Atlanta producer/rapper Lil Jon has parted ways with longtime record label TVT Records.

TVT filed for bankruptcy last year and was recently acquired by The Orchard, a digital entertainment company.

According to The Associated Press, Lil Jon and The Orchard have come to an agreement which frees the rapper from his earlier obligations  to TVT.

As part of the deal, Lil Jon will get the rights to the master recordings of his upcoming album Crunk Rock.  In return, Jon will serve as  a consultant for Orchard's Brand Entertainment Group and his older  and newer material will be digitally issued by Orchard .

Lil Jon is now free to sign with another label as an artist.

“It's about time I get what's owed to me from the situation I was stuck in,” Lil Jon told The Associated Press.  “Its unfortunate things have turned out the way they did, but artists deserve to be compensated fairly by their labels for the work they do, and that wasn't happenin'.  In my case,  I'm happy to finally be a free man and make a new start!”