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Plies is taking authorized motion in opposition to GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Soulja Boy for alleged copyright infringement. He claimed the trio used the “infrared countdown beat” from his 2008 tune “Me & My Goons” with out permission.
In keeping with TMZ, Soulja Boy used the instrumental for 2010’s “Fairly Boy Swag,” which, thus far, has garnered over 54 million YouTube views. GloRilla and Megan used the identical beat 14 years afterward the Ehhthang Ehhthang standout reduce “Wanna Be.” It debuted at No. 11 on the Scorching 100 chart, marking their first of three joint efforts to take action.
Whereas Soulja Boy, GloRilla, or Megan have but to reply instantly, the Houston native’s frequent collaborator LilJuMadeDaBeat did. Regardless of not contributing to the tune, he stated, “‘My Dougie’ got here [out] in 2006, ‘Me & My Goons’ got here [out] in 2008. Huge E, the producer of ‘My Dougie,’ is credited on ‘Wanna Be.’”
“For the document, ‘Fairly Boy Swag’ is a remake of ‘My Dougie’ as effectively. Soulja Boy is on the ‘My Dougie (Remix),’” the beatmaker expanded. “‘Me & My Goons’ [is] actually not even the one for that Plies album.”
Cardi B can be talked about in Plies’ lawsuit, having appeared on the “Wanna Be (Remix)” in Could, whereas Scorching Woman Productions, Common Music Group, and Interscope Information are among the many different defendants listed.
“Wanna Be” marked GloRilla and Megan’s first time working collectively musically, adopted by them hitting the street collectively for the “Scorching Woman Summer season Tour.” Afterward, the Memphis star lent her voice to “Accent” from MEGAN. Quick ahead to October, they teamed up once more for “HOW I LOOK” from GLORIOUS. The latest document landed at No. 90 on the Scorching 100 chart.
In a sit-down with Billboard, Megan hinted {that a} venture with GloRilla may occur at some point: “I feel that might be very fireplace. I ain’t gon’ say an excessive amount of, but it surely feels prefer it’s going to get performed.”