Man Wants $5 Million For Launching Rapper's Career
2:00PM ET February 18th, 2013
Contributor : Chris G.
A Rocky Williform Company

Young Jeezy is being sued by a man who claims he helped launch the Georgia-born rapper's career. Demetrius Ellerbee is suing Jeezy for $5 million, and has claimed that he helped kick-start several record companies and roversaw the elease of multiple mixtapes with the hip-hop star.

Ellerbee also says that he executive produced Jeezy's Def Jam studio albums.

Jeezy however, says he doesn't know Ellerbee at all. Despite Ellerbee's claims that the two were best friends and that they agreed to split the profits 50/50.

The case is currently pending.