Just for information, as this situation has escalated ....
Most of you know that I've been working with Big Wheel Records. Those of you from TX, know who they are.
Anyways, so the deal went through smoothly as mentioned. Until an incident occurred. See, I dealt with Dough Boy when I was selling the beats. He bought some at a reasonable price. Dough Boy ended up being at the end, a thieving little son of a bitch.
OK, so I didn't talk to Rizzo (CEO Of Big Wheel Records) on the first deal. Second deal comes rolling along, and Rizzo still doesn't know who I am right... Since the first deal went through smoothly with Dough Boy, I figure well hey, I know this cat now, and can give him a beat CD with 15 beats on it, worth approx $15-20K. The beat CD was for him to pick out the beats (they were clips on mp3) and jacks them, and then turns around and takes some of Weatherman's beats that I gave him for Weatherman's album, and steals sections of lyrics, and laces them on the same beat. THEN, on top of that, he tell's Rizzo that he made all the beats (during a promotional show 2 weeks ago) and basically makes me non-existent to Rizzo (who knows better). So what does Dough Boy do?? Well first off, Dough Boy resigned with Big Wheel Records for 24 months (since his contract expired last month). Now on the side, Dough Boy is trying to start his own label called Low Life Records. Which I could care less about, except that he's now trying to use the stolen beats & lyrics to lace a "mix tape" because "mix tapes" allow a artist to use whatever he wishes for commercial use - so said him (which is BULLSHIT). SO in turn, Dough Boy just fucked me, Weatherman, and Rizzo (conflict of interest/breach of contract). He talked a good game, and got me. There will NEVER be a next time.
SO Just for information,
DO
NOT
SELL
YOUR
BEAT
CD'S with out a contract & cash money in hand. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING until you have the cash. It is the first and last time I hand a product to a client before accepting money, even if that client is establishing himself/herself in the industry already. Like I should have done what I said I usually do. Bring them to my house, let them pick out whatever, and exchange money, count it, and sign the contracts.
To sum it all up for those who don't like to read too much info...
First time sold 10 beats $5K + 3 points to Big Wheel Records in the best interest of Dough Boy. I brought Dough Boy to the location, let him hear it, exchanged money, and signed a contract
Second time I made a CD of beats so that he can pick out himself, thinking business will be a pleasure, and he takes off.
Third, he's trying to fuck his recording label by bootlegging his own shit, stealing products to be used in his own commercial production.
SO what is a guy to do at these times?? It's all gravy, EXCEPT that NOW I have to take time out of MY DAY, to call up my lawyer, and get shit rolling along instead of kicking back and banging out hits. My time & money wasted because my time and money taken. DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID. REMEMBER, THIS IS TO A LEGIT RECORDING LABEL WITH A CROOKED ARTIST.
I always knew the industry was cut throat, but it stayed in the back of my mind. So fam, proceed to success with caution.
Most of you know that I've been working with Big Wheel Records. Those of you from TX, know who they are.
Anyways, so the deal went through smoothly as mentioned. Until an incident occurred. See, I dealt with Dough Boy when I was selling the beats. He bought some at a reasonable price. Dough Boy ended up being at the end, a thieving little son of a bitch.
OK, so I didn't talk to Rizzo (CEO Of Big Wheel Records) on the first deal. Second deal comes rolling along, and Rizzo still doesn't know who I am right... Since the first deal went through smoothly with Dough Boy, I figure well hey, I know this cat now, and can give him a beat CD with 15 beats on it, worth approx $15-20K. The beat CD was for him to pick out the beats (they were clips on mp3) and jacks them, and then turns around and takes some of Weatherman's beats that I gave him for Weatherman's album, and steals sections of lyrics, and laces them on the same beat. THEN, on top of that, he tell's Rizzo that he made all the beats (during a promotional show 2 weeks ago) and basically makes me non-existent to Rizzo (who knows better). So what does Dough Boy do?? Well first off, Dough Boy resigned with Big Wheel Records for 24 months (since his contract expired last month). Now on the side, Dough Boy is trying to start his own label called Low Life Records. Which I could care less about, except that he's now trying to use the stolen beats & lyrics to lace a "mix tape" because "mix tapes" allow a artist to use whatever he wishes for commercial use - so said him (which is BULLSHIT). SO in turn, Dough Boy just fucked me, Weatherman, and Rizzo (conflict of interest/breach of contract). He talked a good game, and got me. There will NEVER be a next time.
SO Just for information,
DO
NOT
SELL
YOUR
BEAT
CD'S with out a contract & cash money in hand. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING until you have the cash. It is the first and last time I hand a product to a client before accepting money, even if that client is establishing himself/herself in the industry already. Like I should have done what I said I usually do. Bring them to my house, let them pick out whatever, and exchange money, count it, and sign the contracts.
To sum it all up for those who don't like to read too much info...
First time sold 10 beats $5K + 3 points to Big Wheel Records in the best interest of Dough Boy. I brought Dough Boy to the location, let him hear it, exchanged money, and signed a contract
Second time I made a CD of beats so that he can pick out himself, thinking business will be a pleasure, and he takes off.
Third, he's trying to fuck his recording label by bootlegging his own shit, stealing products to be used in his own commercial production.
SO what is a guy to do at these times?? It's all gravy, EXCEPT that NOW I have to take time out of MY DAY, to call up my lawyer, and get shit rolling along instead of kicking back and banging out hits. My time & money wasted because my time and money taken. DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID. REMEMBER, THIS IS TO A LEGIT RECORDING LABEL WITH A CROOKED ARTIST.
I always knew the industry was cut throat, but it stayed in the back of my mind. So fam, proceed to success with caution.