In the past few months, we’ve seen a growing number of producers complaining about being ripped off by record labels who aren’t giving them payment or credit for their work.

In a recent interview with REVOLT.TV, DJ Mustard, J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, Sonny Digital and London On Da Track touched based on the controversial topic about Atlantic Records marketings projects as mixtapes instead of albums as a way to undercut paying producers.

J.U.S.T.I.C.E League says that it’s not just Atlantic doing it. “People are making it seem like Atlantic is just some big monster but it’s not just them. It’s pretty much all of the labels that handle black music. whether it’s Universal, Interscope, Warner, whatever. What they do is they label it a mixtape, they pay you a minimum amount and they put it out.”

Sonny Digital adds that he’s signed to Atlantic as an artist “but as far as putting out albums and calling them mixtapes, but all the labels are using this formula. I’m not defending them, but from an artist aspect, I don’t think they’re doing it to cut people out.”

London On Da Track mentions how he feels some type of way but at the end of the day “what you put in is what you get out too”. He adds “some people are just lazy and they’re scared to take risks. If you’re a producer that’s on his grind and is going to turn up and brand yourself with the artist then you’ll get out what you put in.”

In the midst of the conversation, DJ Mustard had some advice for producers who are trying to get their foot in the door. “When you get hot, you make your own rules”, says the West Coast producer. “You tell the labels what you want to do. If you don’t want to work with Atlantic, you don’t work with Atlantic. You stay hot, you do what you want to do. Nobody can tell you nothing when you’re the hot dude. Once you can make hits one time, you’re capable of doing it twice.”

Another rapper coming forward has been TM88, who says he’s had a similar experience. However, in his case, he claims he “never got paid” for producing “XO Tour Llif3”.

Taking to Twitter, TM88 posted a series of posts accusing Atlantic Records of withholding payment for his work on Lil Uzi Vert’s smash, “XO Tour Llif3,” referring to the label as “the worst label in the history of f**k sh*t.”

Thank you @AtlanticRecords for being the worst label in the history of fuck shit!

— TM88 (@TM88) January 5, 2018

To read the full interview between DJ Mustard, J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, Sonny Digital and London On Da Track, head over to REVOLT.TV.