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Created: 2025-07-23 19:20:44 UTC

#RICONATION: Another weird Roc Nation occurrence!
 Luxury automotive retailer RD Whittington claims Lil Uzi purchased a car (for his less fortunate girlfriend) using Ethereum. During this purchase he claims Uzi told him he could not send a wire with the cash so he opted to use crypto, and that it was his first purchase without Roc Nation's approval. 

Why would an artist need a business management company's approval to make purchases and access their own founds. Managers simply facilitate business, what would be the reason Uzi is not able to access his own money without Roc Nation's approval ? Why have to use a form of crypto and not be able to send the wire for purchase?   If this indeed true it sounds troubling and almost slave like. How could an artist work for millions but the manager (who is supposed to be employed by the artist and not the other way around) gets to decide how those funds you've worked for are spent. 

Jay-z has prided himself on artists independence and freedom but this sounds like another shady business deal if it is true. What kind of paperwork did Uzi sign that he has to get approval to use his own money?  @RocNation @sc @LILUZIVERT

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