Ghostface wins lawsuit over wu-tang productions!!!!

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Rapper Ghostface Killah recently reached a settlement with Wu-Tang Clan Productions and Robert “RZA” Diggs in regards to unpaid royalties.

According to a motion filed on August 24, Hon. Judge Richard Lowe III ordered Wu-Tang Clanhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adT...lass_10x10.gif Productions d/b/a as Wu-Tang Publishing to pay Ghost, born Dennis Coles, $158,255.18, with costs.

The original lawsuit dates back to 2005, when Ghostface sued Wu-Tang Productions over publishing royalties Ghostface claimed he should have earned on early albums released by the Wu-Tang Clan.

The judgment is the latest chapter in a battle between several Wu-Tang Clan members and the RZA, who has been accused by group members of keeping their share of royalties from albums sold.

"In support of his alleged right to a 50% producer’s fee, Diggs testified that he created the musical beats for the songs,” a portion of the lawsuit reads. “Because of this, defendants alleged Diggs was entitled to 50% of revenue separate and apart from the 50% received by the lyric writers. This was the proper distribution argued by defendants rather than a proportional share to be divided among all of the creators as urged by plaintiff. Diggs did not dispute plaintiffs assertions that he received the improper fee, rather he provided testimony in support of his receipt of the fee. Furthermore, he proffered expert testimony to support his receipt of the 50% producer’s fee."

Ghostface, Raekwon and The RZA addressed the issue in published interviews. "Don't play with a grown man's pockets," Raekwon told MTV.com of the issue last year. "Don't ever let a n***as feel like you stealing from him…because we was the n***as that would've did anything for you, jump in front of a bullet for you."

RZA also shed light on the lawsuit with Ghostface in a January 2009 interview with Wildstylemag.com.

“They took all these times that I got 50 percent, added them up and said I owed them about 300-400 grand,” RZA explained. “How the f**k can that be Ghost?! Every time you put an album out with any producer you do the same thing. Now you are going to change it on me? Not only did I make the beat, I probably gave you some of your lyrics and sat in that f**ing studio for months!”

In January of 2008, U-God also sued RZA and Wu Music Group, seeking $170,000 in unpaid royalties.

RZA’s attorney Anthony Motta refused to comment on the matter, while Ghostface’s lawyers Cinque & Cinque were not available for comment.

All Wu-Tang Clan members have stated that they continue to remain loyal to the Wu brand, despite business turmoil.

Wu-Tang group members Raekwon’s recent hit album Only Built For Cuban Linx II features the entire Wu-Tang Clan, including Ghostface and The RZA.

In related news, Ghostface is preparing to release his latest album The Wizard of Poetry on September 29.

damn $158,255 that nigga eatin good tonight

Ive read it i cant understand still what the basis of the lawsuit was, whats RZA getting 50% because hes the producer got to do with Ghost?

hardest $158k ghost ever made. now he has to put up with all the wu stans knowing his address.

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Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

hardest $158k ghost ever made. now he has to put up with all the wu stans knowing his address.

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nice place!

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LOL that's the averagest house since redman.

having a nice house on staten island is like being the best MC on sound theory

well what can i say? Pure human nature

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Ive read it i cant understand still what the basis of the lawsuit was, whats RZA getting 50% because hes the producer got to do with Ghost?

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The same here !! But if you see the money flowing in this business and consider how much the clan sold, 158k isn't that much. It is even very very low. i wonder me if it was worth going to the court with the family for this amount of money knowing where they were in the beginning and what the wu did for him.

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having a nice house on staten island is like being the best MC on sound theory

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you don't know what you're talking about kid. staten island has a lot of nice homes. it's mobbed up. paul castelanno lived in shaolin

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having a nice house on staten island is like being the best MC on sound theory

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ummm guessing u never been to si

i bet after lawyer fees ghost barely even made anything
rza was saying it was costing him $1000 a day to fight this lawsuit
so damn rza really lost

ghost has been a fucking idiot recently

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having a nice house on staten island is like being the best MC on sound theory

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you don't know what you're talking about kid. staten island has a lot of nice homes. it's mobbed up. paul castelanno lived in shaolin

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ummm guessing u never been to si

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ghostlacey, would you just admit you don't know anything? you always try to sound gangsta and act like you know america and what's going on, but you were completely off here. just tell us that you are a british faggot and you know nothing about american or the hip-hop culture and we will forgive you. just because you hear wu-tang rapping about how dangerous staten island is, doesn't mean that the entire borough is bad.

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hardest $158k ghost ever made. now he has to put up with all the wu stans knowing his address.

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Haha, and the post that followed this confirmed this prediction!

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ghostlacey, would you just admit you don't know anything? you always try to sound gangsta and act like you know america and what's going on, but you were completely off here. just tell us that you are a british faggot and you know nothing about american or the hip-hop culture and we will forgive you. just because you hear wu-tang rapping about how dangerous staten island is, doesn't mean that the entire borough is bad.

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ahahahha Wow that was possibly the most pathetic, butt hurt post ive ever read, even coming from someone as historicly net sensitive as you art. I made a feeble JOKE about staten island and sound theory, you got on your incredibly butt hurt serious hat, got co signed by TGAMBINO, and released this torrent of hurt talking about "hip hop culture" and america etc.

Your 40 years old dude, get off the wu tang forum lol. Are you expecting for me to be insulted by this? Idk what your trying to acheive. Get laid.

Or you can keep on following me around online, your choice dude lol

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ahahahha Wow that was possibly the most pathetic, butt hurt post ive ever read, even coming from someone as historicly net sensitive as you art. I made a feeble JOKE about staten island and sound theory, you got on your incredibly butt hurt serious hat, got co signed by TGAMBINO, and released this torrent of hurt talking about "hip hop culture" and america etc.

Your 40 years old dude, get off the wu tang forum lol. Are you expecting for me to be insulted by this? Idk what your trying to acheive. Get laid.

Or you can keep on following me around online, your choice dude lol

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Look how few posts I have. Look how long I've been a part of this forum. And yes, I was here before multiple crashes so this name is even newer than my history here. You've done enough damage to get me to post. Congrats.

GHOSTLACED seems to think posting 1000+ times in every thread every day (half of which are him crying about other dudes are following him/on his dick) is somehow something worth bragging about. No, you aren't hard. No, your opinions aren't valid. No, you aren't being "bigger than" or "tough" about shit -- you grant a long, whining response to anyone who drops your name and still act like you don't care. Please don't respond to this post because we all already know what you will say. Shut the fuck up.

On topic though: RZA deserves his dimes. Ghost is being a bitch about money when we all know Wu-Tang wouldn't be shit without RZA. Ghost would still be in the Stapleton project housing, or dead, or in jail. He should pay respect where it's due, he's rich enough and living. Be happy.

yeah
im on rza's side on this one
not only should rza get paid more because he produces the shit and spends all that time in the studio when the other members just have to walk in get high and spit a verse
but rza said ghost was wanting to jack Brink's trucks in the early 90's - ghost would've probably gotten shot or put in jail for a loonng time if not for rza dragging him outta that
plus if they weren't wu they'd be paying mega bucks for a rza beat anyway

ghost fucked up on this one

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yeah
im on rza's side on this one
not only should rza get paid more because he produces the shit and spends all that time in the studio when the other members just have to walk in get high and spit a verse
but rza said ghost was wanting to jack Brink's trucks in the early 90's - ghost would've probably gotten shot or put in jail for a loonng time if not for rza dragging him outta that
plus if they weren't wu they'd be paying mega bucks for a rza beat anyway

ghost fucked up on this one

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Just because RZA helped change or detur someone's lifestyle from a dead end doesn't mean he has the right to rip that person off and others. I saw a interview where RZA was investing large amounts of money that I know for sure the other WU members didn't or will never have.

i was thinking the same thing - it doesn't make it right at all
but i also don't think he ripped anybody off so that's inconsequential

of course rza is capable of investing large amounts of money - he does 100X more money making ventures than any of the other members
which is why yeah, the other members never had/ never will have as much money as rza. because they shouldn't.

Hey, Art you need to get rid of that " Jesus Fucking Christ ". Do you HATE JESUS AND are you a HOMOSEXUAL?

i don't hate jesus. i can only hate something that exists. you can't hate a fairy tale

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158k isn't that much. It is even very very low. i wonder me if it was worth going to the court with the family for this amount of money knowing where they were in the beginning and what the wu did for him.

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yeah he a pettie ass nigga getting the devils involved for this bullshit ass money. I know the lawyers got most of that shit. I was in court for about 1 1/2 over the custody of my son, and I paid about 10-15k. so imagine how much ghost ghetto ass paid. Them fucking lawyers know how to get money out your ass.

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158k isn't that much. It is even very very low. i wonder me if it was worth going to the court with the family for this amount of money knowing where they were in the beginning and what the wu did for him.

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yeah i was also gonna add that right before ODB died he said "maybe it takes me to die for them to come back together" and now you got ghost taking his childhood friend/ wu clansmen to court for some bullshit.

and like i said before, it was costing rza $1000 a day to fight this, so probably the same for ghost. i wouldn't be surprised if ghost lost money fighting this at the end of the day.

if rza was in the wrong, what is his excuse for not settling this out of court years ago? because he felt he didn't ask for a large enough share of the profits when he signed those contracts all those years ago? like he's really hurting for the cash now?

i think it will be especially difficult to listen to all of rza's bullshit preach-raps about being virtuous and all that in light of this...

I'm mad y'all niggaz Google Mapped his address........ LMFAO!!!!!!......