Nigerian singer Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has publicly accused music executive Dapper Music of withholding income from 46 of his songs including his hit track E Don Cast and allegedly selling off his music catalog without proper accountability. In a series of posts on X, the artist expressed outrage over the financial dispute and threatened to report the executive to law enforcement authorities.
Artist alleges catalog sale and threatens legal report
Shallipopi claimed that Dapper licensed or sold the music catalogs of several artists to Virgin Music, collecting funds from the deal without distributing the appropriate earnings. Addressing the situation on social media, Shallipopi warned that he is prepared to visit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to file an official statement regarding the unpaid royalties.
“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 on X.
Addressing the alleged catalog sale, the singer added: “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.”
