Rapper Tee Grizzley is being accused of copystriking a YouTuber who claims he created a billion-dollar money glitch in the artist’s pay-to-win GTA Online server.
Tee Grizzley is a popular American rapper known for songs like ‘First Day Out’ and ‘Robbery 8.’ On top of his prolific music career, he also runs a server for Grand Theft Auto Online, which players can pay to join and pay more money to access certain features once they’re in.
Essentially, it’s a pay-to-win server, where you can buy access to in-game content, VIP status or even administrator privileges using real-world currency.
YouTuber ‘Parkerr’ joined Grizzley’s server with the intention of exposing it as an alleged ‘scam,’ claiming that the rapper is exploiting his fanbase for money. According to Grizzley himself, the server nets him around $50K weekly.
“After you pay the money to get into the server, you realize that it’s designed to make you spend more money,” Parkerr explained. “He’s got his own currency in there, called Black Diamonds, and it’s a one-to-one conversion to the US dollar. It’s crazy if you think about it.”
Tee Grizzley’s GTA server costs $100 to enter – but even after paying, Parkerr claims he was banned from playing in it.
YouTuber claims rapper Tee Grizzley is behind DMCA for exposing his GTA server
The YouTuber claimed he;d found a way to get in-game perks for free in Grizzley’s server by exploiting a ‘glitch’ he’d discovered. Parkerr basically crashed the server’s economy by dropping cash on the ground in a secluded area, logging out, and logging back in.
In doing so, he managed to duplicate the money he’d dropped, as that amount instantly turned back up in his inventory when he logged in, while the cash he’d left behind was still on the floor.
In total, Parkerr was able to print $25M — something he says the rapper didn’t like.
As a result, he was hit with a Copyright Strike on his video exposing the situation, which has now been removed from YouTube.
The takedown notice was launched by one of the largest law firms in the entertainment industry, GDR Law Firm, who represent clients like A$AP Rocky and Zendaya among many other top celebrities.
“Basically, I was able to give out money right in front of Tee Grizzley, and because he didn’t actually know what was going on, he ended up posting this video to his YouTube channel,” the YouTuber said.
However, Parkerr is convinced that the takedown isn’t legit as his video was Fair Use, and is doing everything he can to fight the copystrike.
“I’m not gonna let some big law firm bully me into not making this video,” he said. “…I’m not gonna stay silent when big ole Tee Grizzley’s lawyers come for me.”
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