12 Nigerian Artistes who have had issues with their Record Label – #2 & #4 would have ended their careers if they didn’t leave (Photos)

4 Asa vs Question Mark Records

“I’m talking to you jailer … stop calling me a prisoner …”

It was not just lyrics in a song. They were meant for Kevin Luciano, the CEO of Question Mark Records, the former record label of Asa. But how did it all start?

In 2002, Asa participated in the first edition of Star Quest, but did not go beyond the preliminary round. She then developed a working relationship with Cobhams Asuquo, who became the internal music producer of question marks. Together they created their first big single – Eye Adaba. This has led to the launched of her career, and some will say the question mark. The relationship did not last. Allegedly that Kevin Luciano threatened her life and claimed that the label was trying to sign her to a foreign deal without her consent, Asa left in 2006 without releasing an album. The question mark retaliated with the claim that it was contractually bound and that it had rights to its materials. They claimed to have spent more than 14 million on her, bought her a car and housed her down, but she had not yet returned their money. They released her songs in an album titled The Captivator, but that did not keep Asa from moving to France, where she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Naïve, a French record label. In 2007 she released her first eponymous official album and some songs from The Captivator.

The beef will continue for a while. In 2012, Asa called Question Mark criminals on Twitter after releasing an album titled Down on Me. She sought for legal action although the sales did not stop immediately, the promotions for the album did not continue.

In the end, Asa is huge in Nigeria and Europe, while the label has shut down.