

Damilola "Dapper" Akinwunmi, the Chief Executive Officer of Dapper Group, has broken his silence regarding mounting public accusations from high-profile Afrobeats artists including Seyi Vibez, Shallipopi, and T.I Blaze. In a detailed official statement, the music executive firmly denied claims of contract exploitation, document forgery, and catalog tampering, asserting that all label-artist agreements were legally negotiated with full transparency and professional representation.
Akinwunmi rejected the viral narrative that the artists were misled or rushed into agreements, emphasizing that all contracts were sent in advance and negotiated by the artists' respective legal teams prior to signing. Addressing the mechanics of music distribution and label financing, he explained that the high revenue figures cited on social media represent gross streaming figures rather than net earnings, noting that label advances, music video production, marketing campaigns, and international tours must be recouped before artist payouts occur.
The executive disclosed extensive financial commitments undertaken by Dapper Group to support its roster, including funding legal representation when Shallipopi was arrested early in his career, alongside paying for the release of his non-contracted associate. Akinwunmi also detailed substantial capital investments, highlighting that single trip expenses for recording sessions and international video shoots in the United States routinely exceeded $200,000, leaving unrecouped balances that are owed back to the label under the contractual terms.
Dismissing claims that Dapper Group forged signatures or secretly sold catalog masters to third parties, Akinwunmi issued a direct invitation to all complaining parties to submit their books to an independent forensic audit conducted by a recognized accounting or legal institution. He confirmed that official dispute resolution processes are already underway with set dates, while revealing that he has documented and reported personal threats made against him and his team to law enforcement authorities as he urges the public to wait for verified facts rather than social media commentary.

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