Rapper MF DOOM’s Estate Alleges Label Head Stole Rhyme Books (1)

The estate of the late MF DOOM has filed a lawsuit seeking to force a music industry veteran to return the hip-hop artist’s 31 copyrighted rhyme books after the imprint owner allegedly stole them.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Eothen Alapatt, of Now-Again Records, bought the notebooks from his Los Angeles studio’s landlord for $12,500 after DOOM ended up unable to return to the US after an immigration issue. The estate told the US District Court for the Central District of California that Alapatt has been recalcitrant in returning the notebooks when asked, and that his initial story about ...