Madlib, the longtime producer who made his name early on as part of the Stones Throw Records label, filed a lawsuit against his former manager, Eothen “Egon” Alapatt. According to the complaint, Madlib is alleging that Egon engaged in business practices detrimental to their partnership.
In a pitch we received earlier this week, Madlib, real name Otis Jackson Jr., filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday (October 31), which was also the anniversary of the passing of Madlib’s collaborative partner in Madvillainy, Daniel “MF DOOM” Dumile.
In our examination of the complaint, the producer alleges that Alapatt engaged in murky dealings that led to the pair exiting Stones Throw Records in 2010. Madlib took on Egon as a manager at this point which led to the creation of two related companies, Madcine Show and Rappcats. Alapatt was slated to run the business operations along with co-founder and recording engineer Jeffrey “Jeff Jank” …