In the latest project of his career, Kanye West teamed up with Ty Dolla $ign to release two volumes of the studio album Vultures
Despite being one of the most successful rappers in the history of the musical genre, Kanye West allegedly failed to pay producers who worked on the two volumes of Vulturesreleased on February 9 and August 3, 2024, according to information from billboard.
As the site reported, more than 10 producers who worked on both studio albums, which also featured Ty Dolla $ign“they were not paid for the services even though both albums were released,” as the music lawyer said Bob Celestinwhich represents an unspecified number of producers who worked on the projects.
Furthermore, the lawyer Brittney Triggwhich represents a producer who worked on Vultures 1said that “we had problems getting a production agreement for Ye.” In the report, billboard cites five lawyers, who represent clients on the first album and stated that getting compensated for their work has been even more challenging than usual.
According to the website, Kanye West would have used at least two lawyers to help with music releases and royalty payments to collaborators. In early 2024, lawyers representing these producers decided to come together and coordinate efforts by writing threatening legal letters to the record distributor at the time. However, the rapper switched distributors before the letters could be sent.
It is worth remembering how both parts of Vultures were released independently under the brand Yeezy. The lawyer Jason Berger said that in about “nine out of 10 deals, the producer wasn’t paid the day the song was released.” Already Bob Celestin added how producers can go a year or more from release day without getting paid.
We have no recourse other than to try to prosecute [Ye]…but this is expensive.
The legal claims against Ye They don’t really seem to lead anywhere.
Source: Rollingstone
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