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2Pac's Mom Takes Death Row To Court, Challenges Ownership Of Music
Afeni Shakur, the mother of slain rapper Tupac, reportedly sought an injunction in federal court on Friday (July 20) to prevent Death Row Records from selling unreleased records by her son, as part of a bankruptcy settlement.
According to the Associated Press, Afeni claims that the unreleased recordings should have been turned over to the rapper's estate as part of a 1997 agreement with Death Row but during the label's bankruptcy proceedings, "it was revealed that an album's worth of unreleased Tupac material was being advertised to potential buyers as the jewel in the crown of the Death Row assets."
Afeni and her company, Amur Entertainment, requested the injunction after Death Row failed to confirm the songs would not be included in the bankruptcy settlement.
The court will consider the request over the next month as it decides whether to allow Death Row to release an album with the unreleased tracks to help pay off its debts.
Death Row founder Suge Knight filed for bankruptcy in April 2006 after a judge ordered him to pay $107 million to Lydia Harris, a woman who helped him start Death Row but was later forced out of the label.
Months after his bankruptcy filing, Knight would lose his label and various assets. Last month, the infamous mogul put his Malibu, California mansion on the market for $6.2 million as part of his financial overhaul.
Ronald L. Leibow, an attorney representing Death Row, could not be reached for comment.
Source: sohh.com
According to the Associated Press, Afeni claims that the unreleased recordings should have been turned over to the rapper's estate as part of a 1997 agreement with Death Row but during the label's bankruptcy proceedings, "it was revealed that an album's worth of unreleased Tupac material was being advertised to potential buyers as the jewel in the crown of the Death Row assets."
Afeni and her company, Amur Entertainment, requested the injunction after Death Row failed to confirm the songs would not be included in the bankruptcy settlement.
The court will consider the request over the next month as it decides whether to allow Death Row to release an album with the unreleased tracks to help pay off its debts.
Death Row founder Suge Knight filed for bankruptcy in April 2006 after a judge ordered him to pay $107 million to Lydia Harris, a woman who helped him start Death Row but was later forced out of the label.
Months after his bankruptcy filing, Knight would lose his label and various assets. Last month, the infamous mogul put his Malibu, California mansion on the market for $6.2 million as part of his financial overhaul.
Ronald L. Leibow, an attorney representing Death Row, could not be reached for comment.
Source: sohh.com