Put ‘Em On Blast: Don P & Dave Swagga/ D.O.T. Promotions

Grand Hustle wants you to know that promoters Don P and Dave Swagga (pictured above) of D.O.T. Promotions are in no way affiliated with Grand Hustle Records, T.I., or its artists. Just to be clear, Don P is not the same Don P of Trillville.

Don P and Dave Swagga are not A&R or executives for Grand Hustle and can not sign you as an artist, model, etc., at Grand Hustle.

According to Grand Hustle exec Clay Evans, all Dave and his company was ever hired to do was pass out fliers last year. Since then they have misappropriated Grand Hustle and T.I.’s name in all of their business dealings and promotions without permission and led other labels and artists to believe they are partnered with Grand Hustle.

Over the weekend, DOT Promotions held a model search and casting for a reality show supposedly featuring T.I. at Obsessions nightclub in Atlanta using Grand Hustle and T.I’s name. When confronted by Grand Hustle’s Clay Evans at the club, Don P ran from the premises.

“As I started finding out things, and talking to different people, they start telling me different things,” said Evans. “By no means do we want to mislead women. I told them our brand is too solid for that type of ***. When I confronted him, he takes off.”

DOT Promotions also recruited interns for industry online training program “for Grand Hustle Records” and posted ads on Craigslist like this one.

Evans wanted the women who came out to Obsessions to know that it was Akini The Blak Mac (Ryan Cameron’s producer on V-103) who came through and “saved the day” and “cleaned the mess up” by bringing his staff through and interviewing them, taking their pictures without asking for compensation. “He didn’t get compensated a dime. That was very nice of him,” said Evans.

Evans said even though the auditions were not authorized by GH, he would still hire some of the women anyway for Grand Hustle events in the future, including Young Dro’s birthday party at Luckie Lounge tomorrow night.

Evans said Grand Hustle does not want anyone taking advantage of people or giving anyone false hope.