<p><a href="/profile/childishgambino" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Childish Gambino</a> is being accused of allegedly ripping off <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/this-is-america-is-the-first-rap-song-to-win-grammy-for-song-of-the-year-news.71666.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">his Grammy Award-winning song &#8220;This Is America.&#8221;</a> A lawsuit was filed by Emelike Nwosuocha, who performs under the stage name Kidd Wes. The rapper says that Gambino&#8217;s song is nearly a blatant rip-off of his song &#8220;Made In America,&#8221; which was released two years prior. </p>
<p>Kidd Wes says that the hook from &#8220;This Is America&#8221; is almost the same as his chorus from &#8220;Made In America,&#8221; featuring similar lyrical themes and flows. In the legal documents, the rapper said the track is &#8220;unmistakably substantially similar, if not practically identical&#8221; to his. He believes he was <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/migos-sued-for-ripping-off-walk-it-talk-it-report-news.62963.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">intentionally ripped off</a> after his song was uploaded to SoundCloud for free in 2016. It was subsequently registered with the U.S Copyright Office in May 2017.</p>
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<p>The artist is suing Childish Gambino, the co-writers of the song, the labels that released it, and other parties for major damages. He even mentioned <a href="/profile/youngthug" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Young Thug</a> in the lawsuit, who <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/childish-gambino-returns-with-new-track-this-is-america-new-song.1978469.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">provides additional background vocals</a>.</p>
<p>Listen to the two songs below and let us know if you think they&#8217;re similar. Do you think Childish Gambino ripped off Kidd Wes or was this unintentional?</p>
<p>Late last year, Childish Gambino teased fans and revealed that he has <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/childish-gambino-gives-fans-insight-into-his-next-project-news.120866.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">more new music on the way, claiming that it will be his &#8220;biggest&#8221; project yet</a>. It&#8217;s unclear when he&#8217;s planning to release. We will keep you posted on his new music, as well as the outcome of this lawsuit.</p>
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