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Jamie Foxx’s return to his singing side hustle has been greeted with a a lawsuit. Allegedly, the comedian and Oscar-winning actor’s new DJ Mustard-produced single “Party Ain’t a Party,” featuring 2 Chainz, was originally recorded by J Rand, who label now wants six figures for the music swiping.

Reports Billboard:

The lawsuit filed by Nontra Records on Thursday against Foxx, DJ Mustard and 2 Chainz over “Party Ain’t a Party,” is a rather atypical copyright lawsuit that centers on the accusation that an instrumental was first given to another artist, J Rand.

According to the complaint, DJ Mustard sent the instrumental to J Rand’s then record company Poe Boy Music Group to serve as underlying material for a J Rand release. The latter artist then recorded the work on his own accord — and Poe Boy “possessed sole ownership in the copyright of the sound recording.”

Then, Foxx’s song came out, with credited instrumentals to DJ Mustard, which the plaintiff notes as being substantially similar to J Rand’s work. Not just the instrumental, but the words too.

“Specifically, the underlying material and Jaime Foxx’s lyrics contained in the Subsequent Work are identical to the lyrics sung by J Rand in the sound recording of the Original Work,” states the lawsuit.

Nontra alleges that the “only discernible difference” between the two recordings is the use of 2 Chainz as a guest artist.

Nontra is suing Foxx for over $150,000 for copyright infringement. Isn’t the beef clearly with Mustard and who he sent the instrumental to first, though?

Listen to Foxx’s version below and J. Rand’s version on the flip. Expect this suit to be settled quickly.

Photo: Instagram

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