Doechii was by no means booked for the AFRAM Pageant regardless of a $187,500 deposit, in response to a brand new lawsuit in opposition to a New Jersey reserving agent.
A $187,500 live performance deposit to e-book rapper Doechii is on the heart of a lawsuit filed by an Atlanta-based occasion agency that claims it was duped by a faux 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 Pageant.
Younger allegedly claimed he had direct entry to the artists via their label, Prime Dawg Leisure.
However in response to a federal grievance filed in Atlanta, the deal unraveled by March 2025 when Younger all of a sudden informed Blackout the performers had been not out there on account of tour commitments.
After months of delays and excuses, Blackout contacted TDE instantly and discovered Younger had by no means booked Doechii and had solely held transient conversations about SiR.
The corporate says it by no means acquired artist contracts, promotional supplies or any signed paperwork. The deposit, it claims, was by no means handed on to TDE.
As an alternative, Younger and his firm, Sacrifice Administration LLC, stored the funds.
Blackout demanded a refund. Younger allegedly agreed—twice. He signed settlement agreements in Might and July 2025 however didn’t pay both time, in response to the lawsuit.
Now, Blackout is suing for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, conversion, unjust enrichment and different claims. The corporate is asking for no less than $187,500 in damages, plus curiosity, authorized charges and punitive damages.
The AFRAM Pageant, 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 flawed involving a significant Hip-Hop artist,
Esmail Leisure filed a $2.5 million lawsuit in opposition to Shaw Administration Enterprises over a canceled GloRilla present scheduled for September 6, 2025, in Cleveland.
That go well with alleges Shaw cast contracts for GloRilla, Moneybagg Yo and Skilla Child and picked up over $280,000 in deposits. GloRilla’s crew confirmed she by no means agreed to carry out and solely $20,000 has been returned to date.
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.
