Assuming you were on the internet yesterday, because where else would you be/what else would you be doing, you saw that Megan Thee Stallion re-invigorated both her fans and her haters with a massive "Savage" remix that featured rapping Beyonce. Rapping Beyonce is always exciting, and she came through once again with fire bars that are already circulating social media heavily and will be used as Instagram captions for months to come. Her nod to OnlyFans especially caught the attention of the general public, as well as the company.

Now some more information as to how this remix was pulled off is being revealed. Megan Thee Stallion has been embroiled in label issues, which could hypothetically cause an issue for any music she wants to release at the moment-- but she managed to get her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, on board with this remix. Part of the reason she's able to release music now is also the fact that she won a restraining order against the label.

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Recently, she made a small triumph in the legal battle with her label, as the judge affirmed that their issues would not be relegated to arbitration, meaning, outside of a courtroom, despite language in her contract with 1501 that would make it so. This means, she'll be heading to trial with the label.

Now, to get to the song at hand and J. Prince's role. J. Prince's name was among those in Megan's lawsuit, and the industry vet previously replied as to why that's the case, and explained that major labels (such as Roc Nation, as is the case in Megan's situation), often poach from independent labels like 1501. He was adamant that Megan signed a good contract with 1501.

J. Prince, who acts as a consultant for 1501, apparently was the one who had to sign off on the remix, because all the profits of the record are going to charity. Thus, the label had to forfeit their royalties and profits from the song. Sources at 1501 label say that the move was done "in unity" to support Houston during this time, but nonetheless, the lawsuit is still very much underway.

J. Prince, for his part, shared a positive message about the collab coming to fruition on his IG page, writing: 

Iyanna “YaYa” Mayweather is seeking the best of the best legal counsel to represent her in court, as she is facing a felony aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing her “fiancé” NBA YoungBoy’s baby mama, Lapattra Jacobs. After the news broke last weekend that YaYa, daughter of Floyd Mayweather, had been arrested for her alleged involvement in the stabbing of Lapattra at YoungBoy’s home, the incident led to tons of subsequent drama. Not only did it ignite (or possibly reignite) beef between Kodak Black and YB, but it also caused YB to call YaYa’s famous father a “bitch ass n*gga” in front of her. YaYa has also been ordered to stay away from Lapattra, who ended up needing emergency surgery on both her stab wounds. The situation is pretty serious, YaYa is making sure she has the best legal representation out there.

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YaYa has hired Kurt Schaffer, to represent her against the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. She is currently facing a felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge for alleging stabbing Lapattra, and if convicted, YaYa could be facing up to 99 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Schaffer confirmed that YaYa plans to plead not guilty when she returns to court in August.

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Schaffer has successfully defended founder and CEO of Houston’s Rap-a-Lot Records, J. Prince, in the past. Prince was accused of ordering Ronnie Bookman to be jumped in 2007 at his gym complex due to Bookman’s alleged refusal to sell his ownership stake in a local recording studio. According to Prince, Bookman ultimately admitted to committing perjury in a deposition for a separate $10 million civil suit against Prince, and prosecutors subsequently dropped the case.

It has been a long and winding road during the lead-up to Megan Thee Stallion‘s debut studio album. Last year, the Houston stand-out released her highly-successful commercial mixtape Fever, before announcing that she would be spending time on the creation of her official debut, SUGA. We will get a chance to hear the self-professed Hot Girl’s new project tonight but that was nearly not the case. Her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment and Carl Crawford, have been actively attempting to halt her musical releases but, after a fight in court, Megan reportedly walked away the victor. She is currently involved in a lawsuit with Crawford and 1501 Certified Entertainment, also naming J. Prince from Rap-a-Lot Records in the suit. The respected industry executive has since responded to the case.

“Megan [Thee Stallion], along with Roc Nation Employee Geetanjali Grace Lyer decided to include my name in a lawsuit wrapped around lies and stupidity. We gone get this shit straight,” wrote J. Prince on Instagram, explaining his side of the story in length.

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Prince detailed what he refers to as a common practice in the music industry: the poaching of artists from major labels. “This is the same technique of the culture vultures. I didn’t allow this to happen to me when New York and LA record labels attempted to take my artists- so they labeled me as malicious for fighting back,” wrote Prince. “I didn’t allow it then so I damn sure ain’t gonna allow it to happen to 1501 Records or any of the other independent record labels that I’m associated with.”

J. Prince goes on to inspect the specifics of Megan Thee Stallion’s deal, which he says is actually a good one. However, he critiques Meg for allegedly turning on Carl Crawford, initially viewing him as an angel before now seeing him as the devil.

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While fans and colleagues were quick to rally behind Megan Thee Stallion after she revealed on Sunday (Mar. 1) that her record label has been blocking her from releasing new music, the force of the law intervening on her behalf has been a crucial development. TMZ has reported that Meg filed a $1 million lawsuit against her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, and has been granted a temporary restraining order against them. The TRO prevents the label’s representatives from slandering the Houston rapper on social media and allows her to drop new music, as she wishes, this Friday (Mar. 6).

A district judge in Harris County Texas was sympathetic to Meg’s claim that she should be protected from her label’s “bullying and strong-armed tactics.” According to the lawsuit, 1501’s label head, Carl Crawford, leverages his connections to Rap-A-Lot Records founder, J. Prince, to carry out his intimidation tactics. J. Prince has been a powerful and respected figure in the Houston hip hop landscape for decades. An example cited in the suit of Crawford benefiting from J. Prince’s imposing stature is Crawford pressuring a producer to hand over beats by warning that Prince would be pissed if not. Megan states, “Prince is notorious in the industry for strong-armed intimidation tactics, and the comment was taken as a physical threat of harm.”

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Furthermore, Meg suspects that Prince was involved in a smear campaign against her. Although he’s not listed as a defendant in the lawsuit, it’s suggested that Prince was responsible for the recent surfacing of Meg’s five-year-old mugshot. 

1501 was allegedly halting Meg’s output because she had requested to renegotiate her contract, which is described in the lawsuit as “purposefully and deceptively vague.” The lawsuit also reveals some staggering stipulations in her deal that she signed when she was 20. As reported by TMZ, the label is granted 60% of her recording income. The remaining 40% that goes to her is expected to cover costs of engineers, mixers and featured artists who work on her songs. Given this arrangement, one would assume that Meg relies on touring to pay the bills, but her contract requires that the fees for her performances are paid directly to the label. Therefore, who knows if she has been getting her deserved cut? 

#FREEMEGANTHEESTALLION. 

Recently, Yo Gotti sent a message to Mississippi lawmakers as it was revealed that numerous inmates at Pachman Farms were being mistreated and were essentially living in squalor. Riots have taken place at the prisons and five inmates have died while two are missing. Some disturbing images have been shared from the prison and now, J. Prince has taken notice.

According to reports, the riots were caused by correctional officers who were in gangs. J. Prince is demanding a call to action from lawmakers in the state. In fact, J. Prince says he has spoken to Jay Z, Mysonne, and Yo Gotti. He is even calling this a “humanitarian crisis.”

Per J. Prince:

“I had an opportunity to speak with Jay Z, Yo Gotti, and Mysonne last week. And I assured them that they weren’t by themselves in the fight against Parchman Prison in Mississippi. I request everybody that’s somebody ride and support this movement against the humanitarian crisis that’s taking place at Parchman Prison in Mississippi. Let’s find out who the private investors are at this prison and don’t be surprised if they are the grand kids of the Klu Klux Klan. Mob Ties, let’s stand up and represent around the world. I’m going to Mississippi soon. To be continued…”

For now, it will be interesting to see if lawmakers take action. Based on J. Prince’s post, the inmates seem quite distressed and are looking for some kind of relief.