Welcome to the whirlwind world of hip-hop drama! C.J. Wallace, the voice and legacy of the legendary Notorious B.I.G., is stepping into the ring of a legal battle that’s making waves across the music scene. Wallace is counter-suing a Florida music producer named Jonathan Hay after Hay accused him of being involved in some seriously wild allegations with none other than Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
It all started when Hay claimed that during a remix project collaboration with Biggie’s estate in 2020, Wallace took him to a house where things dramatically escalated with Combs. According to Hay, this led to a shocking encounter after a reportedly failed remix project. But wait! There’s more to the story.
Wallace is now firing back, calling the whole thing a 'calculated smear campaign.' On Nov. 12, he took it to federal court, where he's arguing that these wild claims are not only made-up but were also fueled by frustration. He says it all kicked off after a remix for Biggie’s iconic 1994 album, Ready to Die, renamed Ready to Dance, didn’t quite hit the right notes and was shelved. The track 'Big Poppa' was remixed but flopped, leading to some heated emotions.
Wallace’s lawyer, Jeremiah Reynolds, isn’t holding back, either. In the countersuit, he slammed the claims as 'defamation' and laid out how Wallace has suffered career damage, humiliation, and mental anguish.
Interestingly, Wallace isn’t challenging the original lawsuit directly, because legal documents usually have a bit of special protection. Instead, he’s zooming in on a spicy YouTube video where Hay doubled down on his story. The video, sketchily titled 'Jonathan Hay Details EXACTLY What Happened When Diddy A$$AULTED Him,' sheds light on these accusations and unmasked Hay’s anonymous status.
Even as the drama thickens, Hay is staying quiet about Wallace’s lawsuit, telling his side of the story with a police report on top of his civil case. As for Diddy, his reps haven’t piped up yet. He’s currently serving time for some wild stories of his own, involving scandals of luxury parties gone out of control.
Stay tuned, because this is one music saga that’s far from over!