Ovrkast is responding to a lawsuit filed by Outkast over the likeness of their names.

Earlier this week, Outkast sued Ovrkast for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and breach of contract. The lawsuit was filed on September 16 in Georgia by High Schoolers LLC, which is the holding company that handles Outkast’s name and trademark. It accuses Ovrkast of illegally using a nearly identical name without authorization.

“Defendant continues to use the Ovrkast mark with knowledge of plaintiff’s rights in the famous Outkast mark, with knowledge that consumers associate Ovrkast with Outkast, and with knowledge that doing so is in breach of the settlement agreement,” the lawsuit reads.

In a statement to Rolling Stone, Ovrkast says he has built his name independently of Outkast and never had any intention to get more recognition off of them.

“As a rising creative with recent career milestones and accolades attached to my professional name, I stand firmly on the fact that I have established this name and its meaning completely independently of the parties in question,” Ovrkast tells Rolling Stone. “I have never had any intention of trying to copy, misrepresent, or confuse fans with the name of such a legendary act.”

“I have a deep and personal respect for this iconic group and their storied legacy, and sincerely hope we can find a resolution that allows me to continue my lifelong pursuit of leaving my own mark on hip-hop history,” he added.

In a since-deleted tweet, he wrote that he “never” signed any agreement, stating it was verbal. He went back to Outkast and tried to settle on a name change that would work, claiming he was cooperative every step of the way.

All of this comes in the midst of a new album rollout. Ovrkast is dropping STRIKING on October 9, with features from Joey Bada$$, Niontay, Samara Cyn, Nali, Michael Sneed, DavidTheTragic, Mavi, Marco Plus, and Ben Reilly.