{"id":72163,"date":"2025-05-01T12:03:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=72163"},"modified":"2025-05-26T12:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:04:57","slug":"kanye-wests-donda-2-producers-accuse-him-of-non-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/kanye-wests-donda-2-producers-accuse-him-of-non-payment\/72163\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West\u2019s Donda 2 producers accuse him of non-payment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kanye West, or Ye as he now goes by, is back in hot water \u2014 and no, it\u2019s not because of another explosive Twitter rant. This time, the drama\u2019s about his music. His much-hyped album Donda 2<\/em> has finally seen the light of day after years of teasing, but it\u2019s already surrounded by controversy \u2014 and it\u2019s not the kind fans were hoping for.<\/p>\n

The latest issue? Ye\u2019s own producers are accusing him of not paying them. And they\u2019re not staying quiet about it. According to Ye himself, DeAndre \u201cFree\u201d Maiden \u2014 who manages two of the album\u2019s producers, Jahmal Gwin and Brian Miller \u2014 is demanding that Ye cough up the cash for eight songs featured on the album. The amount? A jaw-dropping $3 million.<\/p>\n

Free Maiden has allegedly threatened to pull Donda 2<\/em> from streaming platforms altogether if the bill isn\u2019t settled soon. That means if fans want to hear it, they might want to grab it while they can \u2014 because it could vanish any day now.<\/p>\n

Ye didn\u2019t take the accusations lightly. In a public post, he fired back at his former collaborators, claiming he was the one who originally taught them how to make beats. \u201cFree Maiden tried to charge me three million dollars for beats made by people I showed how to make beats,\u201d he ranted. He repeated, \u201cThey tried to charge me $3 million USD,\u201d clearly still fuming.<\/p>\n

The album itself has had a rocky road. Ye originally planned to release Donda 2<\/em> exclusively on his custom-made Stem Player<\/em> device, but that rollout didn\u2019t exactly take off. Now, even its availability on regular streaming platforms is under threat.<\/p>\n

This is just the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the rapper. Ye has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons lately \u2014 from questionable red carpet appearances with his wife Bianca Censori to a barrage of offensive and egotistical social media posts.<\/p>\n

His marriage to Censori has reportedly hit a rough patch following these public outbursts. On top of that, Ye recently reignited tensions with ex-wife Kim Kardashian over including their daughter in one of his songs \u2014 a track that also controversially features Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs, who is currently facing serious legal troubles and is behind bars.<\/p>\n

And in perhaps the most disturbing twist, Ye recently faced widespread condemnation for praising Hitler on social media \u2014 an act that\u2019s drawn sharp backlash from fans and public figures alike.<\/p>\n

All in all, Kanye\u2019s latest album drop has turned into another chaotic chapter in the rapper\u2019s unpredictable saga. Whether Donda 2<\/em> will survive the storm \u2014 or disappear entirely \u2014 is still up in the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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