Nigerian rapper Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, popularly known
as Vector Tha Viper is currently at war with the record label he's signed to, YSG Ent.
The disagreement between Vector and his label started a few months back after the rapper complained about his progress-rate and
the label's nonchalant attitude towards his career. He simply
suggested more professional hands be employed to help his career, which
the label took as a threat, and when they refused to heed to his suggestions, Vector hired hands he
was paying personally.
He has been with the label for over four years and never asked to
leave. According to his camp, all he asked for was more work and
results.
Things actually got worse after Vector took a self-sponsored vacation
to the US and returned to meet a furious his record boss, claiming he
went to the States to sign a record deal.
Some weeks after that confrontation, Vector received an invitation
letter from the Commissioner of
Police of Lagos state and was summoned to the Area-E command (Festac).
At the Area-E command, he was presented with a "breach of contract"
petition,
claiming that he has engaged external hands to work for him. His father
who is a retired police officer hat to get involved and ensured the case
was settled amicably.
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| label boss, Obiora Obianodo |
Feeling unsafe and threatened, Vector surrendered the car and apartment
provided for him by the label and got himself new ones. I guess this didn't sit well with the label boss, Obiora Obianodo.
Vector who thought the heat was over, went about his daily activities unsuspecting of further harrassment.
On the 10th of June however, when he was mean to shoot his scene of the Ghetto RMX video by Shank, he was seized by men of the police force at his childhood
neighbourhood (Mcarthy Barracks, Obalende, Lagos), which was the location for the video shoot.
His personal manager
Michael Umoru was arrested alongside him and
they were taken back to Festac, where they were detained from
3pm through
10pm when his lawyers came through.
According to sources close to Vector, he has been receiving series of personal threats from the
label, and he hasn't felt so safe and really did not want to talk to
the press about it.
Just yesterday, his twitter account(@vectorYSG) with
over 100,000 followers suddenly disappeared, and has been
confirmed to be deactivated by his label.
Vectors manager says a new twitter handle @VECTORTHAVIPER has been
activated and is now his artistes official handle, alongside the launch
of his official Website
www.vectorthaviper.com. As at the time of compiling this report, efforts to reach his record label has been abortive.
Culled from LindaIkeji
