Lil Jon Puts TVT Records On Blast
The relationship between Lil Jon and his former label TVT Records is finished for good, according to an interview with the King of Crunk in the latest issue of Ozone magazine.
According to SOHH.com, Jon has been looking to get out of his TVT contract since late June, when reports surfaced that he wouldn't promote any more singles from his double platinum album, “Crunk Juice.”
"TVT are some beeyatches,” Jon told the magazine. “In case ya'll didn't know, I'll never record another album for TVT again. I don't fuck with [TVT Records owner] Steve Gottlieb. He don't know how to pay people and take care of the people that helped take his label to another level. You've gotta take care of people that helped you make money and basically made your company and made other artists wanna come to your label."
When asked if Gottlieb was holding out on his money, Jon responded that he wasn't "getting sh*t."
"I've had record sales totaling probably like 10 million and I ain't seen no money from the label. None at all. Zip, zero. Show money and production is how I'm getting paid," Jon said, adding that he plans to file a lawsuit against Gottlieb. "People hide things and claim there are reasons why you ain't getting your money. But it's all bullsh*t."
Jon also addressed rumors of having beef with Usher, which was cited as the reason why their "Lovers & Friends" video never came out. Jon said that TVT, Def Jam and Jive were responsible for sabotaging the planned video.
"That was the labels again. When you got a song from three superstars from three different labels, everybody wants the best for their artists," Jon said. "The situation just never got worked out."