Raekwon accused his Newark dispensary’s landlord of deception after a decide ordered its closure over unpaid lease.
Raekwon says his hashish enterprise in Newark by no means had a good shot, claiming he and his staff had been “hoodwinked” by their landlord after a decide ordered the closure of his dispensary, HashStoria, over greater than $500,000 in unpaid lease and charges.
The ruling got here down after BMHC LLC, the property proprietor, filed go well with alleging months of missed funds.
Nonetheless, Raekwon’s crew says there’s extra to the story. They argue that they had a verbal settlement to pause or regulate lease funds throughout prolonged development delays and allowing points tied to the Metropolis of Newark, which left the enterprise unable to generate earnings.
“We had been hoodwinked, and whereas it’s a really unhappy final result, we may have our day in courtroom,” Raekwon advised TMZ Hip Hop.
In accordance with HashStoria representatives, the owner not solely ignored their lease association but in addition allowed an unlicensed dispensary to function subsequent door.
That unlawful store, they are saying, attracted repeated police raids and broken the fame of their authorized enterprise, which had branded itself as “Authorized AF” to make its compliance clear.
The staff behind HashStoria, which marketed itself as a Black-owned enterprise, says they confronted fixed regulatory hurdles that others out there didn’t should navigate.
Regardless of the eviction, Raekwon plans to take motion in opposition to the owner for allegedly deceptive and damaging the enterprise.
In the meantime, BMHC LLC insists they gave HashStoria ample time to make amends for lease following the dispensary’s grand opening and at the moment are in search of new tenants to fill the house.
Raekwon Returns With New Album
Raekwon’s authorized battle comes simply as he dropped his first solo album in eight years.
The Emperor’s New Garments was launched Friday (July 18) by means of Mass Enchantment and options appearances from Ghostface Killah, Methodology Man, Nas, Conway the Machine, Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, Inspectah Deck and Marsha Ambrosius.
The challenge is a part of Mass Enchantment’s 2025 “Legend Has It…” collection, which additionally contains new music from Nas, Mobb Deep, Ghostface Killah, De La Soul and Huge L.
Associated
