Evergreen is killing it. 40,000 copyrights? They own RYKODISC? That's a whole alot of RYKO



from allhiphop:





MC Hammer's Music Catalog Sold For $2.7 Million
By Nolan Strong
Date: 7/20/2006 4:15 pm

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Nashville, TN startup EverGreen Copyright has acquired the music catalog of MC Hammer from the trustee of the rapper's bankruptcy estate for $2.7 million.

Evergreen, which was launched six-months ago by industry veterans Joel A. Katz, David K. Schulhof, and Richard Perna, now controls over 40,000 copyrights.

"We made tremendous progress in only six months," said David K. Schulhof, co-CEO of Evergreen. "The MC Hammer catalog brings some of the
best selling and most popular rap songs of all time to Evergreen's catalog."

Songs in MC Hammer's catalog include "Turn This Mutha Out," from the rapper's breakout double platinum release Let's Get It Started, as well as "Too Legit To Quit," "Pray" and one of rap's biggest selling singles, "U Can't Touch This," which helped the rapper's 1990 release Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em to sales in excess of 10 million copies.

"We anticipate that many songs in the MC Hammer catalog will emerge as a perfect fit for licensing in movies, television shows, and corporate advertising," Schulhof added.

MC Hammer filed for bankruptcy protection in 1996, with debts in excess of $14 million, despite raking in over $33 million in 1991.

Some of the rapper's assets included a luxurious mansion valued between $12 and $20 million dollars, 17 race cars, a Boeing 727, a Kentucky Derby race horse and a monthly payroll of over $500,000.

Evergreen also acquired producer/publisher Jerry Crutchfield's Crutchfield/Glitterfish catalog, which includes hits from Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, George Straight and others.

The company also owns the catalogs of Rykomusic/Warlock Music and the music catalog of hit R&B producer Teddy Riley.

In related news, MC Hammer, who owns the rights to his new material, recently released an album on iTunes titled Look3X. The album is expected in retail stores soon.
[Edited 7/21/06 10:16am]

What an asshole!

kisscamille said:

If Hammer file Chapter 7, he didn't have much of a choice.

TonyVanDam said:

Yeah, I know that but he should've tried to plan things better instead of losing it all. Easier said than done, I guess.

isn't evergreen tied in with clear channel? i heard something horribly "boo hiss" about evergreen recently, i think that's it...

The catalogs of both MC Hammer AND Teddy Riley??


Evergreen = thesexofit


good scoop, man

I've heard of this Joel A. Katz before but I can't figure where though..