DJ Neptune, the Nigerian music jockey born Imohiosen Patrick, has responded to a bogus accusation made by singer Laycon.
Last month, the rapper and former BBNaija champion accused the DJ jockey of unpaid royalties from their collaboration.
Laycon stated that the entertainer had yet to pay him his “agreement and split” for ‘Nobody (Icons remix)’. The reality star also frowned at Neptune’s apparent “four-year silence.”
However, on a recent episode of the ‘Zero Conditions’ podcast, Neptune, although expressing disappointment with Laycon for calling him out on social media, emphasized that he did not swindle the singer.
The problem, according to the entertainer, is with the documentation. He stated that the song’s distribution agreement included advanced marketing charges that needed to be recouped.
Neptune also claimed that Laycon’s team was offered a portion of the revenues, but they declined.
“Laycon is my brother regardless. Let me just establish here that nobody ate anybody’s money. I want to believe that you know the music business,” he said.
“When you have a deal with a distro company or a label and you’re being given advanced marketing money to push the music, the video, or whatnot. They have to recoup. It’s a return on investment.
“So that’s where we are with ‘Nobody Icons’ Remix’. What Laycon is fighting for is the documentation. In all fairness to him, he reached out to me. So it wasn’t like anyone was cheating anyone. When Laycon reached out to me, I referred to my legal team. I even asked him for his lawyer’s contact which he sent to me and I forwarded it to them.
“I’m not a legal personnel. I’m a creative. I have to perform and take care of my family. So I have put this in the hands of people who will handle it. And then there was a conversation that was ongoing — between our lawyers]. So I guess, maybe my fault was not going back to find out what was going on. But a certain percentage was proposed to Laycon’s team and they kicked back at it. And the conversation was just there.”
‘The Nobody Icon remix, featuring Joeboy, was released in October 2020, and the music video followed the following month.
The song was dedicated to BBNaija winner Icons’ fans.
The original version of the song was a collaboration between Neptune, Mr Eazi, and Joeboy, featuring Focalistic. It was launched in August 2020.
