The battle of the dueling lawsuits between Rocko and Future continues.
As we previously reported, Rocko, born Rodney Ramone Hill, Jr., sued Future for $10 million in June of 2016, alleging the rapper signed a deal with his A1 Recordings label in 2011. As part of the agreement, the rapper's first six albums would be recorded for the label.
The record executive claims Future breached his contract by negotiating backdoor deals with A1's distributor, Epic Records, without his knowledge. Then failed to pay A1 it's 25% cut from those multi-million dollar advances.
Rocko asked the court to force Future to properly compensate him, plus give him a cut of earnings from endorsements and touring.
Future, real name Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, filed a counter-suit, claiming his deal with A1 was not exclusive and the advances Epic gave him were above board.
He added that Rocko and A1 actually owe him money because he had to pay out of pocket for all of his recording costs and wasn't reimbursed by the label. In addition, Future says he never received the $10,000 per album advances he was due.
TMZ is now reporting that Rocko is taking extra legal steps to ensure he gets paid if he wins his lawsuit. He wants a judge to force the "Turn On the Lights" hit maker to put the estimated $5 million he'll make from his upcoming Nobody Safe tour in escrow.
The record executive fears his former friend will blow through the cash before he gets his $10 million and wants a safety net just in case.
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