A Detroit rap duo is accusing Megan Thee Stallion of copyright infringement, claiming {that a} tune from her 2020 debut Good News copies main parts of their very own 2012, together with its refrain, tempo, and tune. According to Complex, which acquired the courtroom paperwork after rumors sprang up concerning the lawsuit on gossip blogs earlier this week, the lawsuit was filed by Duawn Payne and Harrell James, who go by Go Onerous Main and H-Matic, and compares Megan’s monitor “Go Loopy” with their very own tune “Go Loopy.”
The lawsuit additionally names Big Sean, a featured artist on “Go Loopy,” in addition to 1501 Licensed Leisure, 300 Leisure, and Common Music Publishing. Oddly sufficient, although, Advanced notes that 2 Chainz, who additionally options on the tune, will not be named. Right here’s the unique “Go Loopy,” which you’ll be able to examine to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Go Loopy” under:
Go Onerous Main and H-Matic say they carried out their tune at a number of nightclubs in Detroit, Huge Sean’s hometown, that he would have frequented. In addition they declare they’ve bought “1000’s” of bodily copies of the monitor on CD, creating loads of alternatives for Sean to entry the monitor. They’re in search of unspecified damages for copyright infringement and say they’ve despatched stop and desist letters to each Megan and Sean.
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an unbiased subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
