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 stated Uzi “maintained a long-standing relationship” with the corporate. In accordance with courtroom 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 varied concert-related bills for Uzi as a result of the Atlantic Information artist’s bank cards had been typically declined.

“Uzivert and Artist often failed to take care of functioning bank cards or ample funds in Artist’s journey account to e book needed 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 not possible for M99 to make sure the security and well-being of the crew with out masking the bills itself. Always related, Diop was conscious of those points and relied on M99 to supply Uzivert and Artist with interest-free loans, often benefiting from M99’s goodwill and monetary assist to run Artist’s touring enterprise.”

Issues arose when Uzi stopped paying M99’s invoices in 2023. The corporate’s fame allegedly suffered because of the lack of fee.

“Uzivert and Artist additionally often 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 movement 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 had been regularly breached and pushed again. Uzivert and Artist’s habits and means of conducting enterprise has strained relationships with a few of M99’s greatest companions within the trade and has precipitated vital reputational injury with corporations and distributors M99 has labored with for the previous a number of years.”

M99 sought a minimum of $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.