Kidd Wes Accuses Childish Gambino of Stealing ‘This Is America’ – The Shocking Truth Revealed!

“Childish Gambino’s “This is America” has been cleared of accusations of plagiarism, but that hasn’t stopped rapper Kidd Wes from pushing to bring his dismissed case back to court. The rapper’s attorneys were back in court on Monday to appeal the March 2023 verdict that dismissed the suit on a technicality.

The technicality in question was that Kidd Wes (real name Emelike Nwosuocha) failed to register his 2016 track, “Made In America,” with the copyright office. Specifically, Kidd Wes copyrighted the lyrics but did not copyright the underlying musical composition – a mistake his attorneys have described as an “administrative error.”

However, U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Park did not agree with this claim. According to Courthouse News, Park stated, “He submitted the audio and checked the sound recording on the form. And what he did not do is check the words and music box. If that’s right, how is that not a technicality, as opposed to a substantive failure?” The panel will continue to deliberate on the matter.

In the original court documents filed in 2021, Kidd Wes argued that Childish Gambino’s “flow” was eerily similar to his own, citing his lyrics: “Made in America/ Flex on the radio/ Made me a terrorist/ Pessimistic n-ggas?/ You should just cherish this” and comparing them to Gambino’s: “This is America/ Guns in my area/ I got the strap/ I gotta carry ’em.” Kidd Wes also claimed there were “scientific similarities” in both tracks and believed Childish Gambino intentionally ripped him off.

As a result, he sought major damages from Gambino, as well as the co-writers of “This is America”, Roc Nation, and Young Thug, who provided backup vocals on the track. Although “This Is America” also includes background vocals from artists like Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd, BlocBoy JB, Quavo of Migos, and 21 Savage, they were not named in the lawsuit.

Judge Victor Marrero ruled that the songs themselves are not similar, regardless of whether Kidd Wes had the proper registration documents or not. “Even if Kidd Wes had a copyright registration for the composition of Childish Gambino’s Composition, dismissal would be warranted here because the elements of Childish Gambino’s Composition purportedly infringed upon are insufficiently original to warrant protection, or because they are not substantially similar to the Challenged Composition,” the judge stated, according to court records.

Despite the verdict, the legal battle between Kidd Wes and Childish Gambino continues, with Kidd Wes and his legal team not giving up their fight for what they believe is rightful compensation and recognition for his work.