“Dapper Collect Dollar, Pay Naira!”- Tegaboi
Written by YangaEditor1 on May 18, 2026
Tegaboi DC : “Dapper Music Take My Shine, Now Dem Say I Owe $55K
Tegaboi DC don comot for silence and him mouth no dey carry last. The upcoming street artiste wey dey make waves underground enter Yanga FM Cruise Express yarn the kind kasala wey him encounter under Dapper Music record label and e be like say the gist no go end well for that label side.
“I No Sabi Wetin I Dey Do” — DC Confess Am Himself
Tega boi no come pretend. Him talk am plain plain say when him sign that Dapper Music deal, him been dey very green and hungry for am. No entertainment lawyer, no proper check of the contract nothing. Him just enter with two eyes wide open but zero wisdom.
“I was naive and desperate,” him yarn. And that desperation? E cost am heavy.
Dollar In, Naira Out omo The Exchange Rate na Yawa
Now here na where the gist pepper dem. According to DC, Dapper Music dey run one kind funny arrangement dem dey give artists naira but dem dey collect revenue for dollars. E no balance at all, at all. Him collect ₦3 million for wey be the highest money wey him don ever see with him two eyes. E feel good that time. But that joy no last.
Zero Video, Zero Promo But Dem Say Him Owe $55,000?
Despite say DC dey drop music under the label, Dapper never shoot even one video for him songs. No promotion, no push, no nothing. The label just dey chop air. And now the plot wey twist pass Nollywood be say Dapper Music don turn around say Tegaboi DC owe dem $55,000. The guy dey look like say e wan faint. We sef dey look like that. From where to where exactly?
Even Him Chains Na Him Buy Am Himself
Emcee RnB no gree let am breathe come ask whether even the jewelry wey DC dey rock na label money buy am. DC answer come back sharp sharp say every chain, every piece him use him own pocket buy am. Dapper never invest one kobo for him appearance.
Him also reveal say him don record banging songs with the Uzama Brothers tracks wey fit blow but Dapper Music slow movement dey hold everything down like roadblock. No clearance, no release, artiste dey stagnate.
The Real Gist for Every Upcoming Artiste
The part wey scatter the internet scatter am proper when DC yarn say the same label behavior na wetin push Shallipopi to crash out for Dapper Music last year. E no be coincidence e be pattern. Tegaboi DC story na serious lesson wrap inside pepper soup e hot and e go enter your body. Before you sign any deal, get a lawyer. Read every line. Know wetin you dey enter.
Because Dapper Music don get question to answer, and the streets don dey wait.
