Plies Dismisses Lawsuit Against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B, Soulja Boy

Rapper Plies has officially dropped his copyright infringement lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B, and Soulja Boy, which he filed over their 2024 song 'Wanna Be.' The lawsuit, initiated in November 2024, accused the artists of using an uncleared sample of his song 'Me & My Goons,' as well as elements from Soulja Boy's track 'Pretty Boy Swag.' Plies dismissed the case 'without prejudice,' allowing him the option to refile in the future, though it remains unclear if a settlement was reached. Soulja Boy had previously criticized Plies for waiting years to file the claim and asserted that the beat in question was not originally Plies'. Plies' attorney clarified that the lawsuit was aimed more at the record labels than at the artists themselves, emphasizing that it was not a targeted attack against Black women. The dismissal follows recent trends in the music industry regarding copyright disputes over samples.