Nelly appeared on the scene in 2000 with his debut album Country Grammar and rolled with the St. Lunatics which consisted of his childhood friends from his hometown of St. Louis. Nelly is now facing a lawsuit claiming she failed to credit St. Lunatics for their hand in creating his debut album.
As reported by VarietyNelly, real name Cornell Haynes, is facing copyright infringement for what St. Lunatics that it's incredible and unpaid work that led to its creation Country Grammar.
The collective St. Lunatics includes Ali (Ali Jones), Murphy Lee (Torhi Harper), Kyjuan (Robert Kyjuan) and City Spud (Lavell Webb). The group filed the lawsuit earlier this week in New York federal court.
The publication ignored the lawsuit that said Nelly and St. The Lunatics were friends since grade school and began writing songs together in the 1990s. They then separately signed deals with Universal Music Group, and the lawsuit alleges that St. Lunatics contributed greatly to Country Grammar. Their side said that they tried to negotiate with Nelly about the credit and were allegedly told that things would work out, but in 2020, they found out that they were tricked and that he completely took over their project.
The St. Lunatics said they learned of their lost titles after Willie Woods Jr. filed a lawsuit in 2020 seeking royalties for his contribution to the hit single “Ride Wit Me” which opened the door for the latest legal action. It seems that Nelly himself did not take down St. Lunatics but instead, his legal representatives, who prompted the band to claim that the rapper never intended to give them proper credit.
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