Nas wants a judge to dismiss a $1 million lawsuit, which claims the Hip Hop legend never gave a Nigerian rapper a solicited verse or issued a refund after being paid $50,000 for it.
The lawsuit was filed by M.I, a rapper and the owner of a Nigerian label called Chocolate City, who broked a deal with Nas for a verse in 2013. According to The Jasmine Brand, the lawsuit claims the deal specified that Nas’ verse would include the following things: “M.I, Chocolate City, Nigeria, Queens, New York, Mandela, Trayvon Martin and the struggles of Africans and African Americans.”
In M.I and Chocolate City’s version of events, Nas sent a verse but it didn’t include any of the references. Allegedly, Nas and his team agreed to revise the verse but never lived up to their word. M.I and his label never received a refund, which forced them to take Nas to court.
Nas admitted to recording a $50,000 verse for Chocolate City but claims he can’t be sued because the label already accepted his verse. He argues that the damages being sought are due to the negligence of third parties. As a result, he has requested the lawsuit be dismissed.
so when nas raps about the white man stealing from black man is this what he means?
Hmmm.. Why wouldn’t he add “bullshit” lines to a verse.. umm probably cuz he knows it would be bullshit. You want a good verse from someone or you you want to push an agenda? Act like you know anything about this dude because of an article you read.. pathetic how much yal ride nuts.. FOH
What agenda is he pushing? He was paid to provide a service under SPECIFIC guidelines given by the Nigerian artist. Nas is clearly at fault for not following instructions. Don’t take the money and not follow through on the requirements. Contracts 101. This case def has merit.
The issue here, as it commonly is, is how people feel entitled to control how an artists creates his work. Cause you write a check, you gonna TELL NAS how to write a rap song? Cmon son. Don’t play yaself.
Cool…now LEGALLY: All that artistic integrity shit flies out the window once a binding agreement is made by both parties and it becomes a BUSINESS TRANSACTION such as this case. Nas was clearly aware of the provisions before he accepted payment. Unless there’s other pieces to this story we don’t know, I can’t see Nas sliding from this one.
Man learn something instead of saying dumb shit he agreed to the terms and took the man’s money if he didn’t agree don’t take the money you simply say nah can’t do that and keep it moving
Africa’s greatest rapper M.I Abaga is better than Nas.
Pwahahahaha, nice try stan. Ain’t no one fuc’n with god son!
Lol, are you Nigerian?
His own brother Jesse Jagz has been myrderung him lately. I listen to music from everywhere too. So not to be deceived by people like you
Nigerian scam – Queensbridge edition
Nas scammed the scammers. Oh the irony.
NaS the greatest!
Justin. Surely there are other titles for the article you could use as opposed to sounding condescending…Utterly disrespectful and using your racist thoughts behind another black guy and trying to get away with it. Perhaps, “Nas has no time for Nigerian rapper, MI’s Lawsuit.
Lmao everyone here is talking about a contract and don’t even know what’s actually in it. We haven’t even heard the song lol. For all we know, Nas hit on the subject matter, but not the way the guy wanted him to. Like Nas said at the end of the day they shouldn’t have accepted it in the first place. Ungratefulness is why you can’t put everybody on.
Now, the both rappers have a track out now – Bigger.