Madlib files a lawsuit against Eothen “Egon” Alapatt

Madlib is suing his former manager Eothen “Egon” Alapatt for mismanagement of his record store and their joint venture.

The lawsuit, filed on October 31, 2024 on the fourth anniversary of MF DOOM’s death, accuses Egon of engaging in “self-dealing, concealing information from Madlib and repeatedly violating his duties to Madlib,” as well as “persistent and widespread mismanagement ‘. and “abuse of his role” within the two entities and the “professional and business affairs” of the producer. Egon allegedly “improperly used” his record label Now-Again as an intermediary between Madicine Show and the main music distributor Ingrooves, among other things, allowing him to collect a fee for all revenue generated from the company’s recorded music, which was usually consists of work produced or produced. recorded by Madlib. He also allegedly failed and refused to allow an audit of the affairs between his entities and those of Madlib; assigned a lawyer (who was supposedly instructed not to work with Madlib’s newest legal team) and an accountant to represent him, Madlib and all of the companies mentioned without any informed consent from the producer; and failed and refused to provide the complete books of Madicine Show and Rapp Cats.

In addition, a forensic accounting of the two entities commissioned by Madlib is said to have revealed “several accounting irregularities” and “the lack of any backup documentation for… payments to Egon” and Rapp Cats director Jeffrey Carlson, aka Jeff Jank, during the period from 2018 to mid-2018. 2022. Madlib also accuses Egon of using Madicine Show as a “furnishing entity” for the producer’s production work outside the company, giving him the opportunity to receive half of Madlib’s royalties and receivables . Finally, Egon has reportedly banned Madlib from a number of “major corporate music platforms” such as Ingrooves, Apple Music, Bandcamp and YouTube, as well as from his own Facebook account and his Quasimoto character’s Instagram account.

Madlib is now asking for a liquidation and dissolution under judicial supervision of Madicine Show and Rappcats, payment of damages and a declaration from the court confirming that none of the defendants own or have any right or interest in what is in the lawsuit was mentioned.

Madlib would keep Alapatt as his manager even after the two left Stones Throw Records in 2010, tasking him with managing the “financial, legal and business aspects” of Madicine Show and Rapp Cats; Madicine Show is a business entity created by Egon on behalf of the producer for his “professional career and the production, recording and distribution of his recorded music”, while Rapp Cats was intended to sell the producer’s merchandise and vinyl LP collections for record store events. .

Egon is also currently involved in a lawsuit against MF DOOM’s widow Jasmine Dumilewho has accused the late artist’s former business partner of stealing more than two dozen of his notebooks containing the lyrics of Operation Doomsday (1999), Madvillainy (2004) and MM…FOOD (2004), as well as “other creative ideas. The director has admitted to having the notebooks in his possession but refused to return them, insisting that they be “donated to a university or government archive” or to a “museum or other institution of (Alapatt’s) choosing.” ‘.