Cardi B is embroiled in a legal battle as two artists allege that portions of their song were used in her March 2024 track “Enough (Miami).”
Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, known as Sten Joddi and Kemikal956 respectively, filed a lawsuit claiming that Cardi B’s song unlawfully incorporated elements from their 2021 track “Greasy Frybread,” which was featured in a promotional campaign for the FX series Reservation Dogs.
According to TMZ, Fraustro and Aguilar assert that they have suffered “substantial damage” from the alleged infringement, including financial losses and “irreparable harm” to their reputation and marketability.
The lawsuit names Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, and the song’s producers OG Parker and DJ SwanQo as defendants. The plaintiffs are seeking $50 million in damages, as reported by the New York Daily News and MySA.
In the wake of the lawsuit, details have emerged about the origins of “Enough (Miami).” Cardi B revealed on Instagram Live that the track was initially titled “And Her Name Is Cardi K” as a response to perceived animosity towards her.
“I feel like I was very underestimated,” she explained. “Even my fan base, it’s big but it’s a very underestimated fanbase. So Cardi K, I don’t know if you know how people be like EBK, Everybody Killer, so I just felt like everybody was on some Cardi K shit. Oh yeah on some Cardi Killer shit, then fuck you hoes. Fuck you bitches!”
Earlier this year, Cardi B teased that “Enough (Miami)” was part of a strategic rollout leading up to the announcement of her much-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s “Invasion of Privacy.”
“I dropped a little freestyle and everything, y’know, just to wet my feet. A week later, I’m dropping this single, and the next announcement is not going to be a single, it’s gonna be an album,” she said. “I’m back outside, I’m tired of shit holding me back. It’s been six years since I’ve dropped an album, so I’m gonna drop an album this year.”
However, the rapper appeared to change her plans in May after clashing with fans on social media. More recently, Cardi B expressed a desire to release a Spanish project following her sophomore album.
