Report label Dapper Music & Leisure has acknowledged that the corporate is ready to hunt redress in courtroom following alleged threats to destroy its enterprise, in mild of monetary exploitation allegations made towards it by some artists, notably Crown Uzama (Shallipopi) and Moshood Abdulmuiz (Muyeez).
This was disclosed within the firm’s rebuttal on Thursday, titled “Addressing Latest Allegations with Transparency and Integrity.”
The fitting of reply adopted allegations of monetary exploitation and unsavory working situations made by the 2 artists concerned within the dispute.
What Shallipopi and Muyeez Stated
By way of his X web page on Thursday, Shallipopi introduced he was formally ending his agreements with Dapper Music and Dvpper Digital, describing it because the hardest resolution of his profession.
- He acknowledged that the choice was allegedly about each artist and creator who pours their soul into their work, solely to face betrayal and exploitation from individuals who needs to be searching for them.
- He claimed that as an alternative of prioritizing his development, Dapper Music and Dvpper Digital,
- prioritized their very own earnings, allegedly placing his profession and desires in danger.
“Dvpper Digital Restricted, as a distributor, will give advances to Dapper Music and Leisure Restricted below my identify and catalog, whereas Dapper Music and Leisure Restricted continues to squander the identical, all with out my data and approval.”
“This debt has now accrued to an enormous sum of cash that we have now but to determine,” he acknowledged.
“I’ve labored onerous, and like anybody, I should know the place my cash goes. Regardless of repeated requests, I used to be denied entry to clear monetary data of my cash. Think about not figuring out how a lot you’ve earned or the place it’s gone. That is devastating and unacceptable,” he continued.
- He accused the businesses of making an attempt to lock him right into a contract the place they’d take 30% of his earnings “ceaselessly,” even after they parted methods.
- He urged most of the people to not have interaction with Dapper Music and Leisure Restricted or Dvpper Digital Restricted about something associated to him, as they not symbolize him beginning at present.
- For Muyeez, he claimed that on the time of signing his contract with the corporate, he was a minor with no capability to grasp the alleged exploitative phrases of the settlement.
“This contract shouldn’t be solely flawed but in addition unfair below the regulation. I used to be pressured to overwork myself, with no regard for my well being or well-being.
“The workload was unrealistic, and the rewards have been nonexistent. To this present day, I’ve obtained no accounting for the royalties or income my music generated,” he acknowledged, including that the dearth of transparency is each hurtful and unjust.
Dapper’s Response
Dapper Music & Leisure denied the allegations, stating that it prioritizes transparency and equity in all its operations with artists.
- The corporate mentioned all events, together with the artists accusing it, allegedly willingly agreed to a 30% administration fee, and the choice was allegedly made voluntarily, reflecting the substantial funding required to launch and maintain their careers.
- The corporate denied having any agreements with Mr. Crown Uzama that tie the artist’s future earnings to its enterprise indefinitely.
“Our contracts solely relate to recordings and alternatives labored on and offered by our group throughout the contract time period, which is widespread follow within the recording business,” it added.
“After the success of Mr. Crown Uzama’s first album, he had the chance to overview and renegotiate the phrases with full authorized illustration. On October 28, 2024, we diversified the phrases to make sure he had the liberty to discover new alternatives. Assured in our partnership, he and his consultant willingly signed a second settlement. This was a collaborative resolution, not coercion,” it alleged.
- The corporate expressed shock at Mr. Crown Uzama’s claims, including that it’s presently cooperating totally with the auditors he has engaged.
- The corporate additionally denied partaking Muyeez as a minor whereas vowing to institute authorized motion towards critics.
“We now have obtained a number of emails from authorized representatives threatening to destroy our enterprise by using the courtroom of public opinion. We’re assured that we have now performed enterprise with the very best integrity and are ready to hunt redress in a courtroom of competent jurisdiction.
“It’s utterly false that Moshood Abdulmuiz, a.okay.a. Muyeez, signed a contract with us as a minor. Quite the opposite, his guardian and father, Moshood Basheer, particularly signed the mentioned contracts on his behalf with witnesses on the signing ceremony,” it added.
The corporate maintained that the newest allegations are extraordinarily disappointing, particularly after Dapper Music & Leisure and Dvpper Digital have labored to construct a number of artists’ careers which have dominated the Nigerian and world charts.
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