A judge has dismissed part of Ice Cube collaborator Sir Jinx’s lawsuit against Grand Hustle Records LLC and ruled that the other three claims will have to be shored up for the lawsuit to proceed.
In her Thursday ruling, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gail Killefer eliminated the rapper’s claim for unfair business practices. She also found that his allegations for conversion and unjust enrichment, as well as his request for an accounting, need more facts and details to support them.
Killefer gave the singer, whose real name is Anthony Wheaton, 10 days to file an amended complaint. Wheaton alleges he is owed royalties from his production of the song, “Dope,” which he says was subsequently played throughout the music industry.
In a previous ruling dismissing Roc Nation LLC as a defendant, Killefer said there is “uncertainty” whether Wheaton is entitled to royalties from either company because his lawsuit has no specific facts showing how the rapper wrote and produced “Dope” and what royalties, if any, were assigned to him.
In his suit filed in July 2023, Wheaton says he has waited for years to be properly compensated.
“Sir Jinx has attempted to be patient, but after defendants’ failure to receive an appropriate response and recompense, Sir Jinx files this case to assert the financial damages he incurred due to the defendants’ disregard and breach of contract,” the suit states.
Wheaton, 54, is a cousin of multi-platinum producer Dr. Dre.