Camron dismissed the lawsuit against Universal Music but continued legal action against J. Cole over his 2024 song collaboration.
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According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, Camron dismissed part of his lawsuit against J. Cole.
The Harlem rapper voluntarily waived all claims against Universal Music Group without prejudice, meaning he can refile them later. The dismissal states that each party will pay its own legal fees related to the Universal Music portion of the case.
However, Cam’ron continues to pursue legal action against J. Cole and his company Cole World Inc. for the 2024 “Ready ’24” collaboration.
Cam’ron originally sued J. Cole and Universal Music Group in October 2025. He claimed he was owed at least $500,000 in royalties from “Ready ’24,” which appeared on Cole’s mixtape “Delete Later.”
The lawsuit states that Cam’ron recorded the song with J. Cole in New York in June 2022. Camron claimed that he only agreed to let Cole use his voice if Cole would collaborate with him on future singles.
According to the lawsuit, Cole initially agreed to the partnership but later backed out. Cole allegedly told him in July 2023 that he didn’t want to record new songs together and instead wanted to appear on Cam’ron’s podcast It Is What It Is.
Camron claimed that Cole repeatedly stated that he would not be able to participate in the podcast between July 2023 and April 2024. Cole then released “Ready ’24” in April 2024, but failed to live up to the partnership agreement, the lawsuit alleges.
The original lawsuit alleges that Camron was credited only as a co-songwriter on “Ready ’24,” not a performer, although his voice appears on the song.
He wants the court to declare him a co-author of the recording and order an audit of the song’s royalties. Camron also claimed Cole promised him final approval before releasing the song, but he said that never happened.
Neither Cole nor his representatives have publicly responded to the lawsuit since it was filed in October.
