Rapper Lucki has been sued by Empire Records for allegedly breaching his contract.
In the lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court on Oct. 21, Empire Distribution Inc. claims that Lucki, actual title LC Camel Jr., and his lawyer utilized misleading strategies to get out of a contract that allowed the document label to choice new albums this 12 months.
A contract from final 12 months — that adopted a deal from 2019 — gave Empire the choices to 3 extra albums after the discharge of Gemini LP final June. The document label claims that it exercised its choice “by conduct,” by means of paying for brand spanking new recording periods and greater than $600,000 in manufacturing invoices. In August, the label despatched a proper written discover of the choice.
Empire alleges that it has paid Lucki nearly $10 million in advances and bills since his deal in 2019, with these agreements giving it the unique worldwide rights to distribute his music.
The lawsuit claims that the rapper’s lawyer despatched a termination discover of choice in July, giving Empire thirty days to reply. Their situation with the discover was that it was allegedly hidden in a certified-mail letter, inside one sentence within the final paragraph — and that an e-mail had been despatched containing the very same content material, minus one sentence containing the termination. Empire believes that the letter, together with the duplicative e-mail, was “designed to trick” its executives into lacking the choice window.
Lucki launched the observe “Not So Virgo of You” On Oct. 1 by way of United Masters, which Empire argues that this violated the exclusivity clause of their settlement and led to “irreparable harm.”
Empire seeks injunctive reduction to dam extra releases and a proper declaration that their settlement from 2024 will stay intact.
“Not So Virgo of You” has since been faraway from music streaming platforms.
Lucki’s lawyer argued concerning the rapper’s take care of Empire in a July 2025 letter included as a part of the swimsuit, alleging that it’s “unfair” on account of a 50% revenue break up that’s worse than business norms. The lawyer additionally claims that it permits the label to recoup its advertising bills immediately from Lucki’s share of earnings.
The standing of Lucki’s upcoming album, Drugs R Badthat he introduced in March, stays to be seen.