New details have arisen in the latest controversy surrounding Hip Hop mogul 50 Cent and his G-Unit cohorts.
As we reported earlier, Fif was named in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a teenager Tony Yayo and his posse allegedly assaulted early last year.
According to Reuters, the lawsuit filed by James Rosemond and his mother Cynthia Reed, claims Universal Music Group -- owned by Vivendi SA -- and its labels Interscope Records, G-Unit Records and Shady Records, bear responsibility for the assault because they encourage artists to pursue violent, criminal lifestyles.
"The members of G-Unit, including defendants Yayo and 50 Cent, encouraged, sanctioned, approved and condoned its members threatening violence, and or engaging in violent acts in furtherance of its business," the lawsuit said.
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It also states that the attack on Rosemond was intended to "promote and maintain Yayo and 50 Cent's 'gangsta' image," which was "promoted, marketed and advertised" by record labels.
Rosemond maintains that the unprovoked attack was a direct result of a shirt he was wearing which promoted G-Unit's rival rapper, The Game.
50 Cent, Violator Management, Violator CEO Chris Lighty, and Tony Yayo were all named in the suit.
Rosemond and his mother seek unspecified damages.
COMMENTS
Here we go again.
Im going to sue Hugh Hefner next time I get crabs.
Or maybe sue Hennessey next time I throw up.
Oh no, I got it....
Im gonna sue Mcdonalds for my neighbor being fat!
^^^ Next time? You mean there was a first time you had crabs? Use a jimmy on every chicken heads G' WoW mutha fuckas wanna get paid my any means with these phony ass lawsuits!
Damn dis shit is fucked up. Ok I aint tellin Yayo 2 go around slapin kids but wtf da nigga daddy is Game manager. And wont Game at one point n G-Unit? Should Yayo pay money? fuck yea. Should it be b/c "The members of G-Unit, including defendants Yayo and 50 Cent, encouraged, sanctioned, approved and condoned its members threatening violence, and or engaging in violent acts in furtherance of its business," Hell naw. + all dis was done 2 "promote and maintain Yayo and 50 Cent's 'gangsta' image," Everyone said slapin litle kids(and Yayo) was wack how dat promote ne1?
damn GetHip thats why u always actin like u got a stick up ya ass...
This one is interesting, i'd like to see the precedence set by this lawsuit. After all, it is well known most of these cats be "acting" gangsta when they really ain't.
TRU KID, CONDOMS AINT EXPENSIVE, LOL, BUT U RITE BOUT THA OTHA SHIT, THEY WANNA SUE HIM, CUZ HE PORTRAYS A GANGSTA........WOW
As money hungry as these muthafuckas obviously are.....
Yall tellin me yall wouldnt try to get dat Gwap if yall was in the same situation?
Yall some honorable Muthafuckas man!
Not me doe.......I'll tell yall str8 up I aint shit!
Cause if one of these rappers put dey hands on me Im gon milk da fuck outta dat situation!
Im suing for royalty checks,studio time,the wardrobe budget all dat shit!
I'll sue a nigga for da gas out his tour bus!
Fuck dat shit I got bills!
Frank white...
Jimmys dont stop crabs.
Dipshit. Clearly your new to pussy.
I love when niggas diss me.
to GETHIP313,
well, if you were suing mcdonalds because one of their commercial told thier employees to beat up burger king customers and the mcdonalds employee beat you up, then you could compare the two. you are dumb as hell. go get a GED or something. if a PLAY BOY bunny gave you grabs, because HUGH told her to, then you could compare the two. last if a HENNY employee was told to beat down all people seen drinking SEAGRAM GIN and you got some bottle action on your face, then you could compare the two.if someone in SOULJA BOY'S and 2PAC crews beat you up because your father (the lil boy's father does manage THE GAME) was the manager of a rival rapper, then yeah you could compare the two. what i'm saying is, if you trying make a point, make it good motherfuckers. that boy's mother is suing a company that promoted hate towards THE GAME and as a result, that lil boy was jumped by grown ass men. that's not gansta at all, they couldn't even fight one on one. but, i know all of the fake thugs that don't understand are just the people who fight people younger and smaller than them. ya'll probably have never been in a one on one fight (pussy niggaz jump and shoot unarmed people). it nothing to do with freedom of speech either (did you even read). get your minds right lil peons. i'm out
Gethip had crabs? And the fuck does wearing a condom protect you from crabs? smh
Bricksoul2soul...
I was JOKING you fucking moron. And I also couldnt really understand half of the stupid ass shit you were trying so hard to explain. So ease up off my nuts and go get your own damn GED.
Evil dre...
Yeah nigga. Twice. Crabs and strippers go hand in hand like fruits and vegetables. Its not like I didnt wear the raincoat or practice safety. Detroit is the city of titty bars. Thats all we had before the casinos were built and every little nigga in the D has bagged a stripper or 2.
I dont know why you niggas are so infatuated with my dick anyway. Release it please.
so he was wearing a shirt that promoted GAME who is a fuckin blood AND a gangsta rapper who thinks its cool to get tatted big red stars on ur face and shit...and im not hatin on game im a fan of both
frank white dont be dumb nigga u get crabs even if u got a jimmy hat on
frank white dont be dumb nigga u get crabs even if u got a jimmy hat on
Lmfao!!!!!
UHH DUH!!! Thats why they call it gangster rap..fuckin retard. I should sue this dude for being fuckin ignorant..."Portraying a gangster image..." If anything sue Tony Yayo for portrying a rapper.
"If anything sue Tony Yayo for portrying a rapper."
^^^HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One da funniest comments I've ever read
lol fuck yayo that shits funny
:))))))))))))))))
this shit is gettin old...you cant win a court case with 50....so GIVE UP
Damn I didn't kno u can get sued 4 potrayin a gangsta image, lol
Shit they should sue a whole lot of rappers 4 dat
I mean ass rappers who think they're gangsta, not all
This has got to be one of the most stupidest lawsuits ever.. hey why not just sue every crime movie.. smh
Duh, there aren't any niggas to discourage. This is a clear attack on our culture yo. But they won't win cause white people is getting off on black people like fifty yayo acting up.
damn I just posted too much, time to fall back like daylight savings...
jimmy rosemond and his son on black...do your research before you bring race into it
are** black
yea this lawsuit is ludacris!!!! lol and u heard 50 "he could body(kill) somethin and make it look like self defense so this lawsuit he wil b payin no more than a penny~~
Then why are you on this site commenting if you dont care? Hmm. . . . .
dangerLAsoul go suck yo motha ya railroad looking, big bird looking, cookie monster looking, goochie man looking, Jim Jones looking, Homer Simpson looking Mutha Fucka !!!
jesus christ... this whole damn lawsuit is rediculous
this shit funny
shady records.... niggas forgot bout aftermath records too
sue them also
she a lame... sue ur baby father too... he did his share of dirt and he manage a "GANGSTA RAPPER"
exactly... they are fuckin retards
completely bogus...
says the mom of a kid wearing a game shirt, who never talks about gangsta rap HAHA
might as well sue every rapper alive. this case aint gon stick
haha h--b u so right ... fuck the unitttt
word GAYYYY UUUNNNIIITTT!!!!
yo idc bout fifty or g-unit much anymore but FUCK THIS SHIT.. its fucking music and this skank is tryin to get paid because she doesnt like it
they complainin bout them potraying a "gangsta image" but what bout the kid who was wearing the shirt of a rapper who potrays da same damn thing.....hypocritical muthafuckas
gangsta rap made me do it!!!!!!!!!
"Scarface the movie did more than Scarface the rapper to me." It is what it is...another situation like the lady that sued McDonalds because the coffee was too hot.
he we go again..MArvi benard who wouldnt come out on the yard AKA the meat loaf begger fake ass gangsta
"Id rather listen to your intstrumentals"~jeezy
carter III pushed back, again for the 100th time
What?? Say word?? ^^^
smh ... this shit is gettin outta control ... the whole systems a joke
the freedom to go through judicial courts as a right is cool, but when you goin through with casses like this aint on, specially when this bitch just got sand in her vagina caus they lost the lsst case they had on yayo n shit.
Sue your man you silly hoe, he promtes a "gangster rapper" aswell has owning the Dope boy fresh clothing franchise. with prints like "I CANT SELL DOPE FOREVER" "THE HOOD GOT MY BACK" shit, nigga autta loose pocket too
Let me find this kid, i'll slap him, then i'll smack his bitch mom too
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Ja Rule and Camron should sue fifty for killing their careers! R.I.P my dudes....
haha true dat nigga, hey fuck yayos bitch ass, and how they gonna sue them for portrayin a gangsta image when the game does the same damn thing, i fuckin hate lazy people, shit i used to get beat with wet soaking belts, rope, shit even extension cords and i turned out just fine, no lawsuits or nothin, numsayin
man people will sue for anything... personally i am a little tired of seeing all this news about 50 though, you also forgetting that theirs cats who killed 50 aswell ( Nas,D-Block, even game hoe`d his bitch ass )
legally....she will probably get over and thats sad.....nowadays anything u do anybody u got ties to bears the responsibility....GTFOH!!!
shit is retarded.....YAYO already beat the criminal case with this...so that just shows he has "nothing" to do with it...and 50 wasnt even in NY....let alone the east coast....
i love the whole "gangster image" thing.....
isnt your husband Jimmy "henchmen" Rosemond
fuck outta here ho..if 50 baby momz aint winning the lawsuit neither are you
for releasing that single, yes he should at least get probation but they ought to throw this shit out, like i did Curtis
another gold diggin bitch and her son tryna take advangtage of a rich guy
how is she a golddigger and her husband is a multi millionaire?
Brick2Soul,
Dats a good fuckin point! Until now I looked at these people as being money hungry but they already have money....Good point!
wtf....how in the hell u gonna sue somebody for portraying a gangsta image....thats a bunch of bullshit....she just tryna get money out of fif thats all
Freedom of Speech wins this one.. can't fuck with the constitution
If they said they were gonna sue Yayo for being garbage, than that is one thing. I'm all for that. But for "portraying an image"? You are fuckin with me, right? Might as well sue 'em all, from Soulja Boy to Pac. Get the fuck outta here!
well, if you were suing mcdonalds because one of their commercial told thier employees to beat up burger king customers or if someone in SOULJA BOY'S and 2PAC crews beat you up because your father (the lil boy's father does manage THE GAME) was the manager of a rival rapper, then yeah you could compare the two. what i'm saying is, if you trying make a point, make it good motherfuckers. that boy's mother is suing a company that promoted hate towards THE GAME and as a result, that lil boy was jumped by grown ass men. that's not gansta at all, they couldn't even fight one on one. but, i know all of the fake thugs that don't understand are just the people who fight people younger and smaller than them. ya'll probably have never been in a one on one fight (pussy niggaz jump and shoot unarmed people). it nothing to do with freedom of speech either (did you even read). get your minds right lil peons. i'm out.
Yeah, I did it prior to commenting. In order to portray this "gangsta" image, which beatin' up lil kids when you a grown ass man isnt too "gangsta" to me, but back to the point, what they say in their lyrics is whats bein advertised and marketed.. you can't link g-unit clothing to violence, but the music you can. Listen to Em's Sing for the moment when his words make you put a clip in a gun.
fuk 50 he whack azz fuk he a fake he is portryaing a gangsta image he aint no real thug he a fake daz all he is
so jimmy henchmens son and mom are suing them for portraying a gangsta image...have they looked at the kids dad?
www.myspace.com/lilhenchmen enuff said this case is over with thank u.
Greed
i never accuse them niggas of bein gangsta hahaaaaaa especially not fa beatin up a kid fa wearin a real niggas shirt on top of dat this lawsuit is wack that kid is a bitch he shoulda smacked all dem niggas especially yayo's non sellin ass
wasnt that kid wearing a g-unot t-shit or some shit when he "was slapped" also wasnt the original suit squashed already. if you diddnt win the first one why the hell do you think your going to win against major labels. Dumb