Nigerian entertainment polymath and label boss, Oluwatosin Ajibade who is better known Mr. Eazi has taken to social media to call out Latino music giant Bad Bunny for copyright infringement.
Taking to Twitter on Monday, February 6, Mr. Eazi called out the Latino megastar for infringing on the intellectual property of his EmPawa signee, Joeboy.
According to Mr. Eazi, Bad Bunny recorded a Joeboy song without going through the standard clearance process with the label and the artist.
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“Yo @sanbenito you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear that Joeboy rip-off on your album,” the tweet reads.
Yo @sanbenito you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear that Joeboy rip off on your album
— Genius (@mreazi) February 6, 2023
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Mr. Eazi then proceeded to add a YouTube link to the song in question in another tweet in an effort to eliminate any doubt as to his claim.
He went on to write,
“Badbunny
@sanbenito
incase you are not sure what song I’m talking about
Joeboy song – https://youtu.be/s6f62lkX57k
https://youtu.be/eopPKANmKyg
( Your song )
Ain’t no way you produced and sang an Afrobeat record lol”
Badbunny @sanbenito incase you are not sure what song I’m talking about
Joeboy song – https://t.co/K6Cx2au7eZ https://t.co/nbstmxjieP ( Your song )
Ain’t no way you produced and sang an Afrobeat record lol
— Genius (@mreazi) February 6, 2023
Eazi did not stop there, he went on the social network, LinkedIn to further expatiate on the copyright infringement.
In the post on his LinkedIn page, the EmPawa boss complained about the disregard from Bad Bunny and his label over their failure to clear the song. He further shared that he found their actions to be disrespectful and condescending.
Read his statement below.
