Oakland rapper Ovrkast, whose real name is Silas Wilson, is pushing back against a key allegation in the federal lawsuit filed against him by a company tied to OutKast members Big Boi and André 3000.
Wilson says he never signed an agreement requiring him to abandon the Ovrkast name, directly contradicting High Schoolers LLC’s account of how the dispute unfolded.
High Schoolers LLC filed the lawsuit on September 16 in federal court in Georgia, accusing Wilson of trademark infringement, unfair competition and breach of contract. The company says his Ovrkast name is sufficiently similar to OutKast to create confusion and alleges that the parties previously reached an agreement for Wilson to change his stage name to “OVERKXST.”
According to the complaint, the proposed name change was supposed to be completed by July 15, 2026. High Schoolers alleges Wilson delayed completing the necessary paperwork, later proposed alternative names and continued using Ovrkast after receiving a breach notice in August.
Wilson disputes that version of events.
“For the record, I NEVER signed any agreement,” he wrote on X. “I tried my hardest to cooperate with different options every step of the way.”
He later added that the suggestion he had done something wrong was also inaccurate, writing, “This narrative that I’ve done wrong is also wrong.”
The disagreement over whether an agreement was actually finalized could become a significant issue in the case. High Schoolers maintains that the parties had reached and documented settlement terms, while Wilson says he never signed the agreement the company claims bound him.
The lawsuit also points to a 2025 Rolling Stone interview in which Wilson acknowledged that listeners sometimes confused Ovrkast with OutKast. The complaint uses those comments as part of its argument that the similarity between the names could cause consumer confusion.
High Schoolers is asking the court to prevent Wilson from using Ovrkast or similar variations across music releases, social media, websites, merchandise and performances. The company is also seeking damages, profits connected to the disputed name and the destruction of promotional materials and merchandise bearing it.
Big Boi and André 3000 have not publicly commented on Wilson’s latest denial. For now, the case centers on two competing accounts: OutKast’s trademark company says Wilson agreed to rebrand and failed to follow through, while Wilson says he never signed that agreement.
