Diamond Platnumz has announced that more artists are expected to leave his music label Wasafi even as he revealed that he is set to sign new musicians.
Speaking during an interview with BBC Swahili, Diamond without mentioning any names revealed that some artists will be quitting Wasafi before the year ends and that he has no issue with their decision.
“This year, there are other artists that will leave WCB to do their own things. I will support them. We can’t always have the same artiste in Wasafi,” said Diamond.
Diamond’s announcement came after Rayvanny removed the words ‘Signed under WC’ from his social media sparking speculation that he had quit the label.
In March this year, it was reported that Rayvanny wanted to leave his label but was stopped because he couldn’t afford to pay the sum that WCB was demanding to release him.
It was reported that Rayvanny was slapped with a whopping Tsh1 billion (Ksh50 million) compensation/severance fee for him to be released from the Wasafi Classic Baby Record label.
According to popular Bongo media personality Mwijaku, Rayvanny was experiencing a rough time at Wasafi after Diamond’s legal team triggered the Ksh50 million compensation fee on his exit clause after Vanny Boy demanded to leave WCB.
Vanny Boy was reportedly told to pay Wasafi Ksh5o million so that WCB could allow him full rights ownership to the songs he did under the WCB record label (basically all of his songs have been recorded and produced by Wasafi).
Speaking to Wasafi media, Diamond dismissed the Tsh1 billion compensation demand stressing that at no time did Rayvanny demand to leave Wasafi.
The Wasafi boss insisted that Rayvanny was on good terms with the label, noting that he believes there will be no drama when the time comes for Vanny to leave WCB.
