Who is Tykeiya Dore? Lawsuit Against Drake and Chris Brown for $5 Million Over ‘No Guidance’ Copyright Allegations
Tykeiya Dore, a singer renowned for her contributions to the pop and R&B genres from the South Bronx, New York filed a lawsuit against Chris Brown and Drake on October 25, 2024, in New Jersey. This legal action relates to their 2019 track “No Guidance,”which Dore claims shares substantial similarities with her song “I Got It,”released prior.
In her complaint, Dore accuses both artists of using identical “chord progressions, melodies, harmonies, tempos, pitches, rhythm, structures, phrasings, and even lyrics” found in her original work. She further implied that Vinylz, a collaborator of Drake, regularly monitored Benji’s YouTube channel, from which the music video of “I Got It”was directed.
She elaborated in her allegations:
“Defendant Anderson Hernandez, known professionally as Vinylz, found and accessed Tykeiya’s song ‘I Got It’ as well as Cardi B’s tracks on Benji Filmz’s YouTube channel.”
According to the lawsuit, Dore created her song in 2015 and uploaded it to YouTube in 2017—two years before Chris Brown’s and Drake’s collaborative effort came to light. Importantly, Dore registered her song with the U.S. Copyright Office just a month after Brown released “No Guidance.”
Born in 1997, Tykeiya Dore has penned and released numerous tracks, including “Nobody Loves You,””Pretty Kitty,””Spaceships,”and “Bi*tches Run They Mouth.”
Tykeiya Dore Includes Google and YouTube in Her Lawsuit Against Chris Brown and Drake
At the age of 27, Tykeiya, a celebrated pop and R&B artist, has her roots in the Bronx, growing up in the Butler Houses, which is a well-known housing project in the Morrisania district. She frequently shares insights about her family life, highlighting her relationship with her single mother and older sister, as noted by N1M.com.
The artist began her career at a young age, debuting in 2006 in the famous music video for Webstar and Young B’s “Chicken Noodle Soup.”Dore has produced a variety of songs over the years, including “Stuck Up,””Now U Know … A Little More,””Surf N Turn,”and others.
In relation to her lawsuit, Dore has identified YouTube and Google as additional defendants. Through her legal counsel, Marc Stephens, she stated that a video comparing her song “I Got It”with “No Guidance”was incorrectly taken down, resulting in a defamation, common law fraud, and emotional distress suit against the platforms, with her seeking $5 million in restitution. Furthermore, the lawsuit implicates her uncle, Jesse Spruils, claiming he shared her song with Nija Charles, who co-wrote “No Guidance.”Dore asserts her recent discovery of this information.
The lawsuit remarks:
“Once Chris Brown’s song ‘No Guidance’ was released, Plaintiff’s uncle confronted Nija Charles about the alleged copying of the chorus from ‘I Got It.’ Subsequently, Nija Charles blocked him on social media.”
Continuing, it states:
“Feeling embarrassed and incompetent for allowing his niece’s song to be replicated without her knowing, Plaintiff’s uncle chose not to inform Tykeiya. It wasn’t until Plaintiff Tykeiya engaged attorney Marc Stephens on May 21, 2024, that she learned of her uncle’s prior knowledge regarding Nija Charles and Vinylz’s access to her song.”
As the story of the lawsuit gains traction, responses from either Chris Brown or Drake have yet to be announced.
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