Wiz Khalifa claimed he was the victim of an exploitative 360 deal when he sued his former manager, Benjy Grinberg, and his label, Rostrum Records a month ago. He claims that Grinberg took advantage of him by convincing him to commit to the all-encompassing deal in 2004, when he was 16.
Grinberg has responded to the case and says that actually, his company is the victim, Billboard reports. Court documents say Rostrum is seeking “millions of dollars in unpaid monies” from Khalifa and that it is owed 15 percent of all sales from the Pittsburgh rapper’s music, tour and merchandise income.
“To give everything you have to an artist and then be on the receiving end of a fabricated lawsuit is deeply disappointing,” the founder told the publication. “What was alleged is, in fact, the complete opposite of our actions and the antithesis of what Rostrum Records and I stand for. Rostrum looks forward to quickly addressing these baseless claims so we can continue to focus our energies on our artists’ success.”
The company, which was founded in 2003, emphasizes that it seeks to provide a family environment for its artists.
“Thirteen years ago, we started Rostrum Records as a label that would support and nurture the artists we believe in,” Grinberg says. “We are very grateful that Rostrum has been able to achieve that goal and provide a strong, family atmosphere where meaningful relationships with the artists is our top priority.”
Rostrum will take its case to court at a hearing August 1.
I’m having the time of my life pretending to be successful on a hip hop forum with pretend businesses and spewing bullshit, it sucks I didn’t get asked to prom last year though.
Mac Miller and Wiz built that label, I would be pissed if I had to split everything I do with somebody forever!! That aint right, contract or not!!! 360 deals are the devil!!!!!
You get what you deserve, you signed on the dotted line…..stop bitching, deal with it.
Fuck this j e w vulture probably hasnt given wiz 1 penny in how many years to expand his brand? Yet demand 15% even though he has his own management and handles his own career with out this four eyed bitch not to mention probably invests his own money on touring and merch and whats this j e w bitch doing for him now? Fuck vultures like this trying to screw over up.and coming artists its pieces of shit like this that are ruining music in every genre just so they can wet the beaks a little shit should be outlawed
Should throw your ass in the oven and see if you scream oven master bitch nigga joke lol
I agree. FUCK J E W S They are S C U M
I agree. FUCK J E W S They are S C U M
And fuck this fucking website funny how its HIPHOPDX which is a primarily black person demographic yet they sensor every fucking word for describing a j e w i s h person yet you can get away with more racial slurs towards black or hispanic which i guarentee you are more of a part of hiphop than some stupid fucking vultures who just want to dig there claws in artists and treat them like stocks rather than people then trade or discard or sue them at there own disgretion so in other words fuck you hiphopdx for spending more time making leeches feel better about themselfs rather than giving a shit about your target demogaphic oh whoops need to space out the word j e w i s h fucking neo n a z i ass website
Ahaha awwww whos an insignifigant piece of shit here? At least i can pose as myself not imagine im hiphop website or maybe your one of the joke of an excuse that calls yourself a journalist here wanna know what this site really needs for half the shit it says? A fuckin proof reader but thats not in the budget between all the lubriderm for jerkin eachother off all day and the whole entire $40K a year salary to pay back all your student loans while you go munch on some ramen just know im enjoyin my steak and lobster bitch wanna know why? Cause i grinded my way up the world and earned that shit didnt go holdin my hands out for some job and label started up businesses independantly and sure didnt leech off no one neither and to this day get the pleasure of earning over $250K a year owning 2 businesses and managing other businesses for friends who moved back home outa state so hows that ramen and tomato soup ya broke trash?
You are a complete fucking idiot, nobody believes or cares about any of your bullshit you post constantly you coward.
Calm all that bullsh_t down, you insignificant piece of sh_t. We’re a journalism site not a dear Abby letter where you can pour your heart out so save your pathetic little sob story. Don’t like it don’t freaking read it b_tch.
Calm all that bullsh_t down, you insignificant piece of sh_t. We’re a journalism site not a dear Abby letter where you can pour your heart out so save your pathetic little sob story. Don’t like it don’t freaking read it b_tch.
Still can’t believe this. Who knows if more money is the real reason behind Wiz’s claims or if there’s something deeper going on. It’s really sad to see a manager-artist relationship go up in flames in such a public way. We use to really look up to Wiz’s relationship with his manager and team over at Rostrum and even made it our model for our label NINETYONEMGMT. Family environment is exactly what we are going for. Hopefully, this brotherhood extends into the courtroom and their dispute can be settled in peace.