A court has issued a temporary restraining order against the boss of hip hop label Rap-A-Lot Records in that previously reported dispute over a collaboration between hip hop artists Bun B and Javon 'JV' Daniels.
As previously reported, studio owner and label exec Ronnie Bookman has claimed that Rap-A-Lot boss James Prince had him beaten up after they fell out over the collapse of a previous agreement that allowed Bookman's fledgling label, 7303 Records, to release a Daniels track featuring Bun B - he being signed to Rap-A-Lot. Prince had backed out of the agreement after Bookman did a deal with Warner Music, and the resulting dispute allegedly led to a violent run in at the end of a meeting between the two label execs. Bookman has launched a lawsuit against Prince claiming breach of contract, battery, unfair competition, duress, conspiracy and unjust enrichment, and also asked the court for an order that would prevent Prince or any of his associates from coming with 500 feet of the 7303 man's home or business.
Hearing that part of his legal action this week, Judge Patricia Hancock observed that there was a threat to Bookman while he pursued his lawsuit, and as a result passed the requested temporary restraining order pending the full case going to court.
When Bookman first launched his lawsuit earlier this month Prince denied all the allegations made against him, telling reporters: "Through my years in this music industry, I've been falsely accused and sued by many, of which none of them were successful. I guess this is a new season where drug dealing rats and parasite lawyers are out to extort me. If anyone with good sense would pull this guy Ronnie Bookman's record, they would see how bad his credibility stinks. The true facts will be revealed in a court of law".