Kanye West sued by producer for allegedly refusing to pay him for two years

Kanye West is facing a new lawsuit from a producer, who claims the rapper “refused to compensate” him for two years. The rapper is being sued by an anonymous freelance producer named as ‘John Doe’ in the lawsuit. The producer claims that he was hired “on an emergency basis” just two days before the release of 2024 album ‘Vultures 2‘, and that he worked with West again on this year’s album ‘BULLY‘. The producer is suing for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, violations of laws protecting freelancers, amongst other claims. According to Rolling Stone, who obtained the lawsuit, the producer made “nearly two years of demands”. West, meanwhile, reportedly “refused to compensate plaintiff for plaintiff’s services” along with failing to “provide any written contracts as required by law” or “credit [the] plaintiff on digital streaming platforms for his creative contributions.” The lawsuit also claims the producer created over 400 AI vocal generations using at least 13 custom AI voice models, alongside using his own voice. According to the suit, Ye used these contributions on five tracks on ‘Vultures 2’. The producer went on to work with Ye for ‘Bully’ in October 2024, where he reportedl...