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Description: Mic check check check… Justin Hunte. It’s All Happening. Nipsey Hussle’s estate has settled its lawsuit with Crips LLC over the trademark to Hussle’s slogan “The Marathon Continues.” According to TMZ, Nipsey’s brother Sam “Blacc Sam” Asghedom notified LA County that the two sides have officially come to an agreement. In a statement published by REVOLT, Crips LLC says: “There will absolutely be no trademark legal battle between their organization and Blacc Sam, brother of the late Nipsey Hussle. We realize that our actions may have been offensive and we have reached out to his family, respectively Nip’s sister, Samantha Smith. [We] respectively vow to support the wishes of Lauren London and the Asghedom family.” Now I can’t speak to how certified Crips LLC is or isn't. Nor do I want to. But I do champion gang culture using its influence for good. One of my favorite examples occurred in Killer Mike’s netflix show, Trigger Warning. If you haven’t seen Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, punch yourself in the face. Nipsey Hussle and Killer Mike are cut from similar linen: Mavens making magic out of the craptastic. Prior to his passing, Nipsey was in the process of revitalizing his community minus gentrification. We covered it all in a couple of pieces. Check The Nipsey Hussle’s the Prototype piece. Check the Nipsey Hussle the Art Of The Deal piece. So I’m happy to see that Nipsey’s estate and Crips LLC were able to come to an agreement. Let me know what you think about this in the comments section. Let me know if you’ve tried Crip-a-Cola. I’m Justin Hunte. Like and subscribe to the channel it helps tremendously. Follow @TheCompanyMan on everything and as always. It’s All Happening. Follow: Twitter: twitter.com/thecompanyman Instagram: instagram.com/thecompanyman TikTok tiktok.com/thecompanyman thecompanyman.myshopify.com ABOUT TCM: Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte is a music and culture critic and curator. During his career he served as Director of Content & Strategic Marketing for EMPIRE as well as Editor-in-Chief of HipHopDX. Hunte is the architect behind DX's video platform and creator of popular series, DXBreakdown. Along with championing Ambrosia For Head's video strategy, Hunte is also a weekly contributor to Shade45's All Out Show on SiriusXM and has been featured on Revolt TV’s “Revolt Live," Cheddar's "Cheddar Music," as well as in Billboard magazine. In 2017 Justin Hunte moderated the Recording Academy's panel on The Health Of Hip Hop which featured Dr. Reef Karim, psychiatrist and human behavior expert; Shanti Das, urban music executive and founder of Silence the Shame; GRAMMY nominees Vic Mensa and Charlie Wilson, and five-time GRAMMY winner Lalah Hathaway. Later that year, he participated in a debate at the prestigious Oxford Union on whether Kanye West is more relevant than William Shakespeare. Hunte has been the centerpiece of digital campaigns for Lexus, Honda, Brisk, and Simple Mobile and has hosted concerts and panels nationwide. A graduate of Wofford College, Hunte spent 5 years working in investment banking at Banc Of America/Merrill Lynch and has covered music, politics, and culture for numerous publications. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California. Follow @TheCompanyMan on all socials. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan