Lil Wayne producer, Darius “Deezle” Harrison has sued UMG over their alleged failure to pay him royalties for his work on Tha Carter III.
Harrison is a credited producer on six tracks on the hugely successful album including Billboard Hot 100 number one hit “Lollipop”.
In his lawsuit, he claims that UMG owe him a total of $3 million in royalties going back a decade.
Harrison claims that per his contract with Cash Money Records, he was entitled to a 4% royalty rate for all of the songs he worked on for Wayne’s classic album.
He also alleges that he is owed a 3% royalty rate from a second agreement he had with Cash Money for work he did on Birdman’s 2005 album Fast Money.
The producer previously sued Wayne, Cash Money and Young Money over his royalties in 2011 and this case was settled shortly afterwards.
Harrison claims he began receiving royalty checks from UMG in 2012 around the same time the first lawsuit was settled but that this stopped almost immediately.
Neither UMG nor Lil Wayne have yet responded to the lawsuit.
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Harrison is a credited producer on six tracks on the hugely successful album including Billboard Hot 100 number one hit “Lollipop”.
In his lawsuit, he claims that UMG owe him a total of $3 million in royalties going back a decade.
Harrison claims that per his contract with Cash Money Records, he was entitled to a 4% royalty rate for all of the songs he worked on for Wayne’s classic album.
He also alleges that he is owed a 3% royalty rate from a second agreement he had with Cash Money for work he did on Birdman’s 2005 album Fast Money.
The producer previously sued Wayne, Cash Money and Young Money over his royalties in 2011 and this case was settled shortly afterwards.
Harrison claims he began receiving royalty checks from UMG in 2012 around the same time the first lawsuit was settled but that this stopped almost immediately.
Neither UMG nor Lil Wayne have yet responded to the lawsuit.
Lil Wayne Producer Sues UMG Over Unpaid Royalties
Lil Wayne producer, Darius 'Deezle' Harrison, has sued UMG over claims that they owe him $3 million for his work on 'Tha Carter III'.
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