Last year, Ronnie Bookman, the head of
Houston's Studio 7303 filed a $10 million lawsuit against Prince
claiming that Rap-A-Lot CEO lured him into a gym to be attacked.
According to KPRC Local 2, prosecutors dismissed the case against
Prince on Wednesday because of inconsistencies in some of the
witnesses' stories.
"The
big problem in Houston is that for the last 20 years, Rap-A-Lot and
James Prince have dominated the music scene," said Prince's attorney
Kent Shaffer. "So, you have up and coming artists (and) companies that
want to compete with Rap-A-Lot and sometimes they'll sort of go (resort
to) outlandish means to do it."
And the beat rolls on. I really, really don't understand why the
industry doesn't look at Rap-A-Lot as one of the biggest label period.
Their track record is flawless. Screw sales for a second. I'm talking
about the fact that they have put out classic albums for over 20 years
now. Cash Money right behind them. Forget what you read Rap-A-Lot is
the dynasty when it comes to this rap sh*t. Hands down I don't see
anyone touching their legacy. I don't care what coast you from. Show me
a label that has stayed this consistent with reality rap content.