Lil Scrappy Won't Disturb Tha Peace Anymore, Parts Ways W/ Ludacris

Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy has moved on from a brief stint with Disturbin' Tha Peace's Ludacris and partnered with another record company for the release of his delayed album, The Grustle.

Details of the rapper's power move landed online this week.

Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy announced this week the upcoming release of his new album via a new recording venture. Scrappy's G-Sup imprint has partnered with S-Line, a company owned by Scappy's manager Kevin Clark. G-Sup/S-Line has embarked in a joint venture with Bonzi Records, a label owned by platinum producer J Wells and distributed by Universal/Fontana. (Press Release)

Although his upcoming LP does not have an exact release date, fans can expect to hear collaborations alongside rap stars like Bun B and Twista.

Lil Scrappy's new album The Grustle is set for an early 2012 release. According to the label's early reports, the album will feature a stellar line up of appearances including the ones by hip hop legend Bun B, lyrical phenomenon Twista and critically acclaimed newcomer 2 Chainz, among several others. Hit producer Non-Stop, who is known for his work with the likes of T.I., Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, E-40 and more, will handle most of the production duties for the project. (Press Release)

In late 2009, Scrappy hit up SOHH and talked about partnering with Luda.

"Luda let me do my thing," Scrappy told SOHH. "[DTP manager] Chaka, everybody let me do my thing. They come in where they come in. Where I need them to come in, they come through and do they label thing. But me, I'm me, by myself. I've been doing it by myself -- that was the whole thing with getting off Warner Brothers and not messing with Violator Management, going to get my own management. Nobody sent them to me, somebody to really get my team right...Or I could be like Beanie [Sigel], you know what I'm saying, just go hard on Luda cuz. [laughs] I don't know if I'm gonna win or not...[laughs]." (SOHH)

He previously explained parting ways with ex-label Warner Music.

"Before I even made the move I had just talked to [Warner Music Group CEO] Tom Whalley and told him I need to get off," Scrappy said in an interview. "Because basically, Warner Bros is a rock and roll label. So they didn't really understand what to do with me as of then. Even though I showed them two or three times, this is me Scrappy, this is how I move, young gangsta from Atlanta, I do what I do, try to stay outta trouble but you know how sh*t go. But he believed in me enough, he didn't want to hurt my career, so he let me go, after that I went through a couple of label situations, it wasn't looking too good.I always had this stop-and-go relationship with Chaka and Luda -- That was the best contract I ever signed. Just being a rapper or whatever, that's the best contract I ever signed." (Rolling Out TV)