Lil Uzi Vert is sued because his Strawberry Peels song contains a sample

 

A new lawsuit has been brought about by one of the bonus tracks Lil Uzi Vert included in Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World 2, the deluxe edition of his 2020 album Eternal Astake.

Sun City Publishing has filed a lawsuit against the 27-year-old rapper, who goes by the pronouns they/them and was born Symere Bysil Woods, according to TMZ.

The sample allegedly came from a 1995 song by Memphis-based musician Blackout called Dim Da Lights.

According to the lawsuit, Lil Uzi Vert never gave Sun City Publishing permission to use the Dim Da Lights samples in the Strawberry Peels song.

The company is suing for that much in damages because they claim the song has made at least $1 million in sales and has received 39 million Spotify streams and more than 4 million YouTube plays.

Lil Uzi Vert's representatives were contacted by Daily Mail for comment, but as of right now, they have not responded.

Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thung, and Gunna, as well as the song's producer Wheezy, record labels Atlantic and Generation Now, are all named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

At this time, none of the rappers have made any public remarks regarding the lawsuit.

There were several credited samples on the 2020 album, including Celebration Station, which included a fragment from Ariana Grande's Raindrops (An Angel Cried).

Prices, a song from the album, samples Travis Scott's Way Back, and Fustal Shuffle 2020 includes live versions of Tyler, the Creator's Boredom and samples from Canadian musician Narduwar.

Even the Backstreet Boys classic I Want It That Way is sampled in the song That Way.

When Lil Uzi Vert accepted a plea deal in an assault case involving his ex-girlfriend Saint Jhn, it made headlines last year.

They entered a plea of not guilty to both the misdemeanor injury to a girlfriend charge and the felony assault charge involving a firearm.

Vert was given a sentence of 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling, one year of mental health and drug abuse treatment, and three years of formal probation.

In addition, the victim was awarded restitution, and a 10-year criminal protective order was also issued.