Nigerian recording artiste Crown Uzama, who is better known as Shallipopi, has accused music executive Dapper Music Damilola Alinwunmi of withholding royalties from 46 of his songs and alleged that his music catalogue was sold.
Shallipopi made the allegations on X while speaking about his ongoing dispute with Dapper over royalties and music catalogue arrangements.
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The singer alleged that Dapper was withholding income from 46 songs, including his “E Don Cast” hit, and questioned how the money was being handled.
“Dapper nor forget na my laho money Dey with me o, u Dey hold me 46 songs royalty income including my ‘E don cast’ money,” Shallipopi wrote.
He further alleged that Dapper took the catalogues of several artistes to Virgin Music and collected money from the deal without properly accounting for it.
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Shallipopi also alleged that his catalogue had been sold and said he was prepared to report the matter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
“Dapper you dey hold me money o, and u sell my catalog now u dey act confuse, I go EFCC office i go write statement against u,” he said.
The singer also alleged that Dapper had lied to the EFCC, claiming he was not the only artiste affected by the alleged dealings.
Shallipopi also accused Dapper of manipulating artistes, while making further allegations about his dealings with people in the industry.