Did Donald Glover plagiarize "This is America"?

[Calmye]

I agree with the sampling part, but give credit where it's due. The Twitter posts in here show that the dude is grateful for the exposure but if he wasn't paid, that's kinda bullshyt IMO

We don't know who the producer is or even the writers are. " I know who I paid dog Searchlight publishing" Donald could've paid the producer for it

 

[Tetris v2.0]

We don't know who the producer is or even the writers are. " I know who I paid dog Searchlight publishing" Donald could've paid the producer for it

Well, the credits don't have his name there and based on his tweets he was hoping to get a shout-out, so it doesn't look like a check was cut... but dude didn't seem fazed by it

Maybe they tried to a pull a fast one? It wouldn't be the first time this happened breh

 

[KRiLL (+)]

Why

I really don't care for 'This is America', I'm stating facts about 'Me and My Girlfriend' vs. 'I Gave You Power'

Chill with the tough talk

so hold up, im mad & talking tough now because i think it's not that deep?


i swear i don't understand you goofy nikkas...

...don't bother responding goofy..

 

[Ghost Utmost]

To me Childish Glover has exactly one dope thing that he's done

Stay Woke. I know it's called Redbone, but he even failed at naming his one dope thing.

His standup is boring. His char on Community was lowkey embarrassing. Definite sambo-try

I honestly have never watched Atlanta, but I don't have any desire to

This is America was wack to me. The song in the OP was definitely a better time and it sounded VERY similar. But that's how Contemporary Rap works. They actually try their hardest to copy others. The sounds in the beats "Aye!.. Aye!.. Aye!...", to the rolling hi hat, to even all the autotune. If you DONT sound enough like everybody else the current audience turns off instantly. They can't even stand to listen unless it matches something they know

 

[EndDomination]

Songs are definitely different enough.
Its the voice breaks in the back ground and the sparse drums that make them so much alike, but the composition is radically different, as is the vocal delivery and actual subject handling.

 

[KRiLL (+)]

He said that...just like Dram but you know they like fukk that nikka

on me, but making a lot of noise about it only makes you look butthurt even if he "steal" the whole concept...

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

seems like a reach honestly.

That cadence is easily like 5+ years old at this point.

 

[Chubbs]

The average consumer doesn’t care...so what does it matter?

In Hip hop as long as it bangs it goes

and there you have it... an example of why most of today's music is garbage juice.

 

[Jacaveli The Don]

so hold up, im mad & talking tough now because i think it's not that deep?


i swear i don't understand you goofy nikkas...

...don't bother responding goofy..

Stop being so emotional, your example was wack and nonsensical

Fall back, little homie

 

[MischievousMonkey]

"I don't want to explain the meaning of the video" headass

Probably cause you bit it too

Oops, my bad, I mean took inspiration from it

Dude's chilling but if I was him and still struggling I would be hot. The video+the song propelled Donald G to full blown mainstream and he has 100 millions views on that shyt + multiple essays + tv talks + twitter in flames.

And a breh cannot even get a mention or a credit? You got me fukked up. fukk a bridge, you steal from me I won't deal with it for a career on some #metoo victim shyt.

I'm exposing your ass and capitalizing on the noise and everything. I'm dropping a whole distract + video and receipts on your ass. Ima force you to acknowledge me since you want to steal from smaller than you.

This is some bs...

 

[Real N Quotes]

Mere coincidence that the cadence, rhythm and melody are the same? Discuss.

Shark Ngga

 

[Lootpack]

Well that's just childish of him

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

and there you have it... an example of why most of today's music is garbage juice.

But the OG track wasn’t garbage, so...

 

[ig88]

The hats on the intro of this is america even build into the same stuttering the snare does in american pharoah intro.

 

[STAN JONES]

yo this song actually fire