El Chombo’s ‘Dame Tu Cosita’ Collaborator Sues Payday Publishing Over Missing Royalties
By Rachel Scharf
Published on March 25, 2026.
Jamaican dancehall singer Cutty Ranks (born Philip Thomas) is suing Payday Publishing, Patrick Moxey’s dance music company formerly known as Ultra Music Publishing, for allegedly underpaying his royalties by at least $3 million. Ranks and El Chombo originally co-wrote and recorded “Dame Tu Cosita” for the 1997 album Cuentos de la Cripta 2, and the song became a social media sensation due to a viral video of an alien dancing to it. He alleges that Payday hasn't paid up and has failed to administer his composition rights on "Dame tu Cosita". Ranks is seeking at least €3 million for breach of contract and for legal fees.
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