Doechii was by no means booked for the AFRAM Competition regardless of a $187,500 deposit, in accordance with a brand new lawsuit towards a New Jersey reserving agent.
A $187,500 live performance deposit to e-book rapper Doechii is on the middle of a lawsuit filed by an Atlanta-based occasion agency that claims it was duped by a pretend reserving scheme.
Blackout Administration LLC says it wired the cash to New Jersey reserving agent Christopher Younger in December 2024, trusting his promise to safe Doechii and SiR for Baltimore’s AFRAM Competition.
Younger allegedly claimed he had direct entry to the artists by their label, Prime Dawg Leisure.
However in accordance with a federal grievance filed in Atlanta, the deal unraveled by March 2025 when Younger all of a sudden advised Blackout the performers had been now not obtainable resulting from tour commitments.
After months of delays and excuses, Blackout contacted TDE immediately and realized Younger had by no means booked Doechii and had solely held transient conversations about SiR.
The corporate says it by no means obtained artist contracts, promotional supplies or any signed paperwork. The deposit, it claims, was by no means handed on to TDE.
As a substitute, Younger and his firm, Sacrifice Administration LLC, stored the funds.
Blackout demanded a refund. Younger allegedly agreed—twice. He signed settlement agreements in Could and July 2025 however didn’t pay both time, in accordance with the lawsuit.
Now, Blackout is suing for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, conversion, unjust enrichment and different claims. The corporate is asking for a minimum of $187,500 in damages, plus curiosity, authorized charges and punitive damages.
The AFRAM Competition, held yearly in Baltimore, is without doubt one of the largest cultural occasions on the East Coast and attracts over 150,000 attendees per day. It serves as town’s official Juneteenth celebration.
Sadly, this isn’t the one current case of a live performance deal gone mistaken involving a serious Hip-Hop artist,
Esmail Leisure filed a $2.5 million lawsuit towards Shaw Administration Enterprises over a canceled GloRilla present scheduled for September 6, 2025, in Cleveland.
That swimsuit alleges Shaw solid contracts for GloRilla, Moneybagg Yo and Skilla Child and picked up over $280,000 in deposits. GloRilla’s staff confirmed she by no means agreed to carry out and solely $20,000 has been returned thus far.
Esmail’s lawsuit contains six claims, together with fraud and civil theft. It additionally accuses Shaw of interfering with enterprise operations after abruptly halting occasion promotion simply two days after ticket gross sales started.
