And make people decide which album to listen too or stream. But she is basically trying to f-ck me out of my Masters. “What she is trying to do is re record all those great records.

So I also own a good portion of the Publishing,” Irv began before seemingly accusing the Grammy-winner of having ulterior motives. I Produced all those great Ashanti Albums. I own all those great Ashanti Albums Angie. The music exec appeared to take offense to the singer re-recording her music, as it comes at a time where Ashanti reportedly is set to receive a star on the Hollywood walk of fame, which would most likely garner her more traction to her re-release work. Irv, whose Murder Inc record label released Ashanti’s earlier albums, including her self-titled debut project, chimed in to the comments section of Angie’s page where a snippet of the discussion was uploaded to offer some “clarification” about Ashanti remarks. The singer opened up about the thinking behind the idea, telling Angie once she re-records her first album she will now own the rights to it, “and everything purchased from that moment, I own.”Īs an artist, owning your master gives you legal rights to do what you please with your music, including licensing the recording to third parties like television shows, films, and other revenue pipelines that make for very lucrative partnerships. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)Īshanti claimed she was doing this as a way to teach people about the business aspect of ownership and why it’s so important.

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