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Sucka Free Offering Downloads, Still Locked In Sony Dispute
Despite a major falling out with marquee artist Lil Flip and major label backer Sony, Sucka Free Records hopes to keep pace by offering downloads from their website, suckafreerecords.com.
According to CEO Duane “Hump” Hobbs, a growing number of songs from Sucka Free’s back catalog are are available for download for 99 cents.
“I am doing this to show we are cutting edge,” Hump told AllHipHop.com. All of Flip’s early material and late material, early HSC material or any of our underground (mixtapes). Flip has about twenty underground that people have been trying to get since ‘Game Over.’”
It was apparent that Hobbs was open to repairing his relationship with Lil Flip, after, according to Hobbs, the rapper took a label deal and jumped directly to Sony, Sucka Free’s distributor.
“Me and Flip, we still haven’t talked going on about 10 months. Sony has admitted to taking Flip behind my back. The lawsuit against Sony in being litigated. Sony wasn't respecting the lawyer I had from Houston, so I had to get help out of New York.”
Hobbs said that the label offered to settle over the dispute, but the amount was so low, he refused to accept it.
“They tried to offer me $100,000. I’ll make $100,000 in my sleep. They give me a label deal, then give my artist a label deal, which is crazy.”
Additionally, Hobbs said the label has stopped sending royalties to his company, in what he described as an attempt to squeeze him into a financial corner.
“They are trying to stop all our money coming in until we sign over Flip,” Hobbs claimed. “We worked hard for almost ten years, putting him where he wants to be. To let these people take my artist from me and take money from my entire family’s mouth wouldn’t be right.”
Sucka Free’s President, Terry Hobbs philosophized that their woes were indicative of a larger trend for minority owned independent record labels.
“A lot of injustice is done to African-American’s in the music business,” Ms. Hobbs said. “Their [Sony] just using Flip and then they will hang him out to dry. Someone has to make examples of them. They hung Jermaine Dupri out to dry with Bow Wow, they did it to Michael Jackson and Xzibit.”
Hobbs said that he understands the southern market and that without the aid of regional independent labels, the majors would spend more money trying to market their releases and make less money.
As a result of the experience, Hobbs said he has a deal with Dynasty Records/Universal to distribute a new label, Sucka Free West and was planning on opening Sucka Free Mid-West.
“We run the streets out here,” Hobbs said adding “as I can distribute everyone’s music, Sucka Free will make money. They can hold them checks til they think I’ma bite the bag. I still got money to get it straight. I'm still going to war through court and I will be there until I win.”
Source: allhiphop.com
According to CEO Duane “Hump” Hobbs, a growing number of songs from Sucka Free’s back catalog are are available for download for 99 cents.
“I am doing this to show we are cutting edge,” Hump told AllHipHop.com. All of Flip’s early material and late material, early HSC material or any of our underground (mixtapes). Flip has about twenty underground that people have been trying to get since ‘Game Over.’”
It was apparent that Hobbs was open to repairing his relationship with Lil Flip, after, according to Hobbs, the rapper took a label deal and jumped directly to Sony, Sucka Free’s distributor.
“Me and Flip, we still haven’t talked going on about 10 months. Sony has admitted to taking Flip behind my back. The lawsuit against Sony in being litigated. Sony wasn't respecting the lawyer I had from Houston, so I had to get help out of New York.”
Hobbs said that the label offered to settle over the dispute, but the amount was so low, he refused to accept it.
“They tried to offer me $100,000. I’ll make $100,000 in my sleep. They give me a label deal, then give my artist a label deal, which is crazy.”
Additionally, Hobbs said the label has stopped sending royalties to his company, in what he described as an attempt to squeeze him into a financial corner.
“They are trying to stop all our money coming in until we sign over Flip,” Hobbs claimed. “We worked hard for almost ten years, putting him where he wants to be. To let these people take my artist from me and take money from my entire family’s mouth wouldn’t be right.”
Sucka Free’s President, Terry Hobbs philosophized that their woes were indicative of a larger trend for minority owned independent record labels.
“A lot of injustice is done to African-American’s in the music business,” Ms. Hobbs said. “Their [Sony] just using Flip and then they will hang him out to dry. Someone has to make examples of them. They hung Jermaine Dupri out to dry with Bow Wow, they did it to Michael Jackson and Xzibit.”
Hobbs said that he understands the southern market and that without the aid of regional independent labels, the majors would spend more money trying to market their releases and make less money.
As a result of the experience, Hobbs said he has a deal with Dynasty Records/Universal to distribute a new label, Sucka Free West and was planning on opening Sucka Free Mid-West.
“We run the streets out here,” Hobbs said adding “as I can distribute everyone’s music, Sucka Free will make money. They can hold them checks til they think I’ma bite the bag. I still got money to get it straight. I'm still going to war through court and I will be there until I win.”
Source: allhiphop.com
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