Cardi B Sued For $50 Million Over Copyright Infringement – Hot97 – Hip Hop & R&B News

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Cardi B is being sued for copyright infringement over her March 2024 hit song “Enough (Miami).” 
According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, also known as Sten Joddi and Kemikal956, allege that their 2021 track “Greasy Frybread” was used without their permission. FX used this song to promote its series “Reservation Dogs.”
Fraustro and Aguilar claim “substantial damage,” including financial losses and harm to their reputation and marketability. They seek $50 million in damages. The lawsuit names Cardi B, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, and the song’s producers, OG Parker and DJ SwanQo, as defendants.
Sten Joddi issued a statement on July 4th. He explained that he had initially filed an iTunes copyright claim for the beat of “Greasy Frybread” on behalf of his producer but had not received any feedback. He recently learned that Kemikal956, the producer of “Greasy Frybread,” along with Joshua Fraustro, had decided to pursue legal action regarding the instrumental composition. 
Joddi clarified that he is not suing anyone himself, as he was only the writer, lyricist, and performer of the record, and his part of the song was not infringed upon. Cardi B’s “Enough (Miami)” has garnered over 30 million views on YouTube. 
Directed by Patience Harding, the video features the rapper in various stylish outfits, including a long fur coat over a bikini. This single followed her earlier release in 2024, “Like What (Freestyle),” which sampled Missy Elliott’s 1999 song “She’s a B**ch.”
As Cardi B prepares her long-awaited new album, currently untitled, and is engaged in a feud with popular recording artist BIA, the lawsuit surfaces. She performed her diss track last weekend at the BET Awards.
Cardi updated fans last week that her new album will drop in 2024 while still in the works following mixed reports.
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