Kool Kyi Ordered To Pay Nike $1 Million In Lawsuit Settlement - Hip-Hop news - NewsLocker (2024)

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We think it’s become pretty clear that when Nike sues you for copyright infringement, you’re going to lose as they’ve been shutting down any and everyone banking off of their classic silhouettes and now Kool Kyi has become the latest person to fall to the might swoosh brand and their team of high-powered attorneys.Almost a year after Nike and Kool Kyi reached a settlement in their original copyright infringement lawsuit, as reported b

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Nicki Minaj was arrested while in Amsterdam on Saturday, May 25. But no need to panic, she was released hours later—putting her Barbz in an emotional tailspin witnessed on social media.Minaj is currently on the international leg of her Pink Friday 2 Tour. All was going swimmingly with sold out shows and all that, and then Amsterdam decided to throw her travels for a loop. Nicki was on her way to the UK to perform, but authorities at the airport wanted t

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Nicki Minaj was arrested while in Amsterdam on Saturday, May 25. But no need to panic, she was released hours later—putting her Barbz in an emotional tailspin witnessed on social media.Minaj is currently on the international leg of her Pink Friday 2 Tour. All was going swimmingly with sold out shows and all that, and then Amsterdam decided to throw her travels for a loop. Nicki was on her way to the UK to perform, but authorities at the airport wanted t

NBA YoungBoy Unfairly Treated By Feds, Says Akademiks: ‘He Gotta Live In A Room For Years’

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Nicki Minaj Seemingly Livestreams Arrest By Dutch National Police

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Nicki Minaj Livestreams Arrest By Dutch National Police, Later Released

Nicki Minaj has been arrested and taken into police custody in the Netherlands after her luggage was searched extensively at the airport.

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Sexyy Red Jokes About How She Manages To Get So Many Drake Features

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Frank Ocean’s Mom Gushes Over ‘Blonde’ Ranking On Apple Music’s Best Albums List

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Nicki Minaj Makes History As She Earns Second Diamond Single With ‘Bang Bang’

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Drake Continues Co-Signing Octavian, This Time For ‘Chicago Freestyle’-Borrowing Track

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Nicki Minaj Announces Second Leg Of Pink Friday 2 Tour: ‘We Did It, Barbz’

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Diddy's sons, King Combs and Quincy Brown, have released a new track that features the pair collaborating as their dad continues to go through it legally.

50 Cent Reacts To Charlamagne Tha God Flipping His Album Title For New Book

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Elliott Wilson Says He Got “Calls From OGs” Claiming Drake Banned Him From Toronto

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No one man should have all that power. UPROXX’s new Editorial Director and legendary Hip-Hop scribe Elliott Wilson is no longer welcome in Toronto, and it allegedly has to do with Drake being salty.
Wilson spoke on The Bigger Picture podcast about the fallout after he decided that Kendrick Lamar came out on top in the highly entertaining back-and-forth with Drake.
Wilson revealed that Drake was in his feelings after his co-host DJ Hed pointed

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Kelly Rowland Talks Scolding Usher On Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet

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The image of Kelly Rowland pointing and having what appeared to be a loud discussion with the Cannes Film Festival usher went viral this week and even sparked some meme fodder. It wasn’t understood at the time what happened but