The war over Nipsey Hussle’s signature catchphrase, “The Marathon Continues,” is reportedly over. The Crips and Nip’s brother Blacc Sam both filed trademark applications for the phrase last month.
But according to The Blast, an official for Crips LLC (the company formed on behalf of the Crips) said “there will absolutely be no trademark legal battle between their organization and Blacc Sam, brother of the late Nipsy Hussle.
“We realize that our actions may have been offensive and we have reached out to his family, respectively Nips sister, Samantha Smith.”
The statement adds they “respectively vows to support the wishes of Lauren London and the Asghedom family.”
The Crips LLC’s Corporate Communications Director William King Hollis took it a step further and apologized for their actions.
“We are deeply sorry for any disruptions and melee that the trademark acquisition may have caused to his family, friends and fans,” he said.
In Hollis’ statement, he explains he and Nipsey had agreed to work together on a “mutual collaboration” for “The Marathon Continues” prior to his March 31 shooting death. He insisted there was no ill will when applying for the trademark and revealed there are currently no members in the LLC who belonged to the Rolling 60’s Crips.
The Crips LLC will eventually turn over the trademark to Nipsey. The application hasn’t been fully processed so they can likely pull theirs and let Blacc Sam’s go through.
As a sign of good faith, the LLC has offered to donate all the proceeds from an upcoming Bloods & Crips-themed beverage.
Nip was killed outside of his Marathon Clothing store at the intersection of Slauson and Crenshaw in Los Angeles. The alleged killer, Eric Holder, has been in custody since April. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Crips LLC, LOL cant make this stuff up
they’re coming out with a bloods & crips themed beverage lmao
is Crips LLC similar to how the Hells Angels have legal branding and ownership rights?
Thats exactly what it is lol. People making jokes but damn near every gang has a registered business. At least they SHOULD.
Not a true comparison though. The Hells Angels is nothing like the Crips or the Bloods. Sure, there is organized crime in the Hells Angels, but they’re not shooting up their community with drive bys and other madness the crips do. Yes, they’re bad, but they aren’t on the same level.
Stop watching tv and there’s no facts to back up your claims just a bunch of stereotypical assumptions
So the Crips and Bloods and other street gangs alike aren’t devastating neighborhoods? There are plenty of facts to back this up. Let’s start with the number of screaming mothers and grandmothers every time Lil Bubie gets killed. Too many stories; weekly for that matter. Sometime stereotypes are facts; gangs fulfill every stereotype.
Ok so what???? The Crips are trying to go legit…YOU BIG MAD about that huh? Yall racists jerk offs kill me! White people lie, cheat & steal to get ahead everyday but you mad about the Crips going legit! Fuck your racist white tears & STAY MAD cuz theres NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT BUT CRY! LOL
I quite vividly remember a large shoot out they had in their community abut years ago. Multiple people were shot and injured. It was in Waco Texas. You can hit YouTube for the video and reports. Forty plus white men shooting it out in the streets didn’t seem to gain the same media attention however than that same number of black men doing it. But hey…life is all about perspective.
Yes, you’re right. It happens from time to time, but the Crips and Bloods do that shit every day. I’m not vouching for Hells Angels at all, f%$#k them, but the intensity between the two is starkly different. Hells Angels sells meth, Crips sell crack and coke. All bad.
They would’ve started a war for trying to be greedy… smh! Why did they think it was ok in the 1st place? Did they not know his family and his set were not going to allow or tolerate that and ride for that man?
Everything has been tainted by the corporate world. This is embarrassing that the Crips are now a limited liability corporation. Now they’re officially marketing shit and selling gang violence in a can. Wtf is up with the world today?
Your embarrassing, because you’re assumptions about crips in general are wrong but the privileged usually say baseless things like this
Fuckoff bellend
On real though, WTF Jay-Z do with 100 CDs …
Killerr Mike kickstarted the whole gang business thing. Hes smart and right. How else is the hood gonna develop and (if they dont fuck up the bag) create better opportunities for the youth? NBA can only take so many lol.
You losers are racist that like rap…oxymoron weirdos
Delete the rest of the racist shit u dumb ass bitch
Delete “Im offended” comments right now u stupid racist bitch
You can kiss my offended ass
So “I’m Offended” can spew his racist shit but I can’t?
Delete this racist bullshit
So this bullshit stays huh?