4 times singer has accused people of stealing his songs

Blackface is currently a man on a mission, with his allegations of copyright infringement, (which simply translates into ‘song theft’).

The erstwhile leader of the defunct pop group Plantashun Boiz has in the space of two weeks, accused Wizkid and former partner, 2face Idibia of stealing from his catalogue, and remodeling them into hit songs.

Prior, to this week, Blackface has had a rich history of copyright infringement allegations, dating back to 2face’s iconic single ‘African Queen’.

Blackface vs 2face (‘African Queen)

2face's ‘African Queen’ made history as one of the most successful hit to come out of the continent. Apart from being the gem of the “Face 2 Face, it also won a number of awards that shot its sleek-faced singer, Innocent Idibia, into further limelight in 2004.

About four years after the Pan Africanist, pro-womanhood and highly exciting song hit the market, however, it made another kind of history: it became the first piece whose copyright would be shared post-production marked by a controversy that surrounded its authorship.

In the deal, 2face and Blackface, his old friend and former partner especially when they existed together as Plantashun Boiz, alongside another musician, Faze, signed an agreement that they own African Queen's copyright 50-50.

In the controversy that heralded the signing, Blackface had raised the alarm that Tuface - vis-a-vis Kennis - had shortchanged him. His claim was (and is) that he is the original writer of the song. He argued that Tuface had denied him credit, just as Kennis had refused to grant him publishing right.

Despite this deal, Blackface still claims that he is yet to receive royalty from ‘African Queen’.

Blackface Vs Psquare (Erima Vs ‘Do me’)

On Psquare’s third studio album released in 2007, one track stood out amongst others. The song ‘Do me’ featuring Waje was a smash hit, and the video which was shot at a time when internet was technically absent in Nigeria, currently has crossed the 1 million mark.

But ‘Do me’ had its controversy, with Blackface, claiming the catchy instrumentation, and utilizing it for a song titled ‘Erima’. The song was a relative hit too, and still stands as Blackface’s most recent hit song.

There was no official word from both parties, but word filtered in that the beat was created by J. Martins, who gave it to both stars, with Psquare releasing their work first.

Blackface VS Wizkid (‘Ojuelegba’ VS Since you’ve been gone’)

Blackface is currently in the news first for calling out Wizkid on his new song ‘Killah’.

The singer believes that Wizkid’s hit jam, ‘Ojuelegba’, is a spin of his song ‘Since you’ve been gone’, a track off his 2010 album “Dancehall Bizness”.

“I never really wanted to talk about it all this while but after people started checking out my new song, Killa, many felt Blackface sounded like Wizkid, which I didn’t like.

“If you check properly, you would realise that Wizkid’s hit, Ojuelegba, sounds exactly the same as the track 13 on my dancehall album released as far back as 2010. You need to listen to that album to know what I am talking about. The song is so similar that I think it shouldn’t be that way.” Blackface said.

Blackface VS 2face Idibia (‘Let somebody love you’)

In new information, Blackface has laid claim to 2face Idibia’s hit song ‘Let somebody love you’, released off his 2014 “Ascension” album.

The singer claims that he wrote the song, but his name was deliberately misspelt on the credit, with 2face’s manager, Efe Omoregbe, also credited.

Blackface has stated his intention to sue his former partner.