Chuck Inglish Questions Rick Ross’ “Pay the Producer” Stance—Claims He Wasn’t Paid for “Party Heart”

On “Idols Become Rivals,” one the standout selections from his 2017 album Rather You Than Me, Rick Ross made a simple request: Can all producers please get paid?

The groundswell behind this sentiment has grown considerably over the past few weeks, following several high-prile stories about producers claiming to have never been paid for their work.

However, according to veteran producer Chuck Inglish—who, in addition to cooking up beats as one-half The Cool Kids with Sir Michael Rocks has worked with Big Sean, Kid Cudi and Mac Miller, among others—the buck needs to start and stop with Ross himself.

“Hard to hear Ross press Birdman about paying producers when I never saw a cent from them for 'Party Heart,'” tweeted Inglish. “Just keep it level.. none you niggas pay ur producers.” 

Released in 2012, “Party Heart,” which features guest appearances by former MMG signee Stalley and 2 Chainz, is one 20 tracks on Ross' Rich Forever mixtape, a freely-released project which has never been made available for digital purchase on iTunes or on any the major streaming service providers.

In response to a fan on Twitter, Inglish says he's “not tripping about” never being paid for the record, but that he finds the entire situation, considering Ross' very public stance on producer compensation, quite ironic.

DJBooth has reached out to both Rick Ross and MMG A&R Sam Sneak, but as press time, neither party responded to our request for comment.

Chuck's comments come less than one week after Pittsburgh producer E. Dan ID Labs claimed Atlantic Records has reframed albums as “mixtapes” to avoid fairly compensating producers, an allegation that has been corroborated by several his more high-prile producer colleagues including Sonny Digital and Rook J.U.S.T.I.C.E. Leauge.