Lawsuit

Jay-Z and David Ortiz have finally settled a 2010 lawsuit that arose after the Boston Red Sox slugger stole the name of the rapper's 40/40 Club brand for a venue in his native Dominican Republic. Court documents reveal that the settlement came just a single day before the two were prepared to battle in Manhattan Federal Court...

Last year, The BoomBox broke the story that RZA would be a no-show during a winter Wu-Tang Clan tour because he had prior obligations. Apparently, a promoter in Louisville, Ky., didn't get the memo. Courthouse News reports that the promoter is now suing the Wu's booking agency for failing to deliver RZA at the Clan's performance in Kentucky on Jan...

Lil Wayne is back in legal trouble. The Grammy winner and his Cash Money/Young Money family are the subject of a lawsuit filed by producer Darius "Deezle" Harrison, who claims he never received pay for his work on Weezy's single, 'Lollipop...

Financial problems for Young Buck don't seem to be easing up anytime soon. Aside from his on-going battle with the IRS, the Tennessee native is being sued by his label, G-Unit Records, which filed a $10 million lawsuit against Buck if he breaches his contract during his bankruptcy proceedings...

In the case between Eminem producers F.B.T. Productions and Universal Records, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the record label's appeal. Instead, it will uphold the 2010 ruling by the 9th Circuit Court, which granted Em and his production team 50 percent of Universal's net receipts -- rather than the standard royalty rate of 18-23 percent -- on music that was distributed digitally... R

As Dr. Dre is busy crafting the inner workings of his highly anticipated third studio album 'Detox,' a looming lawsuit is no more, making his focus dedicated to the music and less on lawyers and legal costs. The lawsuit, involving the veteran West Coast producer and several Michigan police officers, was dismissed Saturday (March 19) in Michigan State Supreme Court...

Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel is the target of a lawsuit from a New Jersey man who says that he was shot at a party for the former Roc-A-Fella rapper at Philly's Club Solo in 2009. Tyheem Baker filed the lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County on Friday (Mar...

Akon made headlines last week after he filed a $750,000 suit against his former concert booking reps American Talent Agency, and now they're firing back. ATA is planning a counter suit against the Senegalese singer and his Kon Live Touring, Inc...

Four years after he released the single 'Stronger' off his third album 'Graduation,' Kanye West has triumphed in the track's legal hang-up. After getting sued by a Virginia man named Vincent Peters for jacking his original tune, the Chicago rapper walked away scot free from the case, with an Illinois judge dismissing the suit filed last year...

Akon is strapping on his legal boots. The Senegalese singer has filed suit against his former booking reps American Talent Agency for more than $750,000, claiming that they withheld several hundreds of thousands of money accrued from performance fees...