Sound Engineer Hits Jay Z With Lawsuit Over Early Masters Copyright
UPDATE (7/9): Well, here's an unexpected twist to an already bizarre story. After being accused by Jay Z and his posse of stealing and planning an extortion plot regarding master recordings of early Hov work, sound engineer Chauncey Mahan has hit the rapper and Roc Nation with a lawsuit demanding copyright ownership.
According to THR, "For about 15 years, the masters, outtakes, and other unpublished material remained on Mahan's computer hard drive. The sound engineer considered himself to be the custodian, and asserts that Def Jam and UMG record label execs who were administering the Roc-A-Fella imprint had knowledge of his possession." Get the full story below.
Original Story (4/22): News broke earlier this week of an alleged extortion plot that involves masters of classic Jay Z albums tangled up. The only thing certain is this situation is a confusing mess, and now Hova producer Just Blaze is tweeting truth to the incident—and the guy who allegedly tried (and failed) to collect a ransom on these masters.
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