Music executive, Damilola “Dapper” Akinwunmi has broken his silence over the wave of allegations levelled against him by former signees Seyi Vibez, Shallipopi and T.I Blaze, dismissing the accusations and insisting that documentation already in the hands of regulators will settle the dispute.

Responding in a series of posts on his X handle on Saturday, August 15, the Dapper Music and Dvpper Digital founder said he had nothing to conceal, stating that the relevant records exist and have already been submitted to the appropriate authorities, and that he would let due process establish the truth rather than trade insults with the artistes calling him out. He framed his restraint as rooted in respect for the music business itself, saying he would not lower himself to disrespect the one thing he stands on. He also pushed back on the idea that any of the artistes had been forced out of his stable, insisting each of them chose to leave voluntarily and that the label remained fine without them.

Dapper went further than a general denial, directly challenging the artistes to put their claims to an independent test. Addressing Shallipopi, whom he referred to by the nickname “Mr. Elon,” he claimed an audit from a reputable firm had already been carried out and invited the singer to commission a fresh one through any of Nigeria’s top accounting and legal firms, naming KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, Templars, Aluko & Oyebode, Olaniwun Ajayi, and Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie among his suggestions, saying a forensic review of both the accounts and the contracts would prove he had not cheated anyone.

He also disputed the specifics of Shallipopi’s forgery claim, referencing a previously scheduled meeting between the two camps that he said the singer failed to show up for, arguing it undercuts Shallipopi’s public suggestion that he was avoiding a face-to-face resolution or running from court. Dapper accused his former artistes of spreading narratives online designed to mislead the public rather than pursuing the matter through the proper channels he says are already engaged.

Shallipopi, for his part, has continued to press the confrontation in the days since, publicly daring Dapper to meet him in person rather than continue the dispute online, and renewing his call for both men to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and, if necessary, in court.

He maintains he has not seen or heard directly from Dapper since their relationship broke down in 2024, despite the label boss’s insistence that he had shown up for at least one scheduled engagement between them.

With Dapper now on record denying wrongdoing and daring his accusers to pursue an independent forensic audit, the dispute appears headed toward a more formal reckoning, whether through a commissioned review of the label’s books or through the EFCC and the courts, both of which have now been invoked by name in the public back-and-forth.