Drake and Chris Brown’s fight in 2010 was one of the most talked about ones. They didn’t think they’d work together on a hit song in 2019, but they did. That year, “No Guidance” was everywhere. It got as high as number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Brown made a sort of return, and it was the cherry on top of Drake’s great decade. Right now, though, “No Guidance” has both artists in trouble with the law. They are some of the people Tykeiya Dore is suing in a new case. The singer says that they took her song’s main structure and melody.
On October 25, Tykeiya Dore brought the case in New Jersey. It was said on AllHipHop that the case is about copyright infringement with the 2016 song “I Got It.” “Chord progressions, tempo, pitch, key, melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, phrasing, and lyrics” of Dore’s song from three years ago were stolen by Drake and Chris Brown, she says. She also uses Vinylz, who often works with Drake, to back up her case. The music video for Dore’s “I Got It” was made by Benji Filmz. She says Vinylz checks Benji’s YouTube account a lot.
“Defendant Anderson Hernandez, better known as Vinylz,” the claim said. “Discovered and obtained access to Tykeiya’s song ‘I Got It’ and Cardi B’s songs on Benji Filmz YouTube channel.” The suit also says that YouTube and Google are involved. Tykeiya Dore says that her lawyer, Marc Stephens, also put up a video comparing the copyrights of “I Got It” and “No Guidance.” Then she said that the video was taken down without a reason. YouTube and Google are being sued by the singer for “defamation, common law fraud, and emotional distress.” It’s $5 million she wants.
Drake and Chris Brown have had to deal with these claims before, though. John Braindon Cooper Timothy Valentine went after the two artists and Noah “40” Shebib for stealing their 2016 song “I Love Your Dress.” Drake and Chris Brown completely denied the claims. In a statement, they said that they couldn’t scan millions of songs to steal that many. “It is implausible to assume that every musician in Toronto collaborates and shares music with Drake,” it said.Drake and Chris Brown need to answer the new case.