Cam’ron could also be chasing an enormous payout from J. Cole over their 2024 collaboration, however a separate courtroom ruling means he’ll have to attend his flip, behind a photographer who already gained a judgment towards him.

A federal lien filed by photographer Djamilla Rosa Cochran has legally frozen any potential earnings Cam’ron may obtain from his ongoing lawsuit towards Cole and Universal music Group.

The lien stems from a $51,221.50 judgment Cochran secured in February 2024 after efficiently suing Cam’ron for copyright infringement.

Cochran’s lawsuit centered on the now-iconic picture she captured of Cam’ron in a pink fur coat and matching hat throughout Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in 2003.

The photograph, which grew to become a popular culture staple, was allegedly used with out permission on Dipset Couture merchandise starting from hoodies to bathe curtains.

Despite repeated warnings from Getty Images, which licenses the photograph, courtroom paperwork say Cam’ron and his firm Dipset Couture continued to make use of the picture throughout web sites and social media to market the merchandise.

A judge ruled in Cochran’s favor after Cam’ron failed to respond to the complaint, ordering him to pay over $50,000 in damages and legal fees.

Now, that judgment is being enforced by means of a lien, which attaches to any cash Cam’ron may win in his separate lawsuit towards Cole.

In easy phrases, if Cam’ron wins cash from Cole, Cochran will get paid first.

Filed in late October 2025, Cam’ron’s lawsuit accuses Cole of breaching an agreement tied to the track “Ready ’24” from Cole’s 2024 project, Might Delete Later.

According to courtroom filings, Cam’ron says he recorded a verse for the tune in June 2022 below the situation that Cole would both collaborate on a future monitor or seem on Cam’ron’s sports activities present, It Is What It Is. He claims neither occurred.

Cam’ron additionally says he was promised remaining approval earlier than the tune’s launch and that he hasn’t obtained correct credit score or fee. While he’s listed as a co-author of the composition, he says he’s not credited as a performer or co-author of the sound recording.

He’s asking the courtroom to declare him a co-author of the grasp recording and to order a full accounting of royalties and income. He estimates he’s owed at the very least $500,000.

That determine, nevertheless, could also be out of attain—at the very least briefly. Though the lien might delay Cam’ron’s potential payday, it doesn’t replicate a monetary disaster.

The Harlem rapper has been vocal about his latest enterprise wins, together with a reported $20 million deal for It Is What It Is, which he launched in 2023 with a private funding of round $120,000.

He additionally has a multi-million-dollar partnership with Revolt for his Talk With Flee podcast and continues to revenue from his male enhancement complement model, Pink Horsepower.

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