Fat Joe and Remy Ma may have secured a victory in a longstanding lawsuit through the most unusual circumstances.
According to Billboard, the Bronx hitmakers won a federal lawsuit on Wednesday (January 5), clearing them of any wrongdoing concerning the copyright of their 2016 smash single “All The Way Up.”
U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled the two had already paid the rapper suing them years prior for his contributions to the song. The rapper, Eric Elliott, said he met with Fat Joe at a Miami area IHOP and sold his rights to the song away for $5,000 because he felt “intimidated” by Joe’s street reputation and Joe told him he would receive more compensation at a later date. Elliott would later file suit in 2019, naming Joe and Remy and French Montana and producer Infared.
“Elliott’s retrospective frustration at the amount of money notwithstanding, there is no dispute that Elliott signed the contract, assigning his rights to the song, while simultaneously receiving the $5,000 check from Fat Joe in exchange,” Buchwald wrote in her ruling.
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Buchwald also rejected Elliott’s claim of being pressured by Joe to sign the document, explicitly stating the written deal between the two was the only one which mattered in the eyes of the court.
“Try as he might, Elliott cannot avoid the clear and plain language of the contract that ‘no additional compensation … will be due to Elliott,’” the judge wrote. “Any alleged statements regarding future or additional compensation are explicitly contradictory to these specific and unambiguous provisions of the contract.”
The song peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became a Top 10 hit for Joe and Remy on the R&B/Hip Hop chart. Revisit the single below.
don’t get fucked
Good for sloppy
Cuban link??
I like it very much
So Joe told you’d be compensated some more, even tho the contract said you’re not getting no more money after the 5 grand? Lol
Clown didn’t read the fine print.
You sold it for what you thought it was worth you sold that song for what you thought it was worth bite the bullet
Industry rule #5080
Industry rule number FOUR THOUSAND and EIGHTY…. record company people are shady. So kids, watch your back, ’cause I think they smoke crack. I don’t doubt it, look at how they act!
Joe if Pun your man you can’t let that negative energy stop you from representing for your man.Joe got enough war stories for us all.
Hmmm , I know he be sick when he walking around and hear a car pass pumping that shit !! Truth is you didn’t think it would turn out so big and when it did and you realized you got peanuts for it. I know your mad, But I can also guarantee this is a lesson learned for you !!! #100 . Charge it to the Game !
And this is why people are scandalous when they know you don’t know better they ain’t going to tell you to do better they going to take advantage of you it’s the old adage the strong will always pray on the week and even if he did give him 5,000 and the contract said no more throw him a bonus man give him another 20 you made plenty of money off the song nothing else to say drop the mic ?
Lets help one another and not play one another…when you bring something to the table lets all eat.
I jus hope Joe & Ma help this bro.We all need help let’s all stop hate & killing and come together feel me We all hav been threw he’ll let’s luv and respect at as colored people we hav too do this.God Rasheem Ebbets fields finest.
Dj is what hip hop needs. It’s like when wu tang came to hip hop. He adds flavor of many varieties. With out khalid hip hop is dry, ego driven dick heads who bitch about the smallest things and wanna kill each other over stupid crap. Any ass can pick a fight but only true men know how to walk away and stay out of jail
Stupid people doing business…Why wouldn’t you make THEM sign YOUR contract??? Artist need to pull they head out. Download a contract stating what you want. Get THEM to sign. Again, really stupid to THINK people just gonna give you racks AFTER you sign.
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