A Georgia man by the name of Nicholas Partridge is reportedly suing T.I. for $10 million. According to Bossip, Partridge previously sued the Hustle Gang boss for theft of intellectual property for allegedly co-opting the name “Bankroll Mafia.” Now, he wants the $10 million to compensate his loss.
Partridge says he created the name and idea for “Bankroll Mafia” in 2014 when he was behind bars at the Gwinnett County Jail. He explained while he was protective custody, he’d pass the time by drawing. The suit says this was when he created the “Bankroll Mafia” brand and company. By the time he was released in October 2014, he noticed Tip had adopted the “Bankroll Mafia” name.
In 2016, Tip dropped the Bankroll Mafia album as part of the Bankroll Mafia group featuring Young Thug, Shad da God, PeeWee Roscoe, Lil Duke, London Jae and, of course, T.I.
Partridge insists he never gave Tip permission to use the name and wants to be reimbursed for the financial loss he says he suffered.
The Family Hustle star has yet to respond publicly to the suit.
Was T.I. in jail too? Is there an identical logo or something? The name isn’t really unique
Why was the guy in protective custody though? That would imply that hes either a snitch, a cop, or a pedo.
He’s all 3
I love TI but this type of stuff happens all the time in hip hop. These big time rappers lack creativity and originality. This is why i only listen to the underground.
SNITCH KING
Did he trademark or copyright the name ? No. So shut the fuck up, waste of time case.
I follow Nick Patridge on Facebook and he has been telling me this for freaking years but he is an ordinary lil guy, I pray for him lol but he really wants money he has a regular 9-5 I can see why he would want 10 mil…but he has been trying to talk to me for years lol shit is crazy …I’m here because he shared this on his fb page
seems like a real shaky case to me.
Lmao so you and another guy came up with the same idea at a different time? That shit wasnt trademarked its not yours…state should counter sue the guy for the cost of the frivilous suit