JAY-Z's attempt to have a lawsuit over images from his debut album Reasonable Doubt from 1996 dismissed was unsuccessful. The mogul, who was born in Brooklyn, will now have to go to trial.

According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, Hov and renowned photographer Jonathan Mannion were unable to reach an agreement over images Mannion took for the album. Mannion has many photos of Hov on his website with a sale price attached, thus Hov is suing him for exploiting the photos without permission.

“Plaintiff Shawn Carter and Defendants Jonathan Mannion and Jonathan Mannion Photography LLC participated in a mediation before the Honorable Terry Friedman (Ret.) on January 5, 2022,” the court filing reads. “The parties were unable to reach an agreement to resolve this case.”

Mannion never had permission to market the photographs, according to JAY-Z, and when he asked Mannion to stop selling them, Mannion sought millions of dollars. The matter will go to trial in July 2022 due to the failure of both sides to reach an agreement.

“JAY-Z never gave Mannion permission to resell any of the images,” a representative for the mogul argued in court. “Nor did Jay-Z authorize Mannion to use his name, likeness, identity or persona for any purpose.”

Mannion has photographed A$AP Rocky, Aaliyah, Ja Rule, Nas, and others during his storied career, earning him a reputation as one of Hip Hop's best photographers.

Before the case, JAY-Z and Mannion had a friendly connection. Mannion was the photographer assigned to shoot the cover art for Reasonable Doubt, an image that has become a cult classic because to Hov's rise to become one of, if not the greatest rapper of all time.