Young Jeezy, Polow Da Don And Jazzy Pha Put On Blast For Unpaid Studio Time
Recording artists Young Jeezy, Polow Da Don and Jazze Pha have dodged fees for their work in ATL recording studios, but those days are over.
Young Jeezy, Polow Da Don and Jazze Pha have had plenty of platinum hip hop hits, so there should be no excuse for them not to pay their bill. If it wasn’t for the recording studio, they’d have nothing.
Recording engineers in Atlanta are putting these artists on BLAST! They owe thousands in unpaid studio fees where the hit songs were made, like Usher’s “Love in This Club” and Chris Brown’s “Forever.”
Now the recording engineers have revealed which musicians have balked on matching invoices for studio sessions – Usher, Chris Brown, Palow Da Don, Jazzy Pha and Young Jeezy [who paid his debt after being called out on the matter].
According to CBS Atlanta, Jeezy owed 11th Street Studio owner and engineer Josh Butler more than $20,000. After CBS asked YJ Entertainment why they ignored the invoices, Jeezy’s company forked over the cash. “You’re listening to music that hasn’t been paid for,” said Butler before receiving his payout.
However, Polow Da Don still owes more than $20,000 to engineer Tony Terrebonne.
Terrebonne explained:
“It’s a lot of hard work, I’ll be up for three days straight and I won’t get paid for it. It’s insane.”
Polow’s Zone 4 responded, saying:
“Polow always handles all of his business vendors with the utmost respect and timely payment, but this situation is a unique private dispute and as such Polow will not dignify any celebrity smear campaign by comment.”
Jazze Pha, producer behind Ciara’s “1, 2 Step” and Ludacris’ “Area Codes,” owed an enormous lump sum compared to the others, with $135,000 owed to four studios including Zac Recording. Once CBS asked his management company, TSG Financial Management, about the money owed, they only sent over $2,000.
That is really ugly! If you’re gonna make the music then pay your bill – there is no excuse for being cheap. How ungrateful.
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Young Jeezy, Polow Da Don And Jazzy Pha Put On Blast For Unpaid Studio Time
