T-Pain has filed a lawsuit against Akon’s Konvict Muzik record label
Singer and rapper T-Pain has filed a lawsuit against his former boss Akon’s Konvict Muzik record label over unpaid royalties for his songs.
T-Pain, whose real name is Faheem Rashad Najm, was previously signed to Konvict Muzik. After joining the label in 2005, the 41-year-old went ahead to release hit songs including I’m Sprung, Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’), and I’m ‘n Luv (Wit a Stripper). He also landed features for several hit songs.
But the singer, in his lawsuit, is claiming that Konvict Muzik still owes him money for his music.
Per Complex, T-Pain is claiming that earlier this year, a distributor paid Konvict Muzik $1.3 million in royalties that he was entitled to. He said the label has, however, not fully paid him that money, and he is owed $489,047.
This also isn’t the first time that the veteran musician has brought a legal case against Konvict Muzik. In 2018, T-Pain claimed that he was supposed to receive an advance payment for his Oblivion album, but the label did not honor its end of the bargain. And though both parties reached a settlement last year, T-Pain is claiming in his recent case that the label had failed honor the agreement.
T-Pain is also not the only person to be embroiled in a legal dispute with Akon. Devyne Stephens, who is Akon’s former business partner, filed a lawsuit against the Konvict Muzik boss in 2022, alleging that he was owed $750,000 from a multimillion-dollar agreement, per Complex. That case was said to be linked to a previous settlement agreement.
Besides that, Stephens also claimed that he was owed an additional $3 million in royalties. Stephens’ case also involved a dispute over the position Akon held at the record label and if a portion of his earnings was supposed to be allocated to the plaintiff.
