Former Rock-A-Fella Sound Guy Sues For Partial Ownership Of Label

Producer Sues For Partial Ownership Of Rock-A-Fella Masters

A former sound engineer is taking Uncle Jay & Crew to Court. Chauncey Mahan says he’s entitled to some of Rock-A-Fella’s key ownership, as he helped build the iconic brand in its heyday. Via TMZ:

A sound engineer who claims he was a key producer/creator of Roc-A-Fella’s entire body of work between 1999 – 2000 wants a declaration from a judge — he’s as much the owner of the 6 albums as the label itself.

Chauncey Mahan claims in a new lawsuit — obtained by TMZ — he was the sound engineer who was one of the first masters of Pro Tools production software and was instrumental in creating the sound for a number of Roc-A-Fella’s biggest releases, including The Life and Times of S. Carter and The Dynasty album.

TMZ broke the story … Jay Z and Roc Nation filed an extortion police report earlier this year, claiming Chauncey was holding boxes of master recordings hostage … demanding $100,000 for the music.

Jay Z set up a sting operation where his people met Chancey at a storage facility in the San Fernando Valley, and unbeknownst to him the LAPD was there and seized the boxes. Cops still have them.

Chauncey now wants a judge to say he was so essential to the creation of the music … he’s a co-owner of the copyright. As such, it would give him the right to get the masters back.

It’s interesting … Jay Z and Roc Nation dropped their extortion complaint against Chauncey.

Hmmm, Camel’s complaint was dropped? Either this guy has a stronger case than it originally appeared, or he better watch his back… Illuminati Hov may have already made a few choice phone calls to make this little problem disappear.