Nigerian singer Shallipopi has levelled fresh allegations against music executive Dapper, accusing him of allegedly forging his signature to enter into music agreements without his knowledge or approval.
The singer made the claim a day after accusing Dapper of withholding royalties from 46 songs and selling his music catalogue.
According to Shallipopi, he signed with Dapper Management in 2023 strictly for management services. He alleged that Dapper later used a forged signature to place him on a 10-year distribution agreement, despite already having a deal with DistroKid.
Shallipopi further claimed that his signature was allegedly forged again to facilitate an agreement with international record company Virgin Music Group. He alleged that Dapper received money from Virgin Music Group but kept the funds while telling him to continue producing music because his earnings would come in the future.
The singer said he had personally visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide a statement concerning the allegations. He called on the EFCC, government authorities, the media and people across Africa to treat the matter seriously.
Shallipopi also said he had no interest in spending his time publicly fighting Dapper but felt compelled to speak out over what he described as serious allegations.
“In 2023 I signed to dapper management only, he forge my signature and put it on a 10 years distribution contract even when I already use distrokid, he also went ahead to forge my signature and sign with an international label called Virgin music Group.”
“I might be from the trenches but I’m not the dumb type, dapper went ahead to collect money from virgin music group and he put all those money in his pocket and told me to work more, more and more that my money is in the future!”
“I have better things to do with my time than to come on here to drag this man, your case with the EFCC is a fraud case, and it’s me shallipopi that use my two legs to walk in that office and lay down all this statement, I want the EFCC and the entire government, the entire media and everyone in Africa as a whole take this matter very serious.”
