DaBaby accused of song-theft on 2020 hit Rockstar
DaBaby has been accused of ripping off an earlier song on his 2020 Roddy Ricch guesting hit ‘Rockstar’.According to Rolling Stone, Florida-based producer Craig Mims – who performs as JuJu Beats – claims that ‘Rockstar’ is a rip off of his track ‘Selena’.DaBaby and his collaborators had a copy of the earlier track, Mims’ lawsuit states, because he had been in touch with the rapper’s representatives – as well as Caroline Diaz at his label, Universal Music’s Interscope – back in 2019.“Plaintiff provided his musical composition known as ‘Selena’ to defendants in 2019″, the lawsuit says, “who then used ‘Selena’ to create a sound recording entitled ‘Rockstar’. Defendant Diaz and DaBaby’s representative accessed plaintiff’s ‘Selena’ on more than 40 occasions in late 2019 and early 2020”.Mims adds that he has sought to negotiate a settlement regarding his song-theft claim with DaBaby and his label numerous times, but without success.