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Renowned producer Dr. Dre has reportedly been sued for over $1.2 million by Paramount Recordings Studios over unpaid studio sessions.
According to reports, the “Doc” missed a deadline to pay for rented studio time.
Controversial rapper Dr. Dre is being sued by Paramount Recording Studios for $1,220, 500 for breach of contract, RadarOnline.com learned on Friday. The lawsuit claims that the musician, also known as Andre Young, and his record label Aftermath Entertainment rented “recording studios and services” but failed to pay the agreed amount despite multiple invoices. According to court documents, Dr. Dre promised to pay the money owed by July 13. When the date passed, music powerhouse Paramount Recording Studios took legal action in an attempt to get their huge bill paid. (Radar Online)
Earlier this year, Dre filed a lawsuit over unpaid Chronic royalties.
Dr. Dre claims it’s been 14 years since he’s seen a penny from hisgame changing record, “The Chronic” — and he’s belatedly waging a war against the new Death Row Records. Why you ask would the good Dr. wait so long? We’re guessing there’s a fear factor that has evaporated since Suge Knight is out of the picture. Dre filed the federal lawsuit against WIDEawake Death Row — which was created after Death Row filed for bankruptcy last year. In the lawsuit, Dre claims he stopped getting checks from the label after he cut and ran in ’96. Dre says the new Death Row has been making lots of money by selling digital copies of “Chronic,” “Chronic Re-Lit” and his greatest hits album without permission. Dre is suing for $75,000 minimum. (TMZ)
However, he later lost the court battle in California.
On Monday, a California district court tossed his claims that Death Row’s release of “The Chronic Re-Lit” violated his rights of trademark and publicity. However, the judge allowed another claim — that he hasn’t been paid royalties since splitting from Death Row in 1996 — to be heard. In analyzing the case, California District Court Judge Christina Snyder applied the so-called “Monty Python” rule, after a 1976 case where a defendant extensively edited the TV comedy series in order to broadcast it on television. The question was whether the changes to Dr. Dre’s album were more than “cosmetic.” Snyder ruled the alterations were “minor and inconsequential.” She also pointed out that the image used on the cover jacket is the same photograph from the original album, instead of a more current photo, which may have gone further to imply some new endorsement. (ABC News)
Doc is currently in the studio putting together his long-awaited Detox album.
“Absolutely, I’m leaving this event and heading right to the studio,” Dre said from the 23rd ASCAP Awards when asked about a Detoxrelease. “I’m getting it cracking and trying to put it out by the end of the fall. I’m trying to give everyone what they’ve been waiting for and make sure they’re not disappointed. This it, that’s all I’m doing. [The leaked ‘Under Pressure’ was] absolutely not [real.] I didn’t get a chance to finish the record, the vocals are real rough, it’s not blended right and there’s not even a hook on the song. It’s not done, the music’s not done, it’s just one of those things we have to deal with today in this business because of technology and all of that. It’s real easy for somebody to steal your sh*t so what can you do?” (Hard Knock TV)
Check out a recent Dr. Dre interview below:
