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Bad Boy has worked with counsel for both Joc and Block
in an effort to mediate their dispute, but it appears that these parties are still unable to resolve their differences.”
Southern rapper, Yung Joc who became well known when he released “It’s Goin’ Down – feat. Nitti” off his debut album entitled “New Joc City,” recently broke his silence with Allhiphop.com pointing the finger at members of his Block Entertainment crew urging, “where is my money?” The Bad Boy South rapper has maintained a steady ‘party/R&B remix’ image staying clear of rap beef while handling several business ventures of his own.
After several collaborations that maintained his buzz in the industry, he was notably absent from his crew since the release of his second album “Hustlenomics.” Joc has revealed that there is a dispute between himself and protégé Russel “Block” Spencer telling Allhiphop.com that his relationship with Block has never been like it was in the beginning. Yung Joc clarified that his dispute is not with Sean “Diddy” Combs directly but that he had filed a lawsuit against Harve Pierre and Russell “Block” Spencer for preventing the release of his third album.
According to Allhiphop.com,
Bad Boy supports Young Joc’s statement to AllHipHop.com read:”
“Yung Joc’s dispute is with his production company Block Entertainment, not Bad Boy Records. Bad Boy has worked with counsel for both Joc and Block to mediate their dispute, but it appears that these parties are still unable to resolve their differences. Bad Boy values its lengthy association with both Block Entertainment and Joc, and remains hopeful that these parties will resolve their internal dispute and get back to the business of making great music.”
Yung Joc stated that he had never been signed to Block Entertainment but that he and Block had a finder’s situation. He said his deal came through Mastermind which is ran by Chino Dalla who is affiliated with Block Entertainment. He stated that when Block brought him to Bad Boy Records, Bad Boy offered Block a label deal as if he, Yung Joc, was signed to Block.
Moreover, Joc signed an inducement letter to Bad Boy Records and not to Block Entertainment. But Bad Boy Records gave Block control over Yung Joc’s album budgets. Block who worked directly with Chino Dolla of Mastermind allegedly breached their ‘eye to eye’ contract and got sued. Yung Joc was under the impression that after Block Breached his contract, his (Yung Joc’s) tie to them was broken.
Joc also stated that he has tried to resolve the situation with Puff, Chino and even Block but they all seemed to want him to sign with Block Entertainment
which is something he cannot do.”
However, Joc explained in his interview with Allhiphop.com that apart from a $25,000 advance which he received from Block Entertainment towards his Debut album, Block had failed to pay him his royalties. In fact, he explained that Block had not given him an advance towards his second album and that when Block tried to pay him another $25,000 two years later towards the progress of his third album, Joc refused.
Yung Joc stated in the interview that he was unable to persuade Bad Boy Records to instruct Block to pay him all his money. Yet Joc said he was expected to pay Bad Boy Records all of what they had shelled out in album budgets.
“I told them I needed to be accounted to because nobody had paid me my royalties. They tried to hit me back and say that I breached my contract because I wasn’t recording with Block. That’s when it all hit the fan. So then it started creating crazy problems and turned into a whole new situation. I’ve been recording everything I’ve been on myself. I haven’t had label support since December of ’07.
Neither Bad Boy nor Atlantic has spent any money on Joc since then. Matter of fact, you can check my [label-controlled] MySpace page: notice ain’t none of my new music is on there. If you go to my MySpace page, notice it ain’t nothing but Gorilla Zoe music on my page. That show you what type of f**ckery they on over there. Ain’t none of my new music, none of my features or nothing.
I was done being on how many records since December of ’07? A whole lot of em! I stepped my cameo game way up. The only one that might be on there is the Day 26 record, and that’s ‘cause that’s thru the label.” – Yung Joc told Allhiphop.com.
Joc also stated that he has tried to resolve the situation with Puff, Chino and even Block but they all seemed to want him to sign with Block Entertainment which is something he cannot do. For him not signing with Block’s label, Bad Boy has not supported him nor given him any money in two years.
“When they flew me from wherever I was to Miami to shoot that video, that was the first time the label had spent any money on me in two years. Bad Boy that is. Everything I’ve been doing, I been spending my own money. So I just recently set up my own office for my label, Swagg Team Entertainment. My own groups are being nominated now. This is the second group I’ve signed that’s been nominated for a BET Award.” Joc told Allhiphop.com
