Plies filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against “Wanna Be” rappers Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, and Cardi B, along with Soulja Boy, but does he really have a case? Though the ladies have not publicly responded Plies’ lawsuit, MTS’ producer, LilJuMadeDaBeat claims Plies’ catalog is safe.
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Just after Kamala Harris lost the presidential election, Plies filed the lawsuit claiming that several rappers used his 2008 “Me and My Goons” beat without his permission. Plies’ lawsuit stated Soulja Boy first used the beat in 2010 for his hit song “Pretty Boy Swag.” Almost 15 years later, the same beat was used for GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Wanna Be,” hence their names being included in the lawsuit. The remix of “Wanna Be” was also named, officially including Cardi B who joined the remix in May.
Plies’ representing lawyer, Walter Mosley told TMZ he utilized a musicologists who determined “Pretty Boy Swag,” “Wanna Be,” and the remix sampled Plies’ “Me and My Goons.” However, LilJuMadeDaBeat came to the defense of all the rappers named in the lawsuit. Though he did not personally make the beat for “Wanna Be,” as a frequent collaborator of Meg’s he had knowledge of the origins of the song.
LilJu took to X to shed light on the situation. He stated that “Wanna Be” and “Pretty Boy Swag” sampled the 2006 hit “My Dougie” by Lil Wil and produced by Big E.
“My Dougie came it in 2006, Me & My Goons came [out] in 2008. Big E the producer of “My Dougie” is credited on Wanna Be,” he wrote. “For the Record Pretty Boy Swag is a remake of My Dougie as well. Soulja Boy is on the My Dougie Remix. Me & My Goons literally not even the single for that Plies album.”
Lil Ju added that he thinks this is just a money grab on Plies’ part.
“@NITTIBEATZ owns all these songs. Plies just trynna get some money lol,” he added.
However, Mosley is not backing down. The attorney claims it is just misinformation and Plies’ lawsuit is still ongoing unless the defendants are willing to settle.