Ice Spice caught in copyright lawsuit over ‘In Ha Mood’ song

Ice Spice was slapped with a copyright lawsuit over ‘In Ha Mood’ after a rapper alleged she ripped off his song.

Music copyright lawsuits aren’t anything new. From Led Zeppelin to Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, and Ed Sheeran, no pop star is off limits when it comes to other artists claiming musical ownership over their work.

Even Microsoft and OpenAI have been sued over claims they “misused the work of nonfiction authors to train the artificial intelligence models.”

Ice Spice, who struck platinum in 2023 for her Barbie collab with Nicki Minaj, found herself in muddy waters recently when a rapper claimed the star ripped off his song.

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Ice Spice’s ‘In Ha Mood’ lies at the center of copyright lawsuit

A Brooklyn rapper named D. Chamberz said Ice Spice directly lifted specific aspects of his song “In That Mood” for her own “In Ha Mood” track.

D. Chamberz’s attorneys alleged that Ice Spice’s ‘In Ha Mood’ is an irrefutable “forgery,” as told in their official complaint. “Any proper comparative analysis of the beat, lyrics, hook, rhythmic structure, metrical placement, and narrative context will demonstrate that ‘In Ha Mood’ was copied.”

“The two songs clearly employ numerous noticeably similar composition elements and lyrics, which result in a sound and feel that are very much alike,” the complaint read.

Reportedly, D. Chamberz released his song in early 2022 and received considerable airplay in the Greater New York City Area. Ice Spice’s ‘In Tha Mood’ was released a year later, becoming a bonafide Top 20 hit on the R&B charts and gaining 45 million views on YouTube.

Also named in the copyright infringement suit are Capitol Records, 10K Projects, Universal Music Group, and producer RiotUSA.