Cardi B faces copyright lawsuit over “Enough (Miami)”

Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, who form the production duo Kemika1956, have sued Cardi B (née Belcalis Almanzar) for copyright infringement. The two claim that the Grammy-winning rapper used their song “Greasy Frybread” in her hit single “Enough (Miami)” without permission.

According to court documents filed in federal court in Texas on Wednesday (July 3), Fraustro and Aguilar released “Greasy Frybread” featuring Punkin’ Lusty on November 9, 2021, through Tattoo Music Group Studios. The lawsuit goes on to say that the track later became known on streaming services and was used in the FX series. Reservation dogs.

In addition to Cardi B, the lawsuit also names “Enough (Miami)” producers OG Parker (Joshia Parker) and DJ SwanQo (James Steed) as well as the Celebrity Booking Agency, Cardi B’s label Atlantic Records and its parent company Warner Music Group as defendants.

“Enough (Miami)” was released on March 15, 2024, via Atlantic Records. The single peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and currently has more than 46 million streams on Spotify alone.

The plaintiffs seek statutory damages, a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order to prevent further infringement, followed by a permanent injunction, a court order requiring the defendants to recall and destroy all infringing copies of the work, and a declaratory judgment asserting the plaintiffs’ alleged ownership rights in the copyrighted material at issue.

Cardi B, Warner Music Group/Atlantic Records, OG Parker, DJ SwanQo and Celebrity Booking Agency did not immediately respond to BillboardPlease leave a comment.

Cardi B is no stranger to copyright litigation. In August, the Bronx native and her “WAP” collaborator Megan Thee Stallion scored a legal victory when they won a copyright lawsuit filed against them over the song. In that case, a federal judge in Manhattan dismissed the case after ruling that the song’s lyrics that Cardi and Meg were accused of copying — “p— so wet” and “n— wild’n” — were not original enough to be covered by copyright.