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.
Views: Visits 10 Childish Gambino Childish Gambino is being sued by rapper Kidd Wes for allegedly lifting the Grammy-winning hit “This Is America” from him. According to US federal court documents Emelike Nwosuocha says the 2018 rap smash from Donald Glover, whose alter ego is Childish Gambino, is “glaringly similar” to a song he released two years prior on the Soundcloud platform. The complaint filed in New York cites “nearly-identical unique rhythmic, lyrical, and thematic compositional and performance content contained in the chorus or ‘hook’ sections that are the centerpieces of both songs.” “This Is America” in 2019 become the first rap song to win the prestigious Grammys honoring best song and best record.
Childish Gambino sued by rapper over This Is America copyright infringement
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 08:09 AM IST
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The song in 2019 become the first rap song to win the Grammys honoring best song and best record.
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The song is packed with social commentary and juxtaposes an up-tempo rhythm, layered with church hymns and Afrobeats, with a heavier, more foreboding bassline. (In pic: Childish Gambino)
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NEW YORK: Childish Gambino is being sued for alleged copyright infringement, with the rapper Kidd Wes saying the Grammy-winning hit This Is America was lifted from him.
According to US federal court documents Emelike Nwosuocha says the 2018 rap smash from Donald Glover, whose alter ego is Childish Gambino, is glaringly similar to a song he released two years prior on the Soundcloud platform.
Childish Gambino in hot waters over copyright infringement
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Fri, May 07, 2021
NEW YORK: American singer Childish Gambino is facing court over alleged copyright infringement, as the rapper Kidd Wes alleged that the Grammy-winning hit This Is America was lifted from him.
According to US federal court documents, Emelike Nwosuocha says the 2018 rap smash from Donald Glover, whose alter ego is Childish Gambino, is glaringly similar to a song he released two years prior on the Soundcloud platform.
The complaint filed in New York cites nearly-identical unique rhythmic, lyrical, and thematic compositional and performance content contained in the chorus or ´hook´ sections that are the centerpieces of both songs.
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Childish Gambino arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards. AFP pic
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NEW YORK, May 7 Childish Gambino is being sued for alleged copyright infringement, with the rapper Kidd Wes saying the Grammy-winning hit
This Is America was lifted from him.
According to US federal court documents Emelike Nwosuocha says the 2018 rap smash from Donald Glover, whose alter ego is Childish Gambino, is “glaringly similar” to a song he released two years prior on the Soundcloud platform.
The complaint filed in New York cites “nearly-identical unique rhythmic, lyrical, and thematic compositional and performance content contained in the chorus or ‘hook’ sections that are the centerpieces of both songs.”