Producer of Lollipop is Sueing Lil Wayne For $20 Million

I can remember how big Lollipop was, and i think it ushered in the new Lil Wayne that took over the world in 2008. Now, the producer of that track is saying he has not been paid his due. I have been hearing about this issue for a while now, and i wonder why Cash Money would allow something like this escalate to this level. They need to consider what that track did for wayne. Of cos wayne has always been a fantastic rapper from the times of HOTBOYZ to his first two Carter albums, but Lollipop gave him that commercial break.

Read more of the story below, courtesy of hiphopdx.com-
In March of this year Deezle, the man who produced Lil Wayne’s hit “Lollipop”, filed suit against the New Orleans rapper and his Young Money/Cash Money label seeking $20 million. In the suit Deezle claimed that he was owed unpaid royalties from sales of the single and its parent album, Tha Carter III. Now, according to AllHipHop.com, Deezle has issued a statement regarding his lawsuit.

He says, in part, “After consultation with my team I have decided to make a statement as it relates to the litigation pending against Cash Money and Young Money. At this time I am owed a sufficient amount of money and will protect the rights afforded me by the State of New York. My team is of the opinion that the matter will be resolved in a timely fashion.” Deezle, born Darius Harrison, is also seeking $2.5 million in owed royalties for another Tha Carter III track he produced, “Mrs. Officer.”

In Deezle’s suit he states that Tha Carter III has sold six million copies, amounting to over $70 million dollars in revenue. Deezle won three Grammy’s for his work with Lil Wayne. Neither Wayne nor any of his representatives have commented on this new statement.

Rap Albums on The Billboard Top 200 Album Chart

Okay, it is that time of the week again, when i bring to you, the rap albums that are moving the biggest units on the billboard top 200 album chart. You should know that  physical album sales have drastically reduced in the last few years, and rap albums, out of the other genre's have suffered the most, so for some rap albums to still hold their on on the chart, i think it is worth checking out.

Below are the rap albums that have moved the highest units this week.

Lil Wayne- I Am Not a Human Being- 43,000- 366,000

Eminem- Recovery- 38,000- 2,899,000

Wacka Flocka Flame- Flockavelii- 10,000- 77,000

Rick Ross- Teflon Don- 9,900- 453,000

Drake- Thank Me Later- 9,300- 1,143,000

Tech N9ne- Seepage(EP)- 7,400- 7,600

Pimp C- The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones- 2,800- 31,000

Ice Cube- 2,600- 41,000

Judging from the albums lower down the list, you can see that sales have really dropped. Thank God Ice cube has gone independent- that means he would be making a cool $9 dollars or more on each CD sale, instead of 2-3dollars if he were on a major. If he were on a major, then this sales would be considered embarrassing, although they are still very bad for a legend like him.

Wayne and Eminem are doing good. Em is doing really good with his recovery album; it is almost tripple plat, and would probably hit that mark by christmas. Wayne on the other hand is not doing bad himself, considering the fact that this is not a full lenght album, and just an EP- when Carter 4 drops, judging from what he is doing on the charts presently, he would definitely go gold in a week.

Just incase you are having trouble reading what i have written up top, the first figure is for this week, and the second is for the sales so far.

What Do You Think About Eminem and Lil Wayne's "no love"

The funny thing is that i thought about this song, and next thing, it comes up on my Ipod. I am actually plugged up as i am typing; it helps me concentrate. Anyway, back to what i want to talk about. A lot of people became fans of Eminem's music after Recovery dropped, and i would not blame them; Em is killing it on every track. The track i want to talk about today is No Love, it is almost like eminem put wayne on that track to show him that he was better. And i think everybody would agree with me that em killed that track

So, my question is; what do you think about wayne's verse on that song? Me, personally, i think wayne tried his best, he burst some nice bars, but em SPAZZED out on some rap flipping shit. My friend is always talking about how em killed wayne; well, i think em did kill wayne, but wayne held his...

Below is how the track came about: explained by music producer, Just Blaze.
"The song was sitting on my hard drive for a few months," Just revealed in an interview. "I went down to Miami and brought it to Wayne. We did his part together. He's real laid back and just kind of on his own plane...He went into the vocal booth for like an hour or two and had his rhyme...I gave [Eminem] the framework of what the record could be about and a couple vocal ideas that I had for the hook. He knocked it out like two days later...After it was completed, I went back and added me singing the 'No Love' part." (VIBE)


The video dropped yesterday by the way.

WHO EVER THOUGHT NAS WOULD EVER WORK WITH LIL WAYNE?

Yeah, for real, who ever thought that NAS would be working with lil wayne? They record different types of music and are not alike in any way, except for the fact that they are both rappers.

When i read, a couple of days ago, that lil wayne was a guest appearance on the collaborative effort between NAS and DAMIAN MARLEY, for their forth coming album, DISTANT RELATIVES, it shocked me. And to think that the name of the track that wayne is working with them on the album is titled "my generation",. i think it is a bit out of place.

One thing, wayne is not in their generation, plus he don't record the type of conscious music that nas and damian have been known to bring to the table.

I know for sure that it is just a record label move to boost the album sales and get popularity for the album. I just hope wayne does not spoil the feel of the album.

50 CENT DISSES LIL WAYNE AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

I just saw a video on youtube.com where 50 CENT was being interviewed at Howard university and he dissed LIL WAYNE, directly. I mean he mentions the dudes name, no subliminal.
I mean, i didn't believe a day would come when i would actually listen and agree with what 50 had to say, but i have to ride with him on this one.
He was talking about a rapper that has so many amazing punch-lines in a song, and yet he(the rapper) does not make sense, over all. Audience, students from the crowd started mumbling lil wayne's name. Then he faces them and ask, "did i hear you say lil wayne"? And then he agrees that he was talking about wayne, and the whole audience applauded him in agreement.

He later went in hard on wayne, saying all the gangsta stories wayne be rapping can't be factual, since he practically grew up on t.v. What he meant was that, since wayne had been in the industry since he was 15, rapping with hot boys, when did he get the time to be on the streets and do all what he claims to have done. You get it?

I totally agree with 50 on this one. I kept telling people that wayne lost focus after his carter 2 album. People be calling carter 3 a classic, that is so annoying. He started paying more attention to punchlines & metarphors, than actually making a good song with a theme. Then he amplified that his annoying delivery voice. That seem to bring him more fan base, and more money, but you don't last with something like that. It is only a fad, and people would get tired of it pretty soon.

I wish wayne all the best, and i hope he listens to what 50 said, and not take it as 50 hating on him.

NAS COMMENTS ON DRAKE AND GIVES SCARFACE PROPS.

Newcomer rapper, drake has everybody talking. Jamie foxx compared him with ll cool j, as he makes songs for the ladies. Jay-z already has him on blue print 3. Rihanna is supposedly in love with him.
Here is what nas has to say about him:

'I'm listening to drake and always, scarface.' Nas revealed in an interview. 'Drake is new. He's here to show anybody who questions him that he'll get at you. He's like fresh water right now on dry land. Scarface is the realist rapper. He's the most musically serious, besides kanye, right now. What scarface says in his rhymes is real. You can't get away from wayne right now, so that's what i'm listening to. I'm waiting on dr dre's album.'

Drake is signed to young money records(lil waynes label) with distribution from universal records.