Roc Nation Records Executives Are Laid Off After Jay-Z Is Sued

According to Billboard Magazine, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Records laid off several executives during a senior-level.

Those who have mislaid their pursuit embody Azim Rashid, comparison clamp boss of promotions, Orlando McGhee, comparison clamp boss of AR, Gita Williams selling executive, and Fairley McCaskill, comparison executive of publicity.

In Mar 2019, Benny Pough, Roc Nation’s tag boss left his post after 18 months in a position.

Roc Nation Record’s register includes J.Cole, Rihanna, Rapsody, Vic Mensa, and Belly. Upcoming artists Angelica Vila and Nicole Bus are also signed.

The layoffs come after Jay-Z, and Roc Nation Sports were sued by Daniel Franco, a fighter who sealed with a association in 2015 and blames a sports authorization for mind injuries he postulated after fighting 3 times within 79 days.

Franco alleges he became ill before a quarrel that was scheduled for Mar 23, 2017, and asked to have it canceled or postponed. Roc Nation Sports refused and done a fighter fight.

Franco took a tough detriment in a third round. He says he indispensable time to recover, though Roc Nation Sports requisitioned him on May 12 for another fight.

The fighter says he postulated draining on his mind and dual skull fractures before a May 12 fight. Despite his injuries, he stepped into a ring and claimed he suffered some-more repairs to his mind during that fight.

Franco says a doctors diagnosed him with a mind hemorrhage and became comatose. To soothe vigour on his brain, doctors private partial of his skull.

Franco remained in a coma for dual weeks and claimed he has cognitive and neurological issues and has to wear a helmet.

The fighter is claiming Roc Nation Sports did not safeguard he was medically fit before putting him in a ring.

Written by Barbara Sobel

Sources:

Billboard: Roc Nation Records Hit With Layoffs
Vibe: Former Boxer Sues Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Over Severe Brain Damage
TMZ: Jay-Z Sued By Roc Nation Boxer Over Severe Brain Injuries

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