Roddy Ricch hit with copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit ‘The Field’

Roddy Richh has been sued for copyright infringement by a California songwriter over the rapper’s hit 2019 single ‘The Field’.

Richh is a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Greg Perry who alleges that ‘The Field’ is “an entire duplication” of his 1975 track ‘Come On Down’. Additionally named within the swimsuit are Richh’s label Atlantic Data and producer 30 Roc.

In accordance with the lawsuit, which has been obtained by Rolling Stone, “skilled musicology evaluation confirms that the ascending minor scale performed by violin on the opening of ‘Come On Down’ is a particular musical factor which recurs a complete of six occasions all through the track”.

The lawsuit reads: “Comparative evaluation of the beat, lyrics, hook, rhythmic construction, metrical placement, and narrative context by a musicology skilled demonstrates clearly and convincingly that ‘The Field’ is an unauthorised duplication and infringement of sure components of ‘Come On Down’.”

Perry provides that a lot of lawsuits concerning ‘Come On Down’ have already been filed, with 60 per cent of the songwriting credit score for Younger Jeezy’s 2008 track ‘Wordplay’ granted to him by Island Def Jam, whereas the track has additionally been licensed by Yo Gotti for the observe ‘I Keep in mind’.

The swimsuit added: “The usage of the distinctive compositional components of ‘Come On Down’ have remained so well-liked in each the R&B and rap neighborhood that entry to the composition is firmly established.”

NME have reached out to representatives for Roddy Richh and Atlantic Data for remark.

The Compton rapper launched his long-awaited second album ‘Reside Life Quick’ final December, making his Saturday Night time Reside debut initially of 2022.