T-Pain Sues Akon’s Konvict Entertainment for Unpaid Royalties

T-Pain has hit Akon‘s Konvict Entertainment imprint with a major lawsuit over nearly $500,000 of unpaid royalties owed to him.

The Grammy-winning rapper-singer is suing Akon’s label, Konvict Entertainment, for back royalties owed, according to documents obtained by XXL on Tuesday (Sept. 8). In an 80-page filing that was filed in Fulton County Superior Court on Sept. 4, Teddy P alleges that Konvict Entertainment owes him $489,047 from a $1.3 million royalty payment it received on March 30, 2026, from Zomba Recordings (a distributor).

T-Pain, born Faheem Rasheed Najm, claims he made multiple unsuccessful attempts to collect the royalties owed to him. On June 2, 2026, the 41-year-old artist was instructed to reach out to BuVision—an independent label managed by Akon’s brother, Abou “Bu” Thiam—to collect the outstanding balance. T-Pain alleges that after attempting to contact BuVision on June 12, 2026, without success, he was left with no option but to file a lawsuit against Konvict Entertainment.

This is the second time T-Pain has sued Akon’s label for violating the terms of their original 2005 recording agreement and, now, their July 2025 settlement deal from the first lawsuit that T-Pain filed in 2018.

T-Pain is seeking the remaining $489,047.76 plus prejudgment interest that he’s owed and his attorney fees paid.

XXL has reached out to T-Pain’s attorneys for comment.

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