Bossman Dlow Hit With Song Theft Allegations In New Lawsuit
It is already been a busy month for Bossman Dlow, and now, it appears like he has much more on his plate. AllHipHop’s Grouchy Greg Watkins completely studies that he is been slapped with a lawsuit filed by Louisiana music government Ivory “Mobo Joe” Paynes. Mobo Joe accuses him of stealing parts from the 1994 Canine Home Posse track “Avenue Of The Westbank” to create his personal track, “The Largest.”
Along with Bossman Dlow, producer Mild Beatz, Alamo Data, Sony Music Leisure, Sony Music Publishing, and Too Slippery Leisure are named within the lawsuit. They’re accused of making the most of a track that accommodates unlicensed samples.
Mobo Joe argues that the melody, association, orchestration, and instrumentation in “The Largest” are too much like these in “Avenue Of The Westbank.” He is looking for damages, earnings, lawyer charges, and an injunction the forestall additional distribution of the track. On the time of writing, Bossman Dlow has not publicly responded to the lawsuit.
Who Is Ivory “Mobo Joe” Paynes?
Mobo Joe based the New Orleans Hip-Hop label Mobo Data, and has taken authorized motion towards different artists up to now. This consists of GloRilla, who he sued again in 2023. In his lawsuit, he alleged that her hit track “Tomorrow” additionally options key parts of “Avenue Of The Westbank.” Finally, the court docket dominated within the femcee’s favor. Mobo Joe can sue once more sooner or later if he chooses to.
This is not the one sticky state of affairs Bossman Dlow has discovered himself in lately. Final week, OnlyFans mannequin Kierra Rush additionally posted a photograph of the rapper asleep on a sofa. He seemed to be bare within the photograph, and it did not take lengthy for the clowning to start. “I actually be placing these mfs to sleep who subsequent,” she captioned her submit.
Because the photograph continued to make its spherical on-line, Bossman Dlow determined to set the file straight. “Cease sending me that sh*t,” he demanded in a clip. “I wasn’t f*cking asleep, b*tch.”