Offset requested court approval to serve ChaseTheMoney by email after failed delivery attempts tied to a contract dispute over the song “Worth It.”
Offset is asking a judge to greenlight an alternative way to serve legal documents to ChaseTheMoney after repeated efforts to deliver the lawsuit in person and by mail fell flat in California.
The legal dispute arises from a contract dispute over the track “Worth It” from Offset’s 2023 solo album, Set It Off.
Offset claims that a valid producer agreement was in place, negotiated by ChaseTheMoney’s then-manager, J. Hill and that all parties had agreed to the terms.
But when a new manager entered the picture, ChaseTheMoney allegedly demanded a massive increase—more than five times the original producer fee and over double the royalty rate.
Offset’s legal team says they’ve exhausted every traditional method to notify ChaseTheMoney about the lawsuit.
According to court filings, they attempted to hand-deliver the documents to his Studio City business address on multiple occasions but were unable to get past building security.
Certified mail sent to both his business and home addresses went unclaimed. Even a request to his attorney to accept service was denied, with the lawyer stating he wasn’t authorized to receive the papers.
Now, Offset is requesting that the court permit service via email or another non-traditional method.
His attorneys argue that this approach is “fair and reasonable,” citing similar cases where courts approved alternative service when a defendant proved difficult to reach.
The lawsuit centers on whether the original agreement, brokered by J. Hill, was legitimate.
Offset’s camp insists it was, citing written communications and prior confirmations from ChaseTheMoney that acknowledged Hill’s role as his manager.
However, ChaseTheMoney has since disputed that Hill had any authority despite earlier correspondence suggesting otherwise.
Offset is requesting that the court declare the producer agreement valid, confirm that his manager had the authority to finalize the deal and affirm that he has fulfilled all contractual obligations.
He’s also requesting any other relief the court deems appropriate.
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