Hotwire sues French Montana for allegedly stealing beat
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Hotwire sues French Montana for allegedly stealing beat

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French Montana has been sued for $5 million for taking a 2012 beat off Soundclick from a producer named Eddie Lee Richardson, who is professionally known as Hotwire.

Hotwire is suing French Montana for his 2013 Hot 100 hit Ain’t Worried About Nothin.

According to the suit, Ain’t Worried About Nothin was lifted from Richardson’s uploaded instrumental *Hood* Pushin’ Weight.

Hotwire claims the beat had a “unique and artistic array of digital sounds and rhythms” and was tagged with an identifiable repeating vocal.

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Ain’t Worried About Nothin appears on Montana’s debut album Excuse My French. It lists Earl & E and Rico Love as its producers.

Hotwire alleges the track is just his *Hood* Pushin’ Weight instrumental with Montana’s vocals on top, so he’s suing for $5 million.

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