Roddy Ricch Sued for Allegedly Stealing ‘The Box’ From Another Song
Rapper Roddy Ricch is reportedly going through a lawsuit around his hit single “The Box.”
As documented by TMZ, on Tuesday December 6, soul singer Greg Perry has filed a lawsuit in opposition to Roddy Ricch, Atlantic Documents and producer 30 Roc with allegations that his song “Appear on Down (Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)” was made use of for Roddy Ricch’s strike music devoid of good clearance.
Perry reportedly statements Roddy Ricch and his team willfully infringed on his copyright, with the proof “clearly and convincingly” currently being in the similarities amongst the two songs’ intros.
Perry statements Roddy, 30 and Atlantic straight swiped the chords from the beginning of his song for the opening of Roddy’s 2019 one, which dropped just 3 several years back. Perry is looking for unspecified damages.
Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” is the fourth one off his debut album “Remember to Excuse Me for Remaining Antisocial.” The track achieved platinum status a few months immediately after its launch and only took two years to be accredited diamond by the Recoding Business Affiliation of America. The single invested an amazing full of 11 months atop the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart.
His song “The Box” received Music of the Calendar year at the Apple Tunes Awards and Guess Hip Hop Awards in 2020, and was nominated for a few Grammys which include Ideal Rap Music, Music of the Year and Most effective Melodic Rap Performance in 2021.