Morris Promoter's $10M Suit Against Nas Delayed

Scheduling conflicts have kept a Morris Township promoter's $10 million lawsuit against rapper Nas out of court, NJ.com reports.

Concert promoter and CEO of Allgood Entertainment Patrick Allocco filed suit in December against the New York-based rapper after he and his son were trapped in Angola for 49 days on fraud accusations after Nas didn't appear for a series of New Year's Eve shows he promoted.

Allocco's attorney, Bill Meeker, and Nas' lawyer, Jonathan Davis, were set to have an initial conference April 2, but the sides agreed to ask for an adjournment, which was granted, nj.com reports. 

The hearing requires Davis and Meeker to participate in a conference call with a judge, but the sides haven't been able nail down a new date, Meeker said.

The Alloccos' 49-day ordeal began when Nas and opening act Jeremiah Jai failed to show up for a pair of New Year's Eve weekend concerts in Luanda, Angola's capital.

Local concert promoter Henrique “Riquhino” Miguel had wired Allocco $300,000 to secure Nas. Miguel became enraged when Nas was a no-show, which led to the Alloccos' arrest and hours-long interrogation by Angolan authorities before U.S. Embassy officials stepped in and brought the pair to a Luanda hotel.

Though Nas returned the money, Allocco said the Angolan concert promoter .

The pair faced trouble during their stay, including a pair of rebuffs by the embassy for refuge, a fight between the younger Allocco and locals and, according to a post on the "Free the Alloccos" Facebook page, a depletion of funds.

In an MTV News interview in March, Nas said Allocco didn't arrange for the rapper's basics—a travel visa and return tickets—so he skipped the event, and instead performed at NBA star Lebron James' party in Miami.