A legal dispute over the production of a 2023 rap single is proving difficult to resolve. Offset, formerly of the group Migos, is now facing a second countersuit from ChaseTheMoney, the producer behind Worth It, a track from the album Set It Off. The new filing, submitted in April, revives claims that were previously dismissed on technical grounds and introduces arguments that go to the heart of whether the original deal between the two parties was ever legitimate.
How the Offset dispute started
The rapper initiated the legal action in March 2025, alleging that the financial terms of his agreement with ChaseTheMoney had been renegotiated without justification after the original deal was already in place. According to his account, ChaseTheMoney directed him to a man named J. Hill during the production process to handle the logistical side of the arrangement. Hill and the rapper’s management settled on a producer fee of $20,000 and a four percent royalty to be divided between ChaseTheMoney and a co-producer known as Heavy Mellow.
Months after that agreement was reached, ChaseTheMoney returned with new representation and demanded compensation five times what had originally been discussed. The lawsuit was filed to enforce the terms of the deal as the rapper understood them to exist.
The producer’s counterclaim
ChaseTheMoney first attempted a countersuit last September, but that filing was dismissed for procedural reasons. The second filing makes a substantively different argument. The producer contends that J. Hill had not been managing him since 2019 and therefore had no authority to negotiate any kind of contractual arrangement on his behalf. His involvement, ChaseTheMoney argues, extended only to setting up the logistics of the recording session, not to binding either party to financial terms.
If the argument holds, it would mean the agreement the rapper is trying to enforce was never a valid contract in the first place. ChaseTheMoney is seeking to retain his ownership interest in the song, financial restitution, and coverage of his legal costs. Offset has characterized the producer’s pursuit of additional compensation as driven purely by greed.
A turbulent stretch beyond the courtroom
The ongoing lawsuit is one of several challenges the rapper has been navigating in recent months. He is also facing a separate legal matter involving an outstanding debt tied to a Detroit casino. Earlier this month, he was shot outside a hotel and casino in Florida in a non-fatal incident. Despite the injury, he performed from a wheelchair within days of being released. Federal investigators have asked anyone with information about the shooting to come forward through the FBI’s tip line.
Separately, Offset has initiated legal proceedings seeking a paternity determination related to the youngest child of his former wife, Cardi B, adding another layer to an already complicated public chapter.
