Celebrity Justice
God Sues Wu-Tang -- for $170K!

Posted Jan 12th 2008 9:05AM by TMZ Staff

Oh, Lord! U-God, a current and performing member of the Wu-Tang Clan is actually suing his own band's music label, alleging that they owe him $170,000. Protect ya wallet!

In papers filed in District Court in New York, U-God (real name: Lamont Hawkins) says that Wu Music -- which is licensed to Universal Music -- owes him the loot for a variety of his god-given hip-hop services rendered, including a tour, albums, and a European record contract, all arranged starting in March 2007.

U-God has feuded with the Wu before, leaving the band in 2004 over a reported dispute with bandmate The RZA. He's since rejoined, and oddly enough, the group will be performing tomorrow night in New York City. Wu-Tang's lawyer did not return a call for comment.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music


Tags: Wu-Tang Clan, Wu-tangClan

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1. Konichiwa bitches

Posted at 9:15AM on Jan 12th 2008 by Dan

2. It doesn't matter because rap is dieing a long slow death and that's a good thing. Now the real talented singers in the black community will come back stronger!

Posted at 9:26AM on Jan 12th 2008 by Lenn K.

3. dont knock it,,,the kids in your familly are responsible for the record sales!!!

Posted at 9:43AM on Jan 12th 2008 by RoughDaddy

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5. rap SUCKS!

Posted at 10:15AM on Jan 12th 2008 by barbie c

6. Wow! So much honest-to-God talent in one room!! And lookin' all smart in their new brown hoodies!! My my...I don't know when I've been so impressed. I'm jigglin' baby!!!

Posted at 11:03AM on Jan 12th 2008 by rudewaitress

7. am sick and tired of this c rap. its not about talent, its about marketing .. and am fed up of saying it..but american blacks dont understand the harm they do when they peddle this stuff all over the world. they dont even own the record labels.. paying good money to hear yourself being called a ngga . bioch and h/o !! its insulting but they just dont get it... i wish they would keep this crap in their own country and stop coming to africa with it.. jay z can stay at home and so can his pimp juice brothers..

Posted at 11:17AM on Jan 12th 2008 by noyankhere

8. rough daddy considering the dumb comment that came from u on the hiedi klume board am not surprised.. idiot.

Posted at 11:22AM on Jan 12th 2008 by noyankhere

9. haha you think? you dont agree? or theyre kinda true?

Posted at 12:11PM on Jan 12th 2008 by RoughDaddy

10. I'm not impressed. I hope they like barbecue ribs.

Posted at 12:26PM on Jan 12th 2008 by God

11. The Wu, really don't get down like that.
Universal Music? RIPPING-OFF artists is their own REAL method of business!

Posted at 12:48PM on Jan 12th 2008 by LoveZilla

12. Eight bums. If my kid was one of them, I'd have a frying pan waiting for his brown ass when he decided to come home.

Posted at 3:04PM on Jan 12th 2008 by Roz

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Posted at 4:22PM on Jan 12th 2008 by Alex

14. U-God was always the weakest link anyways - Wu is done but I still listen to 36 Chambers all the way to Bobby Digital, well, Supreme Clientele.

Posted at 6:42PM on Jan 12th 2008 by Logo Designers

15. "noyankhere" once again youre speaking out of your a$s.know about a subject before you open your unbeareble smelly trap!

Posted at 8:23PM on Jan 12th 2008 by RoughDaddy

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