with them do to the BS they doing after he died .. why not address this when he was still living knowing the album been out for a year victory lap Album was released 2018 its 2019 going on 2020 .. these ppl are some lames honestly and I don’t have respect for none of them who is filing suits against him.. where is the sympathy for the family and what they just went through suddenly..! If I was the judge I wouldn’t grant neither one of the 2 ppl filing suits NOTHING because they had many of opportunities to talk with Nipsey before his passing if it is so called true to him owing them, which I think he didn’t. they just think they can get more out of the situation because he’s dead and his sales went up since than..! So pitiful, watch who you do business with, not all ppl is good ppl, they say who they are at that moment and turn around and be some one other than who they claimed or showed to be
Blaques like yourself don’t understand the legal system. That’s why so many civil and criminal dockets are filled with blaques. Lawyers could have been negotiating for the last two years, but now that he’s dead they have no choice but to sue the estate. That’s how the law works, but Blaques think they don’t have to follow the law,, jump turnstiles, loot stores and burn down their own neighborhoods when when a gold boi with a gun gets killed by police. The loser race is pathetic, even in death
Do you know how to spell though? Because black is a five letter word without a Q in it dumbass.
I’m trying to avoid having my comments removed moron.
Let the man rest peacefully. This is ridiculous young. Nobody was trying to sue him when he was alive but now that he’s gone he’s being sued for what? His family can’t even grieve in peace. Let it go.
Business is business not being funny, but if death stops business, no one should collect insurance benefits either, js.
Maybe because the music actually made money now that he has passed and everybody bought his music cause there a bunch of D-Riders. He didnt sue before cause the record didmt make any money
Seems pretty simple to me
Time for old Nipples mom to write that check!