DJ Citi Lyts Reveals TS Records Hasn’t Given His Family Pro Kid’s Masters
Kid X Reacts To Citi Lyts' out
DJ Citi Lyts Reveals TS Records Hasn’t Given His Family Pro Kid’s Masters. It has been 2 years since the passing of one of SA Hip Hop legends Pro Kid, but it seems the record label that signed him hasn’t done justice to his family concerning his Masters.
Around the time Kanye West was sure to let the public know where he stood in the matter of artists owning their masters, Pro Kid’s brother DJ Citi Lyts expressed how he wishes TS Records would do the same. In this case, after the … rapper’s passing the record label was meant to grant his royalties to his family but to this day they haven’t according to City Lyts.
“Family is still waiting but the albums are selling right after that,” revealed Lyts.
TS Records was a label owned by DJ Sbu and TK. In the past reports they stated that they signed masters back to their artists, seemingly it didn’t happen for Pro.
“In the music industry‚ if I get into a contract and I pass on‚ the company that signed me retains the right to keep the agreement between us as it was. So for example‚ if I and the company that signed me as an artist‚ agreed to a 25/75 split of whatever profits my music makes them even after I die the agreement still stands.
“So what it means to hand over the masters or the full (ownership) rights of Pro’s music to his family‚ it means we as TS records are declaring our standing contract null and void to institute a new contract that says that whatever profits Pro’s music makes from now on‚ a 100% of the profits belongs to his family.”
This means…
“Even if the record company that signed ProKid’s music decides to exploit Pro’s music‚ like if they sell it to a Hollywood film or whatever deal his music can get‚ all fees paid or funds will go to the family. This‚ instead of us taking our share of the deal‚ as stipulated in the original contract. This gives his family the authority to use the music as they wish and if opportunities come where Pro’s music rakes in cash‚ we as TS Records don’t want a single cent form it anymore. They own it fully.”
See City Lyts tweets;
I hope TS Records sees this and thinks of me as Ye. https://t.co/SuRf9nyfXn
— Citi Citi Lyts ⚡️ (@CitiLyts_SA) September 16, 2020
Here’s how Kid X reacted;
I thought they gave the masters back to the family 😔 https://t.co/dEsIdNilVZ
— Father of Zen (@KiDXsa) September 17, 2020
