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Atlanta Rapper Yung Joc To Trade Concert Stage For Courtroom

Company Claims Rapper Ditched $25,000 Bill For High-End Stereo Equipment

Posted: 6:34 pm EDT July 13, 2008Updated: 7:04 pm EDT July 13, 2008

ATLANTA -- An Atlanta rapper will soon trade the concert stage for a courtroom stand.

Rapper Yung Joc, whose real name is Jasiel Robinson, is set to begin a trial Monday at the Fulton County Courthouse.

Robinson and a company called "Stereotypes" are in fraud and contract disputes.

The case surrounds the installation of high-end stereo equipment in Robinson's car.

The company claimed Robinson did not pay the total for the services provided, nearly $25,000.

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