Florida rapper Plies is suing fellow rappers Soulja Boy, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B for copyright infringement.
Plies (born Algernod Washington) claims the women ripped off the infrared countdown beat in his 2008 song “Me & My Goons” for their “Wanna Be Remix.”
Soulja Boy was also named as a defendant for using the beat for his 2010 single “Pretty Boy Swag.”
In his lawsuit, Plies, 48, alleges that all of the rappers stole the simple beat without permission, according to TMZ.
According to TMZ, plies also named Universal Music Group, Collective Music Group, Interscope Records, Soulja Boy’s Collipark Productions, and Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl Productions.
He is seeking unspecified damages.
But according to music producer LilJuMadeDaBeat, Plies may not be the beat’s copyright holder. LilJuMadeDaBeat claims Plies lifted the beat from Lil Wil’s hit “My Dougie,” which was released in 2006.
The producer says he credited Lil Wil for the beat on Soulja Boy’s single.
Compare the songs below.
