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, (Pictured right) 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.
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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
3pm till 10pm 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.