Officials say the hip-hop star was forced to sign papers releasing a rapper known as Pooh Shiesty from his record contract.
Rapper Gucci Mane kidnapped and robbed by fellow artist, prosecutors say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c937kezj03vo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c937kezj03vo
Officials say the hip-hop star was forced to sign papers releasing a rapper known as Pooh Shiesty from his record contract.
11 Comments
partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 150d
Why did they think they could do crime to procure a signature on a contract which will be binding in the eyes of the law? Did they think the contract was a spell, and the signature a magical incantation to break the spell?
Wow, not smart to do this at a recording studio which likely has cameras all over the place.
So self incrimination too, nice.
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 149d
Suge Knight forced vanilla ice to sign over his rights holding him out a window or something, then forced easy e to let others out of contract after forcing his way into his office with a group of dudes with baseball bats. Those held up.
But yes, this guy is dumb as shit, he was on tether for a conspiracy charge, on bail. I don't think he had the political connections to get away with it like suge did.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 148d
Yeah, what are they to be that stupid? Sovereign citizens?
catharso@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 150d
Gucci Mane, it's me, Klaus. You gotta sign the papers right now... You're getting clowned Gucci Mane!
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 150d
Might have gotten away with it too if it hadn’t been clear as day who would do such a thing.
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 150d
tbf i can think of a few other disgruntled artists from his previous label adventures but none that are as mad and/or still signed
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 150d
Why would a random rapper kidnap them to specifically get him to release poo sheisty?
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 150d
I meant it as in somebody else would want themselves released lol
ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 150d
Suge Knight he is not
real_squids@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 150d
lol maybe don't sign to gucci in the first place, as if there weren't enough examples already (and enough restarts of his label)
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 149d
I just read about this in the guardian, and was struck by the perp ringleader, he was on a tether for a conspiracy charge already when he allegedly did this. Fucking dumbshit. I think on bail from Florida if I recall.