‘Trump Winning Pissed Him Off’: Plies Sues Cardi B, Soulja Boy, Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla for Copyright Infringement After Kamala Harris’ Loss

Now that the 2024 presidential election is over, it appears that rapper Plies, who was an adamant Vice President Kamala Harris supporter, is back to business. The day after Harris’ devastating loss to her GOP presidential opponent Donald Trump, the “Hypnotized” artist filed a copyright infringement claim over his 2008 song, “Me & My Goons.” Rapper Plies has launched an epic lawsuit against some of the biggest names in rap music, including Cardi B, Meg Thee Stallion, GloRilla and Soulja Boy, for copyright infringement. (Photo: @plies/Instagram) Plies claimed on Wednesday, Nov. 6, that fellow rapper Soulja Boy sampled his song when recording the 2010 hit “Pretty Boy Swag,” according to TMZ. The countdown beat and easily recognizable keyboard sequence of 16 beats (two 8 bar measures) is very present in Soulja Boy’s track and was never cleared, the lawsuit claims. The unauthorized sample was later used in 2024 on GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit song, “Wanna Be,” a track that currently has almost 91 million views on YouTube since its release seven months ago. The song also debuted in April 2024 at No. 11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 when it was released. As a result of using the sample,...