Nelly told Chamillionaire to do an audit, and after he hired Jay Z’s team, he found out that universal owed him over $600,000

Nelly told Chamillionaire to do an audit, and after he hired Jay Z’s team, he found out that universal owed him over $600,000. (Read More Here).

He got off that label by threatening to teach other artists how to audit. Staying true to himself is one of the multiple lessons learned that today’s artists can emulate. Prior to revealing his four-time platinum single’s backstory, he let people in on his opinion in regard to the music business.

In a past interview: Chamillionaire stated his belief that the industry is designed to rip artists off and backed it up with his own personal experience.

After learning about the importance of audits from fellow rapper Nelly, he went on to hire Jay-Z’s auditor, which turned out to be his saving grace.

“He goes and finds over $600,000 that the label hid from me,” he revealed during the interview. “I was like, ‘Wait a second. Is this the way it always is?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, you got to keep on doing this.’ So, I realized that all my peers didn’t know this.”

The “Ridin’” rapper started by stating his belief that the music industry was designed to scam artists financially.

“I believe that when the check gets handed to the artist, the check is normally not right,” he stated.

Chamillionaire, real name Hakeem Temidayo Seriki, revealed that fellow rapper Nelly told him that the industry swindled the artists and introduced him to auditing.

According to ASQ, auditing inspects one’s or an organization’s account to ensure everything complies. Chamillionaire hired Jay-Z’s auditor.

“This guy went and said, ‘I’ll do it for…I’m not going to charge you upfront; I’m going to take a piece,” Chamillionaire explained. “So, he goes, and he finds over $600,000 that the label hid from me.”

The rapper didn’t realize that his peers in the music industry had no idea about it. According to ASQ, auditing inspects one’s or an organization’s account to ensure everything complies. Chamillionaire hired Jay-Z’s auditor.

“This guy went and said, ‘I’ll do it for…I’m not going to charge you upfront; I’m going to take a piece,” Chamillionaire explained. “So, he goes, and he finds over $600,000 that the label hid from me.”

The rapper didn’t realize that his peers in the music industry had no idea about it.