Cam'ron Sues J. Cole Over 'Ready '24' Rights

Cam'ron filed a federal lawsuit in Manhattan alleging he contributed lyrics and a verse in 2022 to J. Cole’s track "Ready '24" from Cole’s 2024 mixtape Might Delete Later in exchange for Cole’s promise to collaborate on a future song or appear on Cam'ron’s podcast. Court documents say Cole repeatedly declined podcast appearances and never completed the promised collaboration, and Cam'ron alleges he was credited only as a composition co-author while his vocals appear on the track. Cam'ron says he has not been paid and is asking a judge to declare him a co-author of the sound recording, to order an audit and full accounting of royalties from J. Cole and Universal Music Group, and to be paid what he estimates exceeds $500,000. Reports say Cole allegedly offered to work on preexisting Cam'ron material rather than create an original joint song. The filings also note the track samples the Diplomats' 2002 song "I'm Ready." Representatives for J. Cole and Universal Music Group did not immediately respond to requests for comment.