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Kanye Westis suingJay-Z‘s Roc-A-Fella Records and label EMI.
On Friday, West, 41, filed two lawsuits: one against Roc-A-Fella and a second against EMI — claiming he’s owed money.
West is asking for “a judicial declaration of their rights under the Recording Agreement and Extensions.”
The majority of the suit has been heavily redacted.
However, in the “allegations common to all cause of action” section, West speaks on his career since his musical debut in the 1990s.
West describes 2000 as being a “breakout year” as he produced Jay-Z’s albumThe Blueprint. He also states he co-wrote four of the songs.
In addition, the document lists a number of West’s accolades, including his 21Grammy awards.
West’s suit against EMI is similar and also heavily redacted.
“There now exists a dispute between Plaintiffs desire a judicial declaration of their rights under the EMI Contract and Extensions,” the lawsuit states.
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“A declaration of parties’ foregoing rights under the EMI Contract and Extensions is necessary and appropriate at this time so that Plaintiffs and Defendants can ascertain their rights and obligations to one another and void further disputes.”
The lawsuit did not state how much West is seeking.
A representative for Roc-A-Fella Records or EMI did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. A representative for Jay-Z did also did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
TMZ firstreportedthe news of the lawsuit.
West and Jay-Z seeminglydrifted apartaround 2014 when Jay-Z and his wifeBeyoncédid not attend West andKim Kardashian‘s wedding.
During an October 2016 concert,Kanye went on a rantabout Jay and the fact that their daughters North and Blue Ivy, respectively, still haven’t had a playdate. “Our kids ain’t never even played together,” he said after addressing the possibility of a futureWatch the Throne 2album, which for the record, he says, won’t happen because of “TIDAL, Apple bulls—.”
The pair’s rocky relationship hit its peak when Jay called out Kanye’s erratic behavior on “Kill JAY-Z,” a track offhis 2017 studio album,4:44:
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JAY-Z chatted with Rap Radar hosts Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller in August 2017 todiscuss his song “Kill Jay Z.”The single off his latest album,4:44,in which he sent a few jabs Kanye’s way. “It’s not even about a Kanye diss. It’s not a diss, I’m talking to myself the whole time,” the rapper said.
In a candid interview with Dean Baquet forT,The New York TimesStyle Magazine, Jay revealed that he’s back on speaking terms with Kanye. “[I talked to] Kanye the other day, just to tell him, like, he’s my brother,” the 47-year-old told the magazine in November 2017. “I love Kanye. I do. It’s a complicated relationship with us…. ‘Cause, you know — Kanye came into this business on my label. So I’ve always been like his big brother.
source: people.com
