Tech N9ne Sued for 'Illegal Artist Usage'

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Hip-hop has always been a genre based around collaboration and labels usually turn the other way when one of their artists chooses to step outside the roster and throw down a verse somewhere else. That's not what happened for Brandon "Bizzy" Evans, though. A frequent collaborator with Tech N9ne, Bizzy's record label Klosed Kustody turned around and sued Tech for $25,000 for not clearing the rights to record his voice.

In the suit, which was filed in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Klosed Kustody claimed that they managed and had a series of contracts with Bizzy that limited his ability to perform on other artists' records. Because they have all rights to releases, Klosed Kustody claims that Tech N9ne violated Bizzy's contract by using him on his own tracks.

"After their introduction to Evans, Defendants began a course of conduct which interfered with the contracts between Klosed Kustody and Evans," says the suit complaint against Tech.

Tech N9ne has yet to acknowledge the suit. He is currently prepping the release of his next studio album, 'All 6s and 7s,' on his own Strange Music imprint. The record is set to drop on June 7, 2011 and we're guessing Bizzy won't be getting in any verses on this one.

Listen to Tech N9ne's 'Sex to the Beat' feat. Bizzy
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vastspace91

Well, since hes getting bigger in the scene; They're gonna try to get every penny out of him. That's the way it works, sadly.

June 03 2011 at 12:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sahelpusa

Who is Klosed Kustody? Oh nobody thats right.

March 21 2011 at 4:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sahelpusa

Tech N9ne is the best MC since Rakim and Biggie, no not twopac the fake prophet phoney Im a west coast this year east coast next year guy. Great poet, decent actor, behaved like a stupid spoiled little kid who lied on every song just by the ways in which he behaved so he off my list. Tech is the most slept on MC ever!!! Nobody will go up against him and all those Bone has been dudes always wanted Techs and Twistas skills ask Yuckmouth he will tell who the best rapper is. 25large is like Techs headrest TV joints. Joke! Step to him! See what happens! Dirty Dave was here!

March 21 2011 at 3:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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