Plies has determined to withdraw his copyright lawsuit in opposition to Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B, and Soulja Boy, submitting a movement to dismiss the case “with out prejudice.” This determination, reported by Billboard, implies that the Florida rapper might select to refile his lawsuit later ought to he want to proceed once more.
This newest improvement within the case provides complexity to the continued dialogue concerning the similarities in music manufacturing and copyright infringement.
Get this: Initially, Plies filed the lawsuit claiming that the artists had copied his 2008 music “Me & My Goons” of their 2024 launch “Wanna Be.” In keeping with the lawsuit, the alleged infringement stemmed from what Plies described as a shared “infrared countdown beat” between the 2 tracks and Soulja Boy’s “Fairly Boy Swag.”
Soulja Boy responded to Plies’ accusations, vehemently denying any wrongdoing. In a video posted in November 2024, Soulja Boy argued that the beat in query was not Plies’ and criticized him for ready years to file the lawsuit. “‘Fairly Boy Swag’ isn’t your [beat],” Soulja Boy said. “So that you wanna wait 10 years to attempt to sue a nia for a beat? That isn’t your beat, loopy man… What the fk is flawed with you, Plies? You have to change your title to ‘Lies,’ ’trigger you a muthafkin’ liar… You realize that ain’t your muthafkin’ beat, bro,” he continued. “That beat is all unique music. You solely might sue someone in the event that they pattern your music and don’t get it cleared. That isn’t a pattern, bro.”
Furthermore, Soulja Boy’s criticism prolonged to the character of Plies’ authorized motion, labeling it as unwarranted. “The songs don’t sound nothing alike… That’s some police sh*t. You making an attempt to sue a nia? I believed you was gangsta. I believed you was a goon… You gonna go snitch to the white man: ‘He stole my beat!’ Police-a ni**a, you a snitch,” Soulja Boy ranted.
Authorized consultants and social media customers have identified that tracks from the late 2000s shared an identical cadence and beat construction, with one explicit observe predating “Me & My Goons” and “Fairly Boy Swag.”
Test this: producer LilJujuMadeDaBeat additionally chimed in, calling consideration to the 2007 music “My Dougie” by Lil Wil, which makes use of the identical “infrared countdown beat.” LilJujuMadeDaBeat highlighted that the music, produced by Huge E, was made earlier than Plies’ observe and was credited in “Wanna Be.” He additional famous that Soulja Boy’s “Fairly Boy Swag” might be thought-about a remake of “My Dougie” as effectively, particularly since Soulja Boy was concerned in a remix of the music. “Me & My Goons” wasn’t even the first single from Plies’ album, and the producer concluded that Plies may simply be looking for a monetary achieve from the scenario. “Plies simply trynna get some cash lol,” he added.
Anyhow, one other day, one other lawsuit in Hip Hop.
