Omeretta says years of feeling trapped in a music contract changed the way she views the federal case now surrounding Pooh Shiesty and Gucci Mane. During a recent interview with The Baller Alert Show, Omeretta opened up about reaching a point in her career where contractual problems made her question whether she even wanted to continue making music. While discussing the mental toll of the situation, she said the experience helped her understand the frustration at the center of the Pooh Shiesty case.
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“I started to feel like quitting in 2017 when I first had got into that contract. And I felt like, I’m like, ‘Damn, I done f**ked my whole s**t up,'” adding, “But I feel like I battled that for seven years, for a long time, until I got out of it. It felt like I was in prison for just making music. So that’s why, when Pooh Shiesty did what he did, I didn’t feel no type of way. Because I’m like, I understand.”She continued, “Any artist that has been stuck in a contract can feel where he coming from.”
Omeretta’s comments speak to her understanding of the frustration behind wanting out of a record deal, but the allegations in the Pooh Shiesty case go far beyond a typical contractual disagreement. Federal prosecutors accuse the Memphis rapper, whose legal name is Lontrell Williams Jr., and several others of using firearms and violence during a January 10, 2026 meeting in Dallas that authorities say was arranged to discuss Williams’ recording contract. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, prosecutors allege Williams produced an AK-style pistol and forced one of the victims to sign paperwork releasing him from the contract.
Federal authorities have not publicly identified the victims by full name in court records. However, the Associated Press reported that one victim is identified as R.D. and described as the owner of 1017 Records. Gucci Mane’s legal name is Radric Delantic Davis. Prosecutors also allege other people inside the studio were robbed of cash, jewelry, and luxury watches, while one victim was nearly choked unconscious.
The contract dispute is particularly important to understanding why Omeretta connected her own experience to the Pooh Shiesty case. Prosecutors say Williams had prepared contract termination paperwork before the confrontation. A video later submitted in federal court allegedly shows the 1017 Records owner verbally declaring that Williams had been dropped from the label while an armed man stood near the door. Prosecutors further allege Williams robbed the label owner of property valued at approximately $450,000. Williams has pleaded not guilty.
Williams and eight other defendants were ultimately indicted on kidnapping and extortion charges. His trial was moved to February 2027 after his attorney requested additional time because of the complexity of the case. Each defendant could face up to life in federal prison if convicted. In July, a federal judge denied Williams’ request for pretrial release for a second time, keeping him in custody as the case moves toward trial.
The rapper was already under federal supervision when the alleged Dallas incident happened. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, Williams pleaded guilty in January 2022 to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking. The case covered incidents in Memphis and South Florida, including an October 2020 meeting involving marijuana, codeine, and sneakers where members of Williams’ group brandished firearms and assaulted two people.
Court reporting shows Williams was sentenced in April 2022 to five years and three months in federal prison. He was released from federal custody in October 2025 and was serving a period of home confinement when prosecutors say the Dallas confrontation occurred roughly three months later.
Omeretta’s own contractual history offers some context for why the Pooh Shiesty case struck such a personal nerve. She did not identify the company behind the 2017 contract while speaking with The Baller Alert Show, and the specific terms of that agreement have not been made public. However, public music credits connect her releases from that period to TSO Music Group and OTG. Apple Music credits her September 2017 release “The Intro” to TSO Music Group / OTG, and TSO Music Group’s website lists Omeretta among artists associated with its roster. Those records establish a professional connection during the same period, but they do not independently confirm that TSO was the party to the specific contract Omeretta described in the interview.
Her business situation later evolved. In April 2022, Omeretta entered a deal with Sparta Distribution, then connected to 300 Entertainment, as she prepared new music following the breakout attention around “Sorry Not Sorry.”
Omeretta may understand the desperation that can grow around restrictive music contracts, but whether prosecutors can prove their kidnapping and extortion allegations against Pooh Shiesty will ultimately be decided in federal court.
