Nigerian singer Timaya has been accused of Mental property theft.
Music group United Boys Tradition has accused Timaya of track theft. The group alleged that his newest launch Dey Your Dey sampled their track of the identical title with out authorization.
The group’s chief, talking by means of a video message on their TikTok web page, urged Timaya to chorus from appropriating their mental property. Based on the Music Group chief, Timaya has achieved this earlier than. The group chief cited a earlier incident the place he allegedly sampled their track E Dey Candy Us, E Dey Ache Dem with out consent.
Plagiarism is a grimy act/habits and oga Timaya should not be the one concerned in such, if you cannot write your track or assume then pay individuals to do this. @timayatimaya pic.twitter.com/fU3Ft6kj0c
— TUNDE 🥶🇸🇴 (@AlhajiWalls) February 15, 2024
The chief appealed to the singer to respect their rights and search permission if he intends to remix their songs. Timaya has not responded to the allegations at the moment. Along with the allegations towards him, the Nigerian singer opened up about his struggles with drug dependancy. In a latest interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Timaya revealed that he was launched to medicine in the course of the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. He confessed that though he isn’t excellent, he has experimented with medicine earlier than. Timaya admitted that when he first tried the drug, it made him really feel actually good. He ended up freely giving lots of his cash with out considering a lot about it.
