Gangsta Don't Play — who wrote it?

ISWC T0733243009 Recorded by Fabolous and others⚠ share in dispute

Also registered as: GANGSTA DONT PLAY

Gangsta Don't Play was written by John David Jackson, Sharif Emil Slater, Junior Reid. US mechanical royalties are collected by Kobalt Music Pub America INC (50%), Emi April Music INC (32.5%), BMG Firefly (17.5%).

Fabolous

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

3 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

100%

fully registered

Unclaimed

—

below 1% threshold

⚠ This song has a disputed share

Ownership of this song is contested at The MLC, which can hold up mechanical royalty payments.

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Kobalt Music Pub America INC 50%Kobalt Music Pub America INC · 50%

Emi April Music INC 32.5%Emi April Music INC · 32.5%

BMG Firefly 17.5%BMG Firefly · 17.5%

Kobalt Music Pub America INC 50%

- 239 Music
  Kobalt Music Pub America INC · Sub-publisher
  50%
- J Brasco
  Emi April Music INC · Admin
  16.25%
- Emi April Music INC
  Emi April Music INC
  16.25%
- BMG Firefly
  BMG Firefly · Admin
  17.5%
Junior ReidUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Shared · John David Jackson & Sharif Emil Slater	—		—	50%
239 Music	00347736729	Kobalt Music Pub America INC	Sub-publisher	50%
▸John David Jackson	00342287075		Composer / Lyricist	32.5%
J Brasco	00342447865	Emi April Music INC	Admin	16.25%
Emi April Music INC	00128633767	Emi April Music INC		16.25%
▸Writer not listed	—		—	17.5%
BMG Firefly	00725496126	BMG Firefly	Admin	17.5%
Junior Reid	—	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed