'Cha Cha Slide' writer suing record label

CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A record label failed to pay Willie "DJ Casper" Perry Jr. royalties for his hit "The Cha Cha Slide," the Chicago disc jockey alleges in a lawsuit.

Perry alleges in his lawsuit against M.O.B. Music Publishing, Inc. that the label sold more than 500,000 discs containing variations of the popular dance song he wrote, the Chicago Sun-Times said Thursday.

The record label also fraudulently collected royalties that should have been given to Perry, the disc jockey alleges.

The lawsuit also names Jerome Haywood, whom Perry has accused of wrongfully filing for a copyright for the dance hit.

The Sun-Times said Perry's lawsuit -- requested damages were not reported -- also names Tyrus Kapiece and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.