{"id":354979,"date":"2026-06-29T23:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354979\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:02:09","slug":"jesus-ortiz-paz-and-jimmy-humilde-take-legal-dispute-to-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354979\/","title":{"rendered":"Jes\u00fas Ortiz Paz and Jimmy Humilde take legal dispute to Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What started off as a trailblazing music partnership between m\u00fasica mexicana band Fuerza Regida and L.A. label Rancho Humilde<\/a> has now fizzled into a sticky online drama.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Fuerza Regida frontman Jes\u00fas Ortiz Paz<\/a>, better known as JOP, took to his personal Instagram account to post a statement addressing the band\u2019s ongoing legal battle with the independent label led by music mogul Jimmy Humilde<\/a>, who signed the band in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo everyone who supports Fuerza Regida, you deserve to hear our music,\u201d Ortiz Paz wrote in a public statement. \u201cYou deserve to see us perform at the World Cup. You deserve to listen to us on the MLB [Major League Baseball] album.\u201d<\/p>\n

This statement, which has since disappeared from JOP\u2019s Instagram post<\/a>, alleged that music created by the m\u00fasica mexicana group \u201ckeeps disappearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the songs that have been taken down from streaming platforms by Rancho Humilde are \u201cTriston,\u201d \u201cTodos nos Shipean\u201d and \u201c67,\u201d according to the band\u2019s publicist.<\/p>\n

In September 2025, Rancho Humilde filed a lawsuit<\/a> against Fuerza Regida, alleging breaches of contract for unilaterally collaborating with artists outside the label \u2014 such as Chino Pacas and Drake \u2014 and signing exclusive live performance deals with Apple Music and Live Nation.<\/p>\n

Fuerza Regida countersued, alleging that Rancho Humilde withheld millions in royalties and attempted to \u201csabotage\u201d the band\u2019s success, including by neglecting to submit its music for consideration ahead of the 2024 Latin Grammys.<\/p>\n

The case is still making its way through the courts. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows [what\u2019s] going on[.] [You see] it [in the] media, [that\u2019s] why I\u2019m going to let justice do its job, everyone is going to know who you really are,\u201d the post by JOP continued in both English and Spanish. \u201c[He who has nothing to hide has nothing to fear], go let [Jimmy Humilde] & [Rancho Humilde] know how you feel, make your voice heard. Our story isn\u2019t over I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Humilde responded to the artist in the comment section shortly after the post was made public.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou asked me for a bigger [deal], I got it done. You asked me for your [masters], I fought to make it happen. You wanted to become one of the biggest artists in the [world], I have everything I had to help build that dream,\u201d wrote Humilde.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you needed help, I didn\u2019t just bring business. I brought my lawyers, my doctors, my relationships, my time, and my heart. I stood by you when it mattered the most,\u201d Humilde continued. \u201cYou walked away with the biggest check of your [life,] over $50 million. I never complained. I was happy to see you win because your success was our success.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat hurts is seeing everything we\u2019ve built together reduced to a public narrative that doesn\u2019t tell the whole story. If you believe people deserve the truth, then honor the agreement we made. Complete the contract the same way I honored every commitment I made to you. I never stopped looking out for you. I only ask that you do the same. [He who has nothing to hide has nothing to fear].\u201d<\/p>\n

In a separate comment \u2014 which Humilde uploaded to his own Instagram account<\/a> with Fuerza Regida\u2019s own song \u201cEl Dinero Los Cambio\u201d (which describes how money can change someone) \u2014 the label head pushed back on allegations of robbery: \u201cI robbed you? Robbed you of what, fool. You didn\u2019t even have a dollar for me to rob.\u201d<\/p>\n

The music mogul also accused JOP \u2014 who founded his own label Street Mob Records in 2018 \u2014 of sabotaging his own bandmates. \u201cLet\u2019s talk about [how] your own band members went from partners to being employees. They didn\u2019t have much of a choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd let\u2019s not forget I helped you land a $15 million deal for your label. After that, how you choose to take care of your artists is on you. [Let\u2019s] ask Chinito [Pacas], Calle [24] and Armenta!!\u201d added Humilde, including the names of artists signed to Street Mob Records.<\/p>\n

\"JOP <\/p>\n

JOP of Fuerza Regida performs at South By Southwest on March 13 in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

(Cat Cardenas \/ For De Los)<\/p>\n

In an email to De Los, Humilde\u2019s lawyer, Mike Trauben, pushed back on claims that Rancho Humilde is trying to stop Fuerza Regida from making music and obtaining other opportunities.<\/p>\n

They cite two recent deals that were approved by Rancho Humilde, including Fuerza Regida\u2019s appearance on \u201cGrand Theft Auto\u201d and in the online video game \u201cFortnite,\u201d which aligns with the contractual framework both parties had negotiated. <\/p>\n

With regards to the proposed MLB and FIFA collaborations, Humilde\u2019s council said that Fuerza Regida sought to prevent Rancho Humilde from exercising its claimed contractual rights, which was ultimately denied by a federal court. <\/p>\n

The reason certain songs were removed from streaming platforms is because Fuerza Regida chose to release music outside the agreed Rancho\/Sony distribution structure and without the approvals required under the parties\u2019 agreements, per Humilde\u2019s lawyers.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, this case is not about stopping an artist from succeeding,\u201d wrote Trauben to The Times. \u201cIt is about whether sophisticated parties are required to honor the agreements they voluntarily negotiated after success had already arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Trauben, Rancho Humilde and Fuerza Regida, both parties entered a completely new agreement in 2022 that fundamentally restructured their entire business relationship, fully terminating the initial 2018 contract in place. As a result, Fuerza Regida received a flat million-dollar bonus, Rancho Humilde converted its ownership of existing masters into a 50\/50 structure and the two entered into a new agreement, which Humilde\u2019s lawyers claim favors Fuerza Regida.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case is not about whether artists should have rights. They absolutely should. Nor is it about preventing Fuerza Regida from making music,\u201d wrote Trauben. \u201cRather, this case asks a much broader question that affects the entire music industry: Do contracts still matter after artist success arrives?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Times reached out to Fuerza Regida\u2019s attorney but did not hear back as of this publication. <\/p>\n