{"id":185124,"date":"2024-08-30T03:12:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T03:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=185124"},"modified":"2024-08-30T03:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T03:12:19","slug":"rema-accused-of-copying-indian-song-in-his-new-hit-azaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/08\/30\/rema-accused-of-copying-indian-song-in-his-new-hit-azaman\/","title":{"rendered":"Rema accused of copying Indian song in his new hit \u2018Azaman\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Nigerian singer Rema faced scrutiny on X after a user claimed he sampled an Indian song.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The track in question is Rema\u2019s \u201cAzaman\u201d from his album HEIS, compared to the Indian song \u201cChudaka Chudaka.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The user\u2019s post showed similarities between the two songs&#8217; melodies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nigerian Afrobeats star Divine Ikubor, popularly known as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/rema\">Rema<\/a> <\/strong>has made headlines on X (formerly Twitter) after a social media user accused him of sampling an Indian <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=song\">song<\/a> <\/strong>in his latest hit &#8216;Azaman&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy began when the user posted a video comparing Rema&#8217;s song &#8216;Azaman&#8217; to the Indian song \u201cChudaka Chudaka,\u201d highlighting similarities between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Rema\u2019s \u201cAzaman,\u201d featured on his second studio album <em>HEIS<\/em>, has been a significant success, but the claim of sampling has sparked discussions online.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185125\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-185125 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-28-135432.png\" alt=\"Man accuses Rema of sampling Indian song\" width=\"533\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-28-135432.png 533w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-28-135432-275x300.png 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rema.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The user\u2019s post noted that the melody of Rema\u2019s song closely resembles that of the Indian song.\u00a0The comparison was further fueled by a video shared on Instagram, showing the two songs side by side.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ayor_aad<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;Na why them like am, you know how much they use call am last time.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> wuraaola_art<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;Una sure say no be only me and my neighbor well for this country?\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 we make art.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> thegirlpengy<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;Una sabi find trouble for this country.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> itzsuperboyvibez<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>Call Azaman, some people are about to cash out.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> kemberly_b3<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;First time my younger brother heard rema song. He said Kilode ti eleyi ko rin bi India \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/em>\ud83d\ude02<em>\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 Aliameen come oo. @crude_boygte.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>iamblackkyng<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>Call azaman nah india language?\ud83d\ude02X users just like to dey find unnecessary engagements, hustling for elon musk money.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>osaka9942<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;Wetin una dey smoke.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> pr_tty_an_gel<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;If God had brought you back home safely from work today, give him an heart.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> lammy_joss_01<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>We mad gan for this country o.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> iamjustified__<\/strong> said: <em>&#8220;Everybody don mad for this country I swear nah only dj chicken we dey see but most people don mad Aje.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> herdaytoun_<\/strong> said: &#8220;<em>How is it the same thing \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 the beat is different from song now.&#8221; 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