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Posted on 12/05/2008 2:59:36 PM PST by martin_fierro
The artist formerly known as Mista Swissher Sweet needs a new stage name.
Jontae Green, an Austell rapper, said this week that he will drop his old moniker after being sued by Swisher International, which bills itself as the world’s largest cigar maker. • Lawsuit
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Swisher says Swissher shouldn’t have used the brand’s name and logos on his Web site and in album art for his iTunes single, “Jump Around.”
The lawsuit, filed in federal court last week, accuses Green of trademark infringement and says he broke laws that protect businesses from commercial copycats.
Green, 26, said he wasn’t trying to irritate Swisher. He said he took the name because it was his brother’s cigar of choice.
His brother died of cancer years ago. Green said he doesn’t blame the cigar company for that, although he knows smoking can cause cancer. He said he’ll stop using the name and will remove its red-and-white logo and signature shield from his Web site and other materials.
“It ain’t no big deal,” Green said. “The streets already know me as Swissher. I can just put my face on a CD cover and they know who it is.”
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May I suggest Copenhagen?
How’s about Fuglybro?
Dude's "outline" must be to ensure he ALWAYS looks Photoshopped.
His new name: “Mr. Black & Mild”.
(I myself go by “DJ Whyte Owl” when I’m on de mic).
In college I lived at a place that was just a half a block away from a convenience store that carried Swishers.
Many a weekend was spent on the back deck with my roomates, puffing on Swishers in between long guzzles of Boone’s Farm wine (also carried by that fine establishment).
Parodi?
And what kind of lowbrow hick do you have to be to leave the manufacturer's label on the jacket you just bought.
What, ‘Jontae’ wasn’t weird enough for him?
didn’t even notice. I couldn’t get paste the white outline on his face or the fact that he was wearing a t-shirt and gold chain under a suit jacket (as opposed to a sport coat which would potentially be acceptable).
“If you were looking for Mista Swissher Sweet, New Site Coming Soon! The cigar company want me
to change my domain name because its so close to their site name. The cigar company act like they dont know
that over 85% of Blacks is smoking their cigars, making them a regular high sellers. When i promote my music, I
dont use the cigar company’s Help to promote myself, Mista Swissher Sweet was just a damn name I chose to use
because my brother DIED from smoking swisher cigars so i named myself swissher. swisher international want me
to change my name. if any thing the company should be giving me an endorsement deal because when people
think of me, listen to my hits, or attend my shows, they think about the swisher blunt. swisher international think of rich or something, they think they going to bring another black man down. well they better think again. ON
PAPER, IM GOING TO CHANGE MY NAME, BUT WHEN YOU SEE ME IN THE STREETS, REMAIN CALLING ME
MISTA SWISSHER SWEET, SWISSHER, AND WHATEVER YOU LIKE! Hate swisher international! Swisher
international makes a f*cking cigar, which leads to lung cancer, throat cancer, DEALTH. I make music that eases
your mind, smoothing out your day, and get you krunk!
LOL!
DEALTH?! Maybe I should quit after all
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