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Cardi B, Yo Gotti, French Montana & More Sued For Using “Choppa Style” Beat Without Paying

ByAbu Sillah

PublishedAugust 18, 2019

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A few of your favorite rappers are in a bit of trouble after allegedly jacking DJ JMK’s beat without paying the man his money.

According to TMZ, DJ JMK, whose real name is Kirk Edwards, is suing Cardi B, Yo Gotti, French Montana, City Girls, and Master P for using his “Choppa Style” beat without paying or giving proper credit.

JMK stated that he recorded the song in November of 2000 and has been playing it with every DJ set he has had. Every artist that he mentioned essentially misappropriated many recognizable and key protected elements when sampling the song. JMK believes that he should have gotten paid for each some sample but he has not seen any cash since.

City Girls and Cardi B most recently sample the sing with their hit single “Twerk” while Yo Gotti and French Montana used the song back in 2017 with their song “Oh Yeah”.

Source: Baller Alert

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Abu Sillah

Abu Sillah is Business Owner from Prince George's County, MD. He serves as the CEO of The DMV Daily and Marketing Manager of The Wig Cafe. Outside of business and media, Abu is a middle school teacher and Promotions Assistant for RadioOne DC. He has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and an M.A. from Bowie State University. Abu is very passionate about 3 things: media, working with kids and uplifting others,