‘Shallipopi, Muyeez’s claims are false, calculated, sponsored attacks’- Dapper Music

On Wednesday night, common musician Crown Uzama, or Shallipopi, formally introduced his departure from Dapper Music and Dvpper Digital, accusing the administration of mishandling and exploiting his funds and locking him right into a “perpetually deal.”

Shallipopi, who was signed to Dapper Group in 2023, a file label owned by Hilda Baci’s boyfriend, Damilola Akinwunmi, aka Dapper, accused Dapper Music of coercing him right into a cope with Dvpper Digital Restricted, one other firm owned by the identical people, prioritising their revenue over his development and profession stability.

He alleged that funds earned underneath his identify and catalogue have been mishandled, leading to important debt.

Equally, on Wednesday, Muyeez, one other label signee, terminated his contract with Dapper Music over claims of breach of belief, lack of transparency, exploitation, and inhumane remedy.

Responding to the accusations, the label debunked the allegations by its erstwhile signees and defended its enterprise practices.

‘‘All lies’’

However, refuting the allegations on Thursday on their social media deal with, Dapper Music mentioned, “We should not have any agreements with Mr Crown Uzama that ties the artist’s future earnings to our enterprise indefinitely.

Our contracts solely relate to recordings and alternatives labored on and supplied by our crew inside the contract time period, which is widespread observe within the recording business.

”Now we have supplied all events with full accounting by way of our accounting system. We’re stunned by Mr. Crown Uzama’s false claims, particularly as we cooperate absolutely with the auditors he has engaged.”

Addressing Muyeez’s allegations, Dapper Music mentioned, “It’s fully false that Moshood Abdulmuiz, aka Muyeez, signed a contract with us as a minor. Quite the opposite, his Guardian and Father, specifically Moshood Basheer, particularly signed the contracts with witnesses on the signing ceremony on his behalf. These accusations are premeditated, false, calculated, and sponsored assaults towards us by proxies resulting from our development and success as an organization. We are going to search redress in a court docket of competent jurisdiction.”

Along with addressing the particular allegations, the label highlighted its funding in artiste growth and the monetary challenges inside Nigeria’s music business, providing decrease royalty payouts than their contemporaries.

Dapper Music defended its place on the 30 per cent administration fee, emphasising that the artistes agreed on the speed.

“The fee displays the substantial sources devoted to launching and sustaining careers. Shallipopi, for instance, had the chance to assessment and renegotiate the phrases with full authorized illustration after the success of his first album.”