2 Chainz, YG & Offset Claim Victory In Lawsuit Alleging They Stole “Proud”
Looks like 2 Chainz, YG and Offset have claimed a victory after finding themselves at the center of a lawsuit, over their track “Proud,” filed by a New York rapper who claimed the rappers stole his lyrics and title to his 2015 song.
Per documents obtained by The Blast, the plaintiff, Solomon Clanton, who goes by Slugga, has voluntarily dismissed the case against all defendants, doing so without prejudice; meaning he could refile in the future.
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Prior to this month’s dismissal, the suit initially read, “After [Slugga’s 2015] song’s release, the hip-hop artist known as 2Chainz released a song also entitled ‘Proud,’ which featured substantially similar lyrics and music, including the hook and thematic elements.”
Additionally, it read, “Plaintiffs discovered that since at least March 2018 Defendants have continuously and repeatedly infringed, and are presently infringing, Slugga’s copyright in the Subject Composition, in a song publicly performed by 2Chainz as part of his highly successful album ‘The Play Don’t Care Who Makes It.'”
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The suit also stated, “Both the notes and the words surrounding the principal hook “I’m just tryin’ to make my mama proud” in the Subject Composition and the Infringing Work are identical.”