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Cardi B’s long legal battle with her former manager has come to an end.
Two years after Klenord “Shaft” Raphael accused the rapper of pulling him out of his career after he steered her to fame, both Shaft’s lawsuit and Cardi’s counterclaim have been dismissed with prejudice.
In documents obtained by AllHipHop, both parties agreed to pay their own legal fees for the two respective lawsuits.
The distinction of dismissal with prejudice means that neither party can file another claim on this matter.
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Cardi celebrated the news on social media.
Shaft is a credited co-writer on the smash hit Cardi Bodak Yellow. He claimed he orchestrated his promotion early, only to be removed from the equation when a rising Cardi B moved into QA.
“Since discovering Cardi B in 2015, Shaft has played an integral role in developing her music career and public image,” said Shaft representatives. Complex at the time. “While he is proud of her successful collaborations as she evolved from Instagram influencer to music megastar, Shaft is disappointed in her actions to freeze him out of her career, which are detailed in the complaint.”
Cardi claimed in her counterclaim that Shaft was an authoritarian manager demanding near-exorbitant cuts to his money – 50 percent of his Sony publishing contract plus other fees – and tried to control aspects of his personal life.
It is not known whether the two parties exchanged money.
