Slim of the R&B group 112 called out his former groupmates in a lengthy IG post about a trademark lawsuit over the name 112. 

It was revealed that Slim owned the trademark to the group's name around the time of their Verzuz battle with Jagged Edge. 

"My hope is that those who are pursuing music don't practice this type of business," Slim wrote. "First let me say I forgive all those that have wronged me any way...I just will never forget. I trademarked 112 in 2018...8 years after it was abandoned, ANYONE could have done it. For me 112 is a priority so business wise it made sense to protect what I risked everything for."

He continued, "One former was in the church, why use a secular name? The other wanted to do solo projects, why use a brand you walked away from AGAIN? Could have easily did this and stayed in the group," said Slim. "To all promoters, venues and agencies following me...PLEASE DON'T LET THEM PUT YOU IN ANY UNNECESSARY SITUATIONS WITH INFRINGEMENT."

Slim also took issue with accusations that he stole money, something he vehemently denies. 

 

Slim's comments can be read in full below:

So much has been said about this, so many opinions during the years about this subject. So many people are asking me questions like this hasn't been going on for years...For those who are just now learning about this I will explain on my page one last time. This is the conclusion of what has been going on for at least 3 years... My hope is that those who are pursuing music don't practice this type of business. First let me say I forgive all those that have wronged me any way...I just will never forget. I trademarked 112 in 2018...8 years after it was abandoned, ANYONE could have done it. For me 112 is a priority so business wise it made sense to protect what I risked everything for. The formers nor my manager didn't know I had the trademark until after they started the lie about stealing money months later. We were already told by them that because of personnel differences they were done, I posted their own texts with the dates. On December 25th 2018 my trademark was official. I respected their decision to leave, I asked repeatedly to not infringe and they knew I had trademarks but caused alot of unnecessary confusion. One former was in the church, why use a secular name? The other wanted to do solo projects, why use a brand you walked away from AGAIN? Could have easily did this and stayed in the group... Now I was accused of creating a shell and fraud LLC to hide money that was stolen...smh. What y'all don't know is that it has been proven that what they said was a LIE! There was no money taken or hidden, I wonder will they admit this?? One of the former's own friend told the court thru an affidavit that HE KNEW HE WAS BEING DECEITFUL...smh. It was so easy to prove my case, their own EGOS and ARROGANCE solidified it, I posted a couple examples. The lies was told so smoothly, I almost believed it too!🤣 When the dude announced the former, why'd he stutter? He KNEW he was wrong...smh. To all promoters, venues and agencies following me...PLEASE DON'T LET THEM PUT YOU IN ANY UNNECESSARY SITUATIONS WITH INFRINGEMENT. 🙏 Shoutout to the promoters that kept it 💯! I hope this is helpful to so many questions. It's a REASON A FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTED IN MY FAVOR...

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