I have nothing to hide - Dapper to Seyi Vibez, Shallipop

Music executive and founder of Dapper Group, Damilola Akinwunmi, popularly known as Dapper, has broken his silence on the allegations made against him by former signees, Seyi Vibez and Shallipopi, over the management of their music catalogues.

Dapper, in a series of posts on his X handle on Monday, challenged the two artistes to submit their contracts and financial records to leading audit and accounting firms for forensic examination, insisting that the outcome would determine who owed whom.

He wrote, “I have nothing to hide. The records exist. The authorities have them. Let the process establish the truth. Don’t come online and spill rubbish narratives & lies, only to mislead the public!.

“We already did an audit from a reputable company! Surprise, surprise- who owes who? If e sure for any of you, make we go KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, Templers, Aluko & Oyebode, Olaniwun Ajayi LP, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie.

“Any top law firm and auditing/accounting firm. Let them run a forensic analysis and interpret both the accounts and the contract for us, and tell you I cheated you?!”

Dapper further claimed that both artistes received what he described as “healthy advances” under their respective agreements, while he alleged that they were offered improved percentages.

He said, “Everybody got healthy advances!!!! Even giving you more %… What more can I do?”

He also accused the artistes of refusing to embrace an audit of their accounts while allegedly spending heavily on luxury items.

“Everyone rich enough to buy chains but never wanna pay for audits!!! No jagbajantis auditing firm, no kiri-kiri moves.”

Their dispute comes months after both artistes left Dapper Music following disagreements over their business relationships with the label.

Seyi Vibez first signalled his exit in September 2024 when he unfollowed Dapper Music on Instagram, changed his bio to “Independent artist” and deleted his previous posts.

PUNCH Online reported at the time that the development marked a new chapter for the singer. (https://punchng.com/seyi-vibez-charts-new-chapter-as-independent-artiste/)

Seyi Vibez joined Dapper Music in 2021 and rose to mainstream prominence under the company, particularly following the success of his 2022 project, Billion Dollar Baby, and his hit song, Chance (Na Ham). He released several projects while with the label, including Thy Kingdom Come, NAHAMciaga and Loseyi Professor.