Thursday, 20 June 2013
Vector Leaves YSG Entertainment & Arrested for "Breach of Contract"
One of Nigeria' s foremost rappers
Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, popularly
known as Vector Tha Viper is
currently at war with his label, YSG
Ent - recently discovered to be a
division Young Shall Grow Motors
company , led by Obiora Obianodo, the first son of Chief
Vincent Obianodo, the MD of Young
Shall Grow Motors Ltd.
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 and 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,
all he asked for according to his camp
was more work and results. Things
actually got worse after Vector took a
self -sponsored vacation to the US and
returned to his record boss' anger ,
claiming he went to the States to sign
a record deal. Continue . ..
Weeks after, Vector received and
invitation letter from the
Commissioner of Police of Lagos state
and was summoned to the Area - E
command ( Festac) . On getting there,
he was presented with a " breach of
contract" petition, claiming that he
has engaged external hands to work
for him. His parents got involved ( as
his dad is a retired police officer ) ,
and it was settled amicably.
Feeling unsafe and threatened , Vector
surrendered the car and apartment
provided for him by the label and
acquired a replacement for himself .
Thinking this was over , Vector went
about his daily life ( as lawyers were
already handling the case ) till the
10th of June . He was to be shooting
his scene of the Ghetto RMX video by
Shank , at his childhood
neighbourhood (Mcarthy Barracks ,
Obalende , Lagos) , when men of the
police force came to seize him and
his personal manager (Michael
Umoru) and took them all the way
back to Festac, this time it was a
proper arrest and they were detained
from 3 pm till 10 pm 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.
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