Lawsuit

Ghostface Killah is suing Universal Music Group executives for allegedly breaking the terms of his contract, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The rapper attests that UMG only holds a 25 percent stake in the Wu-Tang Clan songs featuring Killah and not the 50 percent as asserted...

Lauryn Hill has been a fixture in the headlines for her recent child birth but now she's receiving attention for actions that are far less celebratory. The one-time Fugees frontwoman is at the center of a lawsuit, brought forth by a former band member who is looking for $23,600 in owed wages and damages...

As fans anxiously await the release of Lil Wayne's highly-anticipated 'Tha Carter IV' album, the Young Money rapper's legal woes continue to haunt him. Currently on the second leg of what is sure to be one of 2011's highest-grossing tours, Weezy has been hit with a $15 million lawsuit over his Young Money crew's 2009 single 'BedRock,' from their compilation album 'We Are Young Money...

It turns out Rick Ross is out of the doghouse, at least for now. A lawsuit against the 'God Forgives, I Don't' rapper was dropped today (July 21), which claimed that earlier this year, his three pitbulls mauled Banks, a Yorkshire Terrier owned by his neighbor...

Music executive and aspiring rapper Tony Austin aka "Mr. Make it Happen" has filed suit against hip-hop mogul Diddy over a 2010 shooting that occurred outside of his Atlanta, Ga. restaurant Justin's. Though neither were critically injured in the incident, Austin was rushed to the hospital, along with an associate, after having been shot in the parking lot outside of Diddy's restaurant in

The Brooklyn Supreme Court dismissed its charges against rapper Foxy Brown on Tuesday (July 12), after the plaintiff, Arlene Raymond, whom Foxy allegedly mooned, ultimately refused to testify. Now, Foxy has vowed to seek retribution against the the city, the NYPD and the district attorney's office for malicious prosecution, seeking $100 million in damages, according to All Hip Hop...

Ghostface Killah and his label, Sony Music Entertainment are in hot water after being served with a lawsuit by Hollywood composer Jack Urbont for sampling the 'Iron Man Theme,' Rollingstone.com reports. Urbont's song, which was written for a cartoon show in the '60s, was sampled twice on Killah's 2000 album, 'Supreme Clientele...

Young Jeezy has been hit with a $75,000 lawsuit for failing to appear at a concert in the Virgin Islands. The 'Thug Motivation 103' creator was named in the suit, filed in the Virgin Islands on Friday (June 24). According to TMZ, Paid 4 Entertainment reached out to the Atlanta rapper in March to perform at the planned show on June 18...

R. Kelly has become the focus of a $1 million lawsuit filed against him by his former manager, who claims the singer stiffed him out of commission earnings. Jeff Kwatinetz filed suit in a Los Angeles County Court Monday (June 20), accusing Kelly of using the funds to settle issues surrounding his child molestation allegations...

Cash Money Records hit for the trifecta last week, racking up their third lawsuit on Friday (June 10), when they were sued for an undisclosed sum by publishing company Bridgeport Music, over illegal usage of the song 'You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks' by Funkadelic...