Legal trouble looms at Latin Pop Megastar Bad Bunny, after being accused by Afrobeats heavyweight, and Empawa Africa label boss Mr Eazi of plagiarizing the song “Enséñame a Bailar,” off his recently released album.
So, the song Bad Bunny is being accused of stealing is Joeboy’s “Empty My pocket”, a song the Empawa Africa act released in collaboration with Lakizo Entertainment.
Mr Eazi in the early hours of Monday, 6th February 2023 called out Bad Bunny via a tweet that read:
“Yo @sanbenito you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear that Joeboy rip off on your album.”
Yo @sanbenito you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear that Joeboy rip off on your album
— Genius (@mreazi) February 6, 2023
Mr Eazi went on to share the links to both songs with the caption:
“Badbunny @sanbenito incase you are not sure what song I’m talking about… Ain’t no way you produced and sang an Afrobeat record lol”
Badbunny @sanbenito incase you are not sure what song I’m talking about
— Genius (@mreazi) February 6, 2023
Joeboy song – https://t.co/K6Cx2au7eZ https://t.co/nbstmxjieP ( Your song )
Ain’t no way you produced and sang an Afrobeat record lol
While Bad Bunny’s song “Enséñame a Bailar” was released in May 2022 as the thirteenth track of his most recent album “Un Verano Sin Ti“, Joeboy‘s “Empty My Pocket” was released a year earlier in June.
We listened to both recordings while doing research for this article, and I must say that both sound remarkably similar, from the vocal melodies, right down to the production.
Mr Eazi’s accusation has not yet received a public response from Bad Bunny. We’ll do well to keep you updated on this story’s latest developments.