One of the many reasons that players love the Grand Theft Auto series is the carefully selected licensed soundtracks.

However, rapper and producer Daz Dillinger is accusing Rockstar of using two of his songs without permission in its most recent smash-hit Grand Theft Auto 5. In a cease-and-desist letter, Dillinger demanded that the game maker either compensate him for the use of his songs or recall the game, TMZ reported.

Whether it's Vice City's 80s synth nightmare or GTA IV's Eastern-European flair, each GTA soundtrack feels tailor-made for the different takes on open-world crime mayhem. Given GTA V's modern-day West Coast setting, Dillinger's tracks "C-Walk" and "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" fit right in, too. However, the former Dogg Pound member claims that Rockstar only offered what he considered a "lowball" $4,271 for both songs. When Dillinger refused, Rockstar apparently went ahead and snuck in the songs anyway.

In a statement to TMZ, Dillinger said the case is about "respecting an artist's work." Now he wants payment for his involuntary contributions or for Rockstar to recall and destroy all unsold copies of the game. Given that the game hit $1 billion in sales in just three days, that's a pretty tall order, but the rapper is asking Rockstar to make a decision in the next 14 days.

Rockstar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Dillinger produced "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" for Mack 10 and Tha Dogg Pound in 1997. The song was written for the hip-hop documentary Rhyme & Reason, which was released that same year. Dillinger then produced "C-Walk" for rapper Kurupt's debut album Kuruption! in 1998.

For more, check out PCMag's review of GTA V and the slideshow above.

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