Former Hot Boys member and Cash Money label resident Turk was one of many to file a lawsuit against the New Orleans hip-hop imprint, but Bryan "Birdman" Williams and associates apparently didn't respond to the charges. Now Turk has filed a motion of default against the record label as it failed to reply within the legally required 21 days.
There's been a lot of drama in the news regarding Cash Money and its current collection of lawsuits for which it serves as the defendant. The most prominent, of course, is Lil Wayne's $51 million suit, looking to separate the emcee and his label Young Money from under Birdman's umbrella, mostly due to disagreements over the release of The Carter 5. Plaintiffs have been known to exaggerate the damages caused by defendants, however Turk has been down-to-earth for the whole process. He could almost be heard sighing when describing the current state of his lawsuit.
"It's not like they and their attorney did not know the deadline," he told AllHipHop.
Turk was best known as a member of Cash Money's Hot Boys group, which also included Wayne and Juvenile, who recently made a return to his original label. He hasn't released a full-length since 2005's Convicted Felons, but he claims Cash Money hasn't been forthright with its payouts. He alleges the label hasn't disclosed its earnings or paid him his proper royalties. Unlike the huge payout Weezy is seeking, Turk's lawsuit is a relatively modest $1.3 million.
The motion of default could help his case in a big way. As Cash Money didn't respond to the lawsuit within the time limit, a judge could rule the issue be settled outside of a courtroom, most likely bringing Turk his payout much quicker than if tried in court.
Cash Money filed for an extension for their response during March but it doesn't seem they got it. Now Birdman and co. might soon pay for it.
