"Don't believe me, just watch":Trinidad James To Make At Least $50,000 From "Uptown Funk" Royalties

[loyola llothta]

Trinidad James can now fukk up some commas off his writing credit on "Uptown Funk."

Back in January, we were surprised to see Trinidad James' name (actually Nicholas Williams) in the writing credits of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' chart-topping hit "Uptown Funk," and now we're learning just how much he stands to make off that "Don't believe me, just watch" line.

Pigeons And Planes crunched the numbers, and thanks to James getting at least 5.625% of the song's current publishing revenue of $840,000, he's going to make at least $47,250 (most likely more) off of it. '70s mainstays The Gap Band (who counted Charlie Wilson as a member) were also credited, due to similarities to their song "Oops, Upside Your Head," and the band's four members will split 17% of the revenue.

A little less chaotic than the still-ongoing "Blurred Lines" lawsuit, but still, a messy legal situation.

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[Sad Bunny]

Damn you got to pay nikkas for lyrics nowadays

Game crazy

 

[NSSVO]

clap for em

 

[DoomzdayzV]

glad the Gap Band is gettin broke off



one of my favorite skate jams

 

[IShotTheSheriff]

Industry shady, you need to be taken over

Damn you got to pay nikkas for lyrics nowadays

Game crazy

 

[loyola llothta]

Damn you got to pay nikkas for lyrics nowadays

Game crazy

the game is bout it bout it

 

[muse]

But did they sue or did Bruno mars actually add their name to the writers list?

And I didn't note that line was exclusive to Trinidad James, he couldn't've been the first to say that in a song

 

[Ego Noir]

that song will be a royalty machine. He goin eat good for a long time.

 

[DeuceCypherUno]

But did they sue or did Bruno mars actually add their name to the writers list?

And I didn't note that line was exclusive to Trinidad James, he couldn't've been the first to say that in a song

it's the cadence of which he said it

and the fact that the horns replace the "nikka, nikka, nikka" part of the chorus


and "this one for them hood girls" being a reference to "this one for them hood nikkas" on the original

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

Kinda confused whether it would've been better for him to wait until the song made lots of money and then sued or put his name on the credits at that moment.

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

So what's that.. Like a seat in row 60 at the $$Mayweather fight ?

 

[duncanthetall]

So what's that.. Like a seat in row 60 at the $$Mayweather fight ?

Its like a check for not doing jack shiiiiit

 

[DrX]

nikka probably gonna blow it on some bullshyt

 

[Da King]

that's more money then any of the :fif:-Unit members been seeing

 

[Dixon Cider]

Ill gladly accept 40 racks for nothing