Childish Gambino Sued For Copyright Infringement With This Is America

Rapper Kidd Wes claims that Childish Gambino 's hit This Is America is a copy of his song Made in America and is therefore taking the artist to court, BBC News reports Thursday.

Kidd Wes released his song in 2016, two years before the release of Childish Gambino's This Is America . According to the rapper, the content and structure of the choruses of songs are identical.

In the legal documents it can be read that Kidd Wes has hired a musicologist to compare the songs with each other. He concluded that the similarities between the two songs are probably not coincidental. Donald Glover, as Childish Gambino is really called, has not yet responded to the claims.

This Is America became a big hit two years ago, partly because of the video clip for the song. It depicts gun violence in the United States and police violence against black Americans. In 2019 Childish Gambino was awarded the Grammy for the best song of the year for it. It was the first time anyone had won the prize with a rap song.