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Katy Perry accused of ruining Christian group's reputation in plagiarism suit Katy Perry accused in plagiarism suit of ruining Christian group's reputation
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Katy Perry's Dark Horse is proving to be a black sheep. In February she was accused of blaspheming against Islam in its video. Now she's been accused of plagiarism, but not just that – her accusers, – a group of Christian rappers – say their song Joyful Noise has been “irreparably tarnished by its association with the witchcraft, paganism, Katy Perry's Dark Horse is proving to be a black sheep. In February she was accused of blaspheming against Islam in its video. Now she's been accused of plagiarism, but not just that: a group of Christian rappers say their song Joyful Noise has been “irreparably tarnished by its association with the witchcraft, paganism,
black magic and Illuminati imagery evoked by the same music in Dark black magic and Illuminati imagery evoked by the same music in Dark
Horse”.Horse”.
The suit was filed in St Louis, Missouri, by Flame, born Marcus Gray, and Chike Ojukwu, both of St Louis, as well as two others – Lecrae Moore and Emanuel Lamber. Flame was made aware of the similarity by his DJ, Cho'zyn Boy, who had noticed tweets to Flame about the Katy Perry song. He compiled an audio comparison of the two songs, which you can hear below. The suit was filed in St Louis, Missouri, by Flame, born Marcus Gray, and Chike Ojukwu, both of St Louis, as well as two others – Lecrae Moore and Emanuel Lamber. Flame was made aware of the similarity by his DJ, Cho'zyn Boy, who had noticed tweets to Flame about the Katy Perry song. He compiled an audio comparison of the two songs, which you can listen to below.
“What listeners are hearing is Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ at 66 beats per “What listeners are hearing is Katy Perry’s Dark Horse at 66 beats per
minute and they’re hearing Flame’s “Joyful Noise” at 76 beats per minute and they’re hearing Flame’s “Joyful Noise” at 76 beats per
minute,” Cho'zyn Boy told Rapzilla. “When they’re separated, they seem a bit different, minute,” DJ Cho'zyn Boy told Rapzilla. “When they’re separated, they seem a bit different,
but when you bring them to the same tempo and you just change her pitch but when you bring them to the same tempo and you just change her pitch
down one octave, they’re identical … When things are that similar, it’s down one octave, they’re identical … When things are that similar, it’s
hard to dispute.”hard to dispute.”
In 2008, Joyful Noise was nominated for a Gospel Music Association Dove Award nomination for the best rap/hip-hop song. In 2008, Joyful Noise was nominated for a Gospel Music Association Dove award for the best rap/hip-hop song.