5 times musos have been caught stealing their hits from fellow artists
Nicki Minaj has found herself in hot water. The rapper is being sued by Fast Car hitmaker Tracy Chapman for a copyright infringement on her song Baby Can I Hold You.
Chapman has accused the rapper of lifting the lyrics and melody from the 1988 song.
The track Sorry was dropped from her album Queen but Minaj gave it to two New York stations and it is available online and on YouTube.
This is not a new trend in the music industry. Let’s take a look at four other times musos stole their hit songs.
Gqom kings Distruction Boyz found themselves embroiled in a lawsuit in February this year after it was reported they had stolen their hit song Omunye from fellow South African artist DJ Lag’s track Trip to New York. At first, the duo denied the allegations.
However, the Sunday World reported Distruction Boyz and their manager later confirmed the song had been copied. The parties have agreed to fix the mess and royalties will be shared after the paperwork has been finalised.