Lil Uzi Vert Sued For Breach Of Contract & Ruining Firm’s Rep

A manufacturing firm sued Lil Uzi Vert, the Georgia-based Uzivert LLC and the rapper’s supervisor Amina Diop for breach of contract and unjust enrichment on Wednesday (June 12). M99 Studios accused Uzi of failing to pay the corporate for providers rendered for competition performances and a European tour in 2023.

M99 mentioned Uzi “maintained a long-standing relationship” with the corporate. In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by AllHipHop, Uzi “relied closely on M99 for all of his artistic concepts, manufacturing, and staffing for all excursions, exhibits and performances.”

The lawsuit described M99 as a “fixer” for Uzi. The corporate famous the way it needed to cowl numerous concert-related bills for Uzi as a result of the Atlantic Data artist’s bank cards have been usually declined.

“Uzivert and Artist commonly failed to take care of functioning bank cards or ample funds in Artist’s journey account to e book vital journey for crew, forcing M99 to entrance all journey prices for Artist’s excursions and performances,” M99 claimed. “Whereas Artist’s account would work from time-to-time, his bank card would regularly be declined whereas on tour, making it inconceivable for M99 to make sure the security and well-being of the crew with out protecting the bills itself. Always related, Diop was conscious of those points and relied on M99 to offer Uzivert and Artist with interest-free loans, commonly making the most of M99’s goodwill and monetary help to run Artist’s touring enterprise.”

Issues arose when Uzi stopped paying M99’s invoices in 2023. The corporate’s status allegedly suffered as a result of lack of fee.

“Uzivert and Artist additionally commonly fell behind on M99’s invoices leaving M99 within the unlucky place of being compelled to cowl Artist’s bills for future exhibits and performances with out being paid for past-due invoices,” the lawsuit learn. “This created a cycle of money circulation points for M99 and, when M99 would request fee for its providers, it was met with excuses or guarantees that it will be paid at future dates that have been regularly breached and pushed again. Uzivert and Artist’s conduct and approach of conducting enterprise has strained relationships with a few of M99’s largest companions within the trade and has induced important reputational injury with firms and distributors M99 has labored with for the previous a number of years.”

M99 sought at least $533,499.81 in damages. The corporate additionally requested all relevant late charges, statutory curiosity, and attorneys’ charges and prices. The Atlanta Journal-Structure was the primary to report on the lawsuit.