J. Cole seems prepared for authorized battle with Cam’ron after hiring leisure legal professional Samantha W. Frankel from Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP.
Frankel brings critical firepower to Cole’s protection group. The industrial litigation specialist is predicated within the agency’s New York workplace and focuses on advanced leisure disputes.
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp has deep roots in Hollywood’s authorized battles. Based in 1908, the agency constructed its fame defending main studios and report labels in high-stakes leisure litigation.
The century-old agency dealt with landmark circumstances that formed the trade. They represented Warner Bros. within the Associates wrongful termination lawsuit and gained a unanimous California Supreme Court docket resolution.
MSK additionally led the cost in opposition to Napster within the groundbreaking file-sharing case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court docket.
Current years introduced extra main victories for the agency. They efficiently defended Netflix in copyright disputes and represented Dr. Luke in his authorized battles.
The agency’s consumer roster reads like a who’s who of leisure. They symbolize Drake, Dua Lipa, Submit Malone and Daryl Corridor. MSK additionally counts main report labels and manufacturing corporations amongst its purchasers.
Cam’ron initially sued Cole and Common Music Group in October 2025. The Harlem rapper claimed he was owed a minimum of $500,000 in royalties from “Prepared ’24,” which appeared on Cole’s May Delete Later mixtape.
The lawsuit centered on a 2022 recording session in New York Metropolis. Cam’ron alleged Cole agreed to collaborate on a future single in alternate for utilizing his vocals on “Prepared ’24.”
In accordance with courtroom paperwork, Cole initially agreed to the collaboration deal however later backed out. Cole allegedly advised Cam’ron in July 2023 that as a substitute of recording a brand new music collectively, he needed to seem on Cam’ron’s podcast It Is What It Is.
Cam’ron claimed Cole repeatedly mentioned he was unavailable for the podcast between July 2023 and April 2024. Cole then launched “Prepared ’24” in April 2024 with out fulfilling the collaboration settlement.
The unique lawsuit acknowledged Cam’ron was credited solely as a co-composer on “Prepared ’24,” not as a performer, though his vocals seem on the monitor. He needed a courtroom to declare him a co-author of the sound recording and order an audit of the music’s royalties.
Cam’ron lately dismissed his claims in opposition to Common Music Group with out prejudice, that means he might refile these claims later. Nevertheless, he continued his authorized battle in opposition to J. Cole and his firm, Cole World Inc.
The timing of Cole’s authorized preparation comes as he gears up for main profession strikes. The North Carolina rapper dropped 4 new freestyles yesterday in Birthday Blizzard ’26, hosted by DJ Clue and obtainable on his web site for simply $1.
Cole’s extremely anticipated album The Fall Off drops February 6, rumored to be his last studio challenge earlier than retirement.