New York, NY – J. Cole and Bryson Tiller have each been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly ripping f a music producer for his or her songs “Déjà Vu” and “Change.”
Producer G-Cash claims the rappers stole the beat f his 2013 single, “Shawty So Cold,” and filed a lawsuit in opposition to them, Sony Music, Roc Nation and RCA Data, for $150,000 per infringement plus an injunction to ban them from persevering with to prit f the songs.
“Déjà Vu” was included on J. Cole’s 2016 album four Your Eyez Solely and “Change” got here out a 12 months earlier on Bryson Tiller’s 2015 debut album Trapsoul.
G-Cash, often known as Gary Frisby, has been making this accusation since 2016 and uploaded a video on YouTube breaking down his tune and explaining the similarities.
His go well with claims the three songs have “the identical kick sample, snare sample, FX swell and vocal strike. The substantial similarities between the three songs are no coincidence.”
This isn’t the primary time the similarities between “Change” and “Déjà Vu” have been known as out, both.
In 2016, “Déjà Vu” producers Vinylz and Boi-1da accused “Change” creator International Teck ripping them f.
On the time, Teck addressed the claims from each producers and G-Cash on an Instagram story, saying, “I made this beat on my own in my studio with no person’s assist. I’ve had different folks tried to sue me. I’m positive you noticed that G Cash video. You’ll be able to imagine who the fuck you need to imagine. However finally, that is how I made the beat and also you rock with who you wanna rock with.”
HipHopDX has reached out to G-Cash for additional elaboration on this story.