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Kanye West sues Jay-Z’s former label Roc-A-Fella Records and EMI over unpaid publishing royalties

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West, 41, filed two separate lawsuits on Friday, one against Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records and another against EMI, claiming he signed an exclusive recording agreement.

The rapper is asking for a ‘declaration of rights over a dispute’ he’s having with Roc-A-Fella, along with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to TMZ.

The Roc-A-Fella lawsuit was reportedly heavily redacted, but the suit against EMI April Music had more details.

The suit alleges that West signed a contract with EMI in 2003, a year before his breakthrough hit album College Dropout.

Between 2003 and 2011, West reportedly wrote over 200 songs, either by himself or with other writers, and then gave those rights to EMI.

 

The Roc-A-Fella lawsuit was reportedly heavily redacted, but the suit against EMI April Music had more details.

The suit alleges that West signed a contract with EMI in 2003, a year before his breakthrough hit album College Dropout.

Between 2003 and 2011, West reportedly wrote over 200 songs, either by himself or with other writers, and then gave those rights to EMI.

While the lawsuit doesn’t mention any specific songs, they are said to be among the most influential in his catalog.

The EMI lawsuit is also heavily redacted, although it does say there is some sort of dispute between West and EMI.

The rapper reportedly wants a judge to declare his rights under the contract, presumably for a substantial sum of money.

Daily Mail



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