Lil Wayne Producer Hits UMG With $3M Lawsuit Over “Tha Carter III” Royalties

Lil Wayne’s producer filed a brand new lawsuit towards UMG over $3 million in unpaid royalties tied to Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III.”

Lil Wayne producer Darius “Deezle” Harrison is taking authorized motion towards Common Music Group (UMG) in Los Angeles over greater than $3 million in unpaid royalties tied to his manufacturing work on Weezy’s Grammy-winning album Tha Carter III and Birdman’s Quick Cash.

The Grammy-winning producer filed a lawsuit claiming UMG hasn’t paid him a dime in over ten years regardless of his credited work on hit data like “Lollipop,” “Mrs. Officer” and “Let the Beat Construct.”

In response to the grievance, Deezle is owed a 4% royalty fee for every observe he produced on Tha Carter III and three% for his contributions to Quick Cash.

“Plaintiffs haven’t been paid any producer royalties related to the YME producer settlement or CMR producer settlement for over a decade,” legal professional Christopher L. Brown wrote within the submitting, per Billboard.

Deezle beforehand sued Lil Wayne, Money Cash and Younger Cash in 2011 over the identical royalty points.

That case was settled in 2012, however the brand new grievance alleges UMG quietly stopped funds shortly after the settlement was reached.

The lawsuit additionally claims that UMG continues to learn from the business success of the songs with out honoring its contractual obligations. “The recordings in query are totally recouped, and over $3 million is owed to the plaintiffs,” the go well with states.

Deezle’s case provides to a rising listing of royalty disputes involving UMG. In current months, artists like Salt-N-Pepa have additionally taken authorized steps towards the music big over unpaid earnings.

Tha Carter III, launched on June 10, 2008, was a business juggernaut. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, moved over 1,000,000 items in its first week, and have become the best-selling album of that yr within the U.S. It has since been licensed six occasions platinum by the RIAA.

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