Former NFL huge receiver Antonio Brown’s soccer profession could also be over however his rap profession seems to be beginning to make dividends.
On Sunday (Oct. 9), a number of hours earlier than his former colleagues would hit the gridiron, AB was on social media boasting about his financial come-up within the rap recreation. The controversial wideout-turned-rapper shared a photograph of a verify made out to his label CAB Information LLC from Safe the Bag Document Label, which exhibits a cost of $150,000. The verify exhibits the quantity is a bi-weekly cost from July 15, 2022, which is roughly 90 days following the discharge of his sophomore venture Paradigm in April.
“I receives a commission to rap #putthatshiton,” he captioned the submit, plugging his newest single “Put That Shit On.”
Whereas enterprise seems to be booming for the previous pass-catcher, he’s embroiled in a lawsuit surrounding his music profession. In response to court docket paperwork obtained by XXL on Oct. 10, Safe the Bag Leisure is suing AB for breach of contract and defamation, claiming he tried to cost the label $178,000 for “fraudulent” enterprise bills shortly after he obtained the $150,000 advance from the corporate.
The swimsuit additionally claims Brown requested $250,000 from STB proprietor Ryan Kane for a Lil Wayne function that solely Brown may hand-deliver to Tunechi. After giving Brown the verify, Kane says he thought higher of his resolution and put a cease to the cost. After not with the ability to money the cost, Brown allegedly “made defamatory statements on social media about STB writing dangerous checks and never paying their payments,” in keeping with the swimsuit. Different complaints within the swimsuit embrace AB making racist and lewd statements.
AB addressed the swimsuit on social media on Monday. Sharing a photograph of the verify meant for Lil Wayne on Twitter, he captioned the submit, “I receives a commission to Rap Paid To Snap Ryan Kane STB isn’t safe it is a cease cost for my new monitor feat lil wayne report reality it is unethical per supply Cab Information Inc C A B hol on wait.”
XXL spoke with Antonio Brown about his fledgling rap profession again in Might.
“I am grateful to be accepted within the lane, with my brothers in rap, and everybody on my album,” AB shared. “I would like individuals not solely to attach with me as a athlete, and realizing my face and realizing what I do, I would like individuals to have the ability to join with the music, genuinely, authentically.”
Antonio Brown carried out on the 2022 Rolling Loud Miami competition in June.
