DJ Sbu faces ruin as DJ Hypnosis wins suit

RADIO and TV presenter DJ Sbu Leope and his record company TS Records' skeletons are tumbling out of the closet.
The Metro FM DJ and his partner Thembinkosi "TK" Nciza might be forced to close shop if they can't get the South Gauteng High Court judgment to attach their property rescinded.
The motor-mouth DJ and the recording company he co-owns with Nciza, are racing against time to overturn a court ruling issued on January 6.
This was after producer Osman "DJ Hypnosis" Mkhondo took them to court for failure to pay him for songs used on Sbu's album Y-Lens Volume 3, released in 2009.
The court issued a default judgment against Sbu and Nciza after Sbu failed to pitch in court to defend the case .
According to court documents, Sbu and Nciza must pay the Pretoria-based DJ R30000, with 15% interest.
Payment for royalties, legal fees and interest will amount to R100000.
Sunday World can confirm that DJ Sbu sent his lawyers to meet Hypnosis's attorneys on Friday in a bid to stop them attaching their property .
"If they don't do that (succeed) they will be blacklisted and will not be allowed to trade under the name or even get credit in their personal capacities," says a source.
DJ Hypnosis says Sbu asked for three songs, Inside Me, Ekurhuleni, and Soulfiction, which he included in the album.
Hypnosis's legal representative Louie Mogaki confirms that the court granted the judgment two weeks ago.
"We received a letter from his attorney pleading with us to rescind the judgment and that they are willing to resolve the matter amicably," says Mogaki.
He says they are pleading with them because of the nature of the judgment obtained.
"It means DJ Sbu, Nciza and TS Records can't do business with anyone, they can't go to banks and get credit or loans or any funding due to a judgment against them.
"They can't even buy property or anything that involves credit. It also means that we can sell their stuff any time," says Mogaki.
Nciza refuses to comment, saying his lawyers are handling the matter.
This is not the first time that Sbu and Nciza have been sued for refusing to pay people for working on tracks .
In 2009 the former YFM breakfast show host was forced to pay Wade Engelbrecht about R37000 for his contribution to Y-Lens Volume 1.
Engelbrecht sued DJ Sbu and TS Records for using his work on the the DJ's album without crediting or paying him.
Engelbrecht was paid in two instalments in January and February the same year.