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McAllen artists sue Cardi B for allegedly using song ‘without permission’

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect federal records which were updated to show the correct amount demanded by the plaintiffs.

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two McAllen musicians are suing Cardi B, and others, claiming that the group used a song of theirs without permission.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Wednesday, names Cardi B, OG Parker, DJ Swanqo, Atlantic Records, Celebrity Booking Agency and Warner Music Group as the defendants.

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The plaintiffs, Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, also known as Kemika1956, claim the group used one of their songs without permission. According to the lawsuit, Fraustro and Aguilar created the song “Greasy Frybread” in 2021, which was featured in the FX series “Rez Dogs.”

“Defendant Cardi B, along with other Defendants, has used the song in her new album without permission,” the lawsuit stated.

According to the lawsuit, the group infringed the copyright of the song by reproducing, distributing and publicly performing the work in Cardi B’s record “Enough (Miami).“

The document concludes by stating the Fraustro and Aguilar suffered “substantial damages,” including financial losses and irreparable harm to their artistic reputation and marketability.

Cardi B is a Grammy award-winning artist who was featured on Time’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. OG Parker is credited with producing hit songs like “Slippery” and “Walk It Talk It” by Migos.

Records list the demand as $50 million.

ValleyCentral reached out to Cardi B’s media team for comment on the lawsuit who did not immediately respond.

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