Kevin Liles Details Alleged $30M Extortion Plot From Rapper Lady Luck

Former Def Jam executive Kevin Liles has released a lengthy statement alleging rapper Lady Luck is attempting to extort him to the tune of $30M.

The post, which can be found on Liles’ official Instagram page, finds the music industry pro asserting that Luck, born Shanell Jones, and her legal team sent him a letter three weeks ago stating that she would move forward with a lawsuit and tell-all book “riddled with utterly false and horrendous accusations” if he doesn’t cough up $30M. According to Liles, the letter from Luck’s team accuses him of “grooming” her as a young artist, and of exposing himself and attempting to “force” her into performing oral sex on him while she sat in the driver’s seat of his car.

“None of this ever happened,” he states. “Her threatened allegations are totally false. And they are contradicted by Ms. Jones many public statements about me and her experience at Def Jam.”

“Rather than pay her and her legal team, I am publicly addressing what I view to be an extortion attempt,” he added.

Liles went on to detail signing Lady Luck in 1999 after hearing her rap on Hot 97. While he was able to secure her major features and opportunities, she was unable to become a “household name” while on the label and asked to be released a “few years later.” He then notes Luck’s criminal history — including felony convictions for armed robbery and heroin distribution — before saying he continued to help her as recently as last year when she sought distribution for a new record.

“After connecting her with the former head of my distribution company, she did an interview stating that I was helping her with distribution, describing it as a ‘full f**king circle moment.’”

Liles continuously declared his “empathy” for Luck, but added that he, “will not be extorted, nor will I pay a dollar to those who threaten to ruin my reputation or the legacy I intend to leave the culture I’ve spent my life serving.” See his full post below.