14 June,2026 03:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Prince Narula. Pic via X
Actor and reality TV star Prince Narula has found himself in a fresh controversy after rapper Hitzone recently accused him of not clearing his dues. The rapper, taking to social media, alleged that despite writing and working on two songs featuring Prince, he was never paid for his contribution. The rapper also shared purported voice notes as evidence, claiming that Prince repeatedly avoided making the promised payment.
Rapper Hitzone and Prince reportedly worked together on the song Bang Bang. In a new YouTube video, the rapper has now accused Prince of withholding his payment for the song as well as another song, which is not yet uploaded but already shot. The rapper said, "Main poochne aaya hoon logon ko ki kya rappers paisa kama paa rahe hain? Sorry, kya Roadies ke judge paisa kama paa rahe hain? Agar kama paa rahe hain toh artist ka haq kyun khaa rahe hain? (I have come here to ask people whether rappers are able to earn money. Sorry, are Roadies judges able to earn money? If they are earning money, then why are they denying artists their rightful dues?)"
Hitzone also claimed that the issue emerged from a song titled Bang Bang, which was released on June 10, through Prince Narula's YouTube channel. The rapper also alleged that Prince was part of The 50 while he was associated with The Society at the time. Before leaving for the show, Hitzone added he had specifically instructed his manager to get in touch with Prince's team and discuss about settling the payment for the song.
Hitzone also alleged that when he followed up on the payment, Narula's manager told him that he was unaware of the matter. The manager further assured him that the issue would be discussed once Prince returned from The 50.
The rapper stated that he initially did not have a problem waiting, since there were five or six songs involved and he believed the payments would eventually be settled. However, he argued that he could not afford to do that because Prince expected high-quality music videos, adding while Prince was a "big artist", he was still a smaller artist and could not take out a loan of Rs 5-8 lakh just to produce expensive music videos.
The rapper further shared, "Maine 3-4 din pehle, Prince bhai ko bola, mera hospital ke bills ka issue tha jo mujhe bharna tha. Aur jab bill bharna ho toh payment hi kaam aata hai gaane ke description mein credit kaam nahi aata hai. Maine message Kiya unhe ki bhai Bang Bang aur dusra gaana, jo aap daalne waale ho uska payment kardo, main problem main hoon. Prince bhai ne bola, kaunsa payment? (A few days ago, I told Prince bhai that I was dealing with hospital bills that I needed to pay. And when you have bills to pay, it's the payment that helps - not a credit in the song's description. I messaged him and said, 'Bhai, please pay me for Bang Bang and the other song that you're going to release. I'm in trouble right now.' Prince bhai replied, 'What payment?')."
Hitzone further shared Prince's voice note wherein the actor said he would help him with the money, and that he can return it whenever he wants. However, the rapper questioned why he couldn't give the payment. "Maine likha gaana toh maine payment ke liye kaha. Main back to back message kiya. Main Lakh, 50,000 ke liye mach mach nahi kar raha hoon. Jo mera asking amount hai voh main maangunga (I wrote the song, so I asked for payment. I kept messaging him repeatedly. I'm not creating a fuss over Rs 50,000 or Rs 1 lakh. I am simply asking for the amount that I had agreed upon and that is rightfully due to me)," he said.
He revealed that he even got Munawar Faruqui to mediate, but, Prince still denied the payment and told him, "tu pehle btata toh main kisi bade artist ke saath kaam karta, tere saath nahi karta (If you had told me before, I would have worked with a bigger artist, not you)." He also shared the voice recording of Prince as proof.
Sharing the video, he wrote, "I've been making songs with him for over a year now, we've done 6+ tracks together. After everything that's happened during this time, people should know the reality behind the image that's being shown. The real face of your Roadies idol. Prince Narula."
