However, since the release of the song, it didn’t take fans long to recognize the striking similarities between the new song, Freak Me and a song on Tiwa Savage’s 2015 album, RED, titled Before Nko.
According to NET, neither Tekno nor Ciara obtained permission from Tiwa Savage before infringing on her copyright.
A member of Tiwa Savage’s camp speaking with NET said: “We were surprised that they went that route. They didn’t even just sample some strings, the beat and lyrics of the hook are basically the same. Tiwa is extremely upset because it seems like a rip off of her sweat.
“They didn’t ask or inform us before the song was made. As a matter of fact, we reached out to them when we heard the song but they didn’t do us the courtesy of even responding. This is not how to do things. Tekno himself is not sharing links to the song as much as his boss Ubi is. This is wrong.
“It may not have been in Ciara’s place to know that the song belonged to someone else but the onus was on Tekno as the featured act and producer (who we believe gave the song to her anyway) to inform her.”
Listen to both songs below:
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