Hype Records to sue Ruff N Smooth over US$15,000 debt

Ruff N Smooth

Entertainment outfit, Hype Records, has indicated that they will be suing music duo, Ruff N Smooth, to enable them retrieve an amount of about US$15,000 the duo allegedly owes them.

Hype Records in April 2011 signed the duo, made up of Clement Baah Foh (Ahkan) and Ricky Osei Agyeman (Bullet) onto their label at a ceremony at the Citizen Kofi Entertainment Centre.

That 'marriage' which was aimed at putting Ruff N Smooth on the international stage was short lived as the two, due to differences, decided to part ways in July the same year.

The CEO of Hype Records, Mr Opoku Asafo Adjei Agyeman disclosed in an interview with Myjoyonline.com that his outfit was stunned when the duo told them that the signatures they signed during the April 2011 ceremony were fake and therefore they do not have any deal with them.

Shocked by that disclosure, Mr Agyemang said his outfit decided the duo must pay back an amount of about US$15,000 they allegedly owed the company before the contract was abrogated.

According to the Hype CEO, recent developments coupled with the duo’s failure to honour their side of an agreement to perform at their shows have necessitated the company’s legal move.

He explained that, “Ruff N Smooth used to be on our label, there were some differences so we had to part ways, they owed us money from what we have given to them over US$15,000. On the basis of that they were supposed to refund our money to us they couldn’t refund it so there was [an] agreement that between them and my manager that any time we required their services, they will come on our bill and then [they] can gradually settle whatever they owed us.” 

Mr Opoku Asafo Adjei Agyeman (in suit)
speaking at the April 2011 signing ceremony. To his right is Ruff N Smooth.

 Mr Agyemang narrated that the duo was invited to perform in the Unity Beach Experience, at the Muuston Beach but somehow differences emerged with the duo claiming there was no "physical agreement” signed and therefore will not accept a GHS1,000 performance fee offered them.

General Manger of Hype Records, Sylvia Nana Appiah, also explained to Myjoyonline.com an amount of GHS2,000, was to be paid to the duo but that amount would be deducted from the US$15,000 they (duo) owes Hype Records.

Mr Agyemang alleged that a further disagreement over transportation for Ruff N Smooth from the venue infuriated the duo; especially Bullet who he said poured insults on them.

After that ‘scuffle’ had died down a bit, on his way back home, a taxi crossed him “… and Lo and behold it was carrying the Ruff N Smooth boys so I soon as I got out to go to the driver all that I saw was Bullet coming out of the car and running, it was very comical … people came and we all dispersed,” adding Bullet threatened him.

He denied that the duo was assaulted.

Source: Myjoyonline