Lil Uzi Vert could also be hip-shaking all the best way to the courtroom after being hit with a lawsuit for his music, “Simply Wanna Rock.”
An artist named Rief Rawyal is alleging that Lil Uzi Vert stole components from his music, “Ache and Pleasure.” The monitor marked Rief’s reintroduction to music after taking a couple of years off. He claims the Philly rapper’s hit music “copies the unique hook, melody, and theme” of his personal. One half specifically stood out and made customers on-line increase an eyebrow when Rawyal chants, “After I rock ah ah.”
Within the phrases of Soulja Boy, he might have taken his circulate, “bar for bar” (allegedly).
Vert dropped the “blickin” anthem on October 17, 2022, a monitor that had everybody and their mama in a chokehold. In truth, Lil Uzi’s hometown crew, the Philadelphia Eagles, used “Simply Wanna Rock” as their Tremendous Bowl tunnel music in 2023, the place he additionally carried out the report whereas strolling the crew out. Since then, it appears like he might must cough up some money for the hit. Rief Rawyal says he initially despatched a cease-and-desist to Atlantic Data, which he believes was met with a response within the type of a parody from Lizzo (additionally underneath Atlantic) mocking his music “Ache and Pleasure.”
Rief is at present looking for $110 million in damages from a gang of individuals, together with Uzi, Atlantic Data, Roc Nation, Technology Now, and Warner Music Group.
