Legal Dept.

The rates that songwriters and publishers receive have always lagged behind the rates paid to recording artists and master owners.

"This is an existential threat to music publishers (and record companies)."

"He was just like, 'You won’t have any problems out of me dog, you from Richmond.'"

Let's break down what's going on with De La Soul.

"I been shot—what is a meme?"

“People show up because they respect him.”

"It was some millions of dollars."

"Hold up, wait a minute. Y'all thought I was finished?"

Everybody "Got Money" except for Teddy.

“That’s exactly what she said to me in court.”

Chance joins Kendrick Lamar and Mac Miller as the latest big-name rapper to be sued over an unauthorized sample.

Wiz is now suing his former manager and label because he made the same mistake early in his career that young artists make all the time.