What Would You Do? (famous rapper that steals your cash related)
jammy
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Seeking advice for a friend here...
Ok, I am not gonna try and put anybody on blast here, but a fairly well known 'golden era' rapper was given a decent sum of money via western union about 5 months ago to record a couple of verses for a track.
Raps have not been recorded and no contact.
Dude has emailed said rapper several times over the last 4 months with no reply, no reply on myspace, and no reply on facebook.
Although i would never pay someone in full upfront, this still makes me sick.
To make it even harder it's an international conundrum.
How would you guys handle this?
Ok, I am not gonna try and put anybody on blast here, but a fairly well known 'golden era' rapper was given a decent sum of money via western union about 5 months ago to record a couple of verses for a track.
Raps have not been recorded and no contact.
Dude has emailed said rapper several times over the last 4 months with no reply, no reply on myspace, and no reply on facebook.
Although i would never pay someone in full upfront, this still makes me sick.
To make it even harder it's an international conundrum.
How would you guys handle this?
Comments
Who the hell would pay Chino XL to rap let alone want him on their tracks?
Well apparently some Australian rapper paid him for a feature, and Chino proceeded to diss him (subliminally) on the track he was featured on. This then spawned some talk about Chino's devious ways.
Why is this dude Chino still rapping? He had one song "Creep" that was sort of a hit in 1996. I haven't heard anything else from the guy.
I can't front-- I liked his first album, and that joint he did with Saafir was good. No idea what's been going on in the ten years since, though.
you'll get help easier that way
K in Canada Konandrum
I was going to say beat his ass, until euro-ness was revealed...so yeah, just let it geaux, you've been had by the best.
im trying other avenues, but we'll see what happens... im not worried about the money... i just really want him on my album..
I don't listen to him but i saw him on some soft core porn show on cinemax called the zane chronicles or something like that. So i'm not sure how his career is going.
i had a friend doing some ghostwriting for him -- so maybe not too good?
damn, that's cold - Jammy didn't put 'friend' in little air quotes.
absolutely sounds like a case for the neighborhood street justice courts...
Last I heard he was on a track which someone I know did the beat for.
Good luck tho.
Lesson, never pay upfront without a contact.
Why not get someone off the street to do the verse and just put percee's name on the cover. And then mail a copy of the album to him with a condom in it...
I read once that's the way soulstrut handles it's biz
yeah ive been a little naive with it all so far... everyone else ive worked with previously have been so cool..
but i got a contact for his manager/guy that handles him coming my way... so thats good news..
This one?
Nah, Big Haz or some shit.
Does that still exist? I thought it was closed down.
shoot up his crib
put a broomstick up his ass
tie up relatives
flaming bag of dog doo on the porch
As far as golden era celeb status he makes Chino XL look like Run DMC.
You probably just subsidized that guy's income for a year. Maybe two.
And if you knew your Judge Judy you'd know you're shit outta luck with no contract buddy.
hahaha
A service contract doesn't fall under the statute of frauds requirement of the UCC and does not have to be in writing. Only sales for goods over a certain amount or employment contracts lasting more than a year.