Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Pick It Up’ Collab
The case alleges that the 2023 track copied a 1992 song of the same name.
Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees face a copyright lawsuit over their 2023 single "Pick It Up," which is accused of copying a 1992 track by the same name. According to the lawsuit, Florida brothers Van and Patrick Watler, known as the rap duo Home Team, are alleging copyright infringement and unjust enrichment against Dupri, Jacquees, and their record label Mass Appeal.
The Watlers claim that the 2023 song copied both the lyrics and melody from their 1992 track, which they never received clearance for. The lawsuit states that the defendants knew or should have known about the similarities between the two songs. If found guilty, the Watlers are seeking $150,000 in statutory damages and an injunction that would require Dupri and Jacquees to credit the Watlers as co-writers and grant them a share of the publishing rights for the 2023 "Pick It Up."
The lawsuit was filed just a month after Dupri's separation from Sony Music over unpaid royalties from Mariah Carey, Usher, and other artists.
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