Lil Wayne's Producer Deezle Sues UMG Over "The Carter 3"

Lil Wayne's Producer Deezle Sues UMG Over "The Carter 3"

Released 17 years ago, Lil Wayne’s classic album, The Carter 3, remains one of the most influential hip-hop album of this generation. For years, the album has battled with legal issues. The latest includes the rap star’s producer Deezle, who filed a $3 million dollar lawsuit against Weezy’s parent company, Universal Music Group, over unpaid royalties from the album. According to the producer’s Wikipedia, he produced on ten songs from The Carter …

Lil Wayne Producer Deezle Sues UMG for $3 Million in Unpaid Royalties

Darius “Deezle” Harrison, the Grammy-winning producer behind Lil Wayne’s chart-topping hit “Lollipop,” is taking Universal Music Group (UMG) to court, claiming they owe him $3 million in unpaid royalties. According to the lawsuit, Deezle helped shape the sound of Wayne’s 2008 multi-platinum album “Tha Carter III,” producing six tracks including the Billboard No. 1 single. Per his contract with Cash Money Records, Deezle says he’s supposed to rec…