Everybody's suing everyone

As they 've said on http://www.no-doubt.net/ « read the full article for yourself hereand come to your own conclusion. » well, since it’s the Bounty Killer official site it’s not necessarily objective...

Excerpt:
« Prior to the release of the Rocksteady album, No Doubt made an attempt to 'buy out' Bounty's share of the publishing for the song. The offer? Just $10,000 US. This figure, said ND's business representatives, represents roughly what Bounty would get if the album sold 2 million copies. If you know anything about the business of the music business you will understand why Bounty Killer said "Yuh mad?" in reply to the offer. That is not to mention the other large income streams generated by such a hit song with rotation on radio and TV across the world that Bounty would have lost out on for just 10G. Again we got the impression that ND thought Bounty would be frightened by $10,000 US and jump at the offer.
Then, when No Doubt performed the song on the VH1 and Billboard Awards without Bounty, (ND's backing musicians performed Bounty's part) the Killer understandably began to feel as if his and Dancehall's contribution to the runaway success of Hey Baby was not being valued on any level.
No Doubt sold over 20 million records before they met Bounty Killer so nobody is saying their success is down to him. But nobody is guaranteed to come back and sell anything, especially in this day and age when record sales have declined dramatically. Examine the first 3 singles from Rocksteady and you find the first and third - Reggae tracks both produced by Sly & Robbie and featuring Dancehall icons - did much better than Hella Good, the second single. And Lady Saw's addition to the video might very well have helped push Underneath it All to the rotation enjoyed by Hey Baby. »

The moral of this story is: Never do business with a bounty killer.

FreezerBurn said:

No Doubt are the shady ones here. They wouldn't let Prince release "So Far So Pleased" as a single either.

I can't imagine that they're greedy and dishonest but I really don't understand this lawsuit,they're rich.

jnoel said:

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I like No Doubt but,it does sound like they are being greedy and dishonest. I am real disappointed but not suprised the music industry seems to bring out worst in people.

Essence said:

yep.the least People you expect are all about them Dollars.

>Examine the first 3 singles from Rocksteady and you find the first and third - Reggae tracks both produced by Sly & Robbie and featuring Dancehall icons - did much better than Hella Good, the second single.<

I really doubt that's true.

And also, Hey Baby ain't no reggae song! Bounty Killer's contribution was the worst part of the song anyway.

However, it's probably true that No Doubt is being a little greedy here.