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Producer on Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter III’ Sues UMG, Saying He’s Owed $3M in Royalties


A producer on Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' has hit UMG with a $3 million royalties lawsuit, saying he hasn't been paid in more than 10 years.

Darius "Deezle" Harrison, who settled a similar lawsuit over his work on "Lollipop" and other Lil Wayne hits in 2012, says he hasn't been paid royalties in more than a decade. A producer on Lil Wayne ’s hit 2008 album Tha Carter III has sued Universal Music Group (UMG) over claims that he’s owed more than 10 years’ worth of royalties totaling more than $3 million. UMG was hit with the federal lawsuit on Thursday (May 22) over Darius “Deezle” Harrison’s production work on Tha Carter III, which spent three weeks at No.

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