Top to Bottom: Kidd Wes in his “Made in America” video and Childish Gambino in his video for “This is America.”
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Kidd Wes claims Childish Gambino ripped off his song “Made in America.”
Rapper Wes, whose real name is Emelike Nwosuocha, is suing Donald Glover the actor-rapper also known as Childish Gambino.
Wes released “Made in America” online in September 2016 and registered it with the U.S Copyright Office in May 2017. He planned on making it the lead single on his upcoming album.
Gambino released “This is America” in 2018. It was incredibly popular and won the Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 2019. It was the first rap song to ever win Song of the Year.