Apparently the upcoming Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice collab "Barbie World," for the upcoming Barbie movie, has a certain inspiration that they ripped off. However, that accusation is pretty contentious at the end of the day when you read into it. Still, writer and former rapper Problem, real name Jason Martin, claimed that the New York rapper took Saweetie's idea to sample Aqua's 1997 hit, "Barbie Girl." Not only that, but Martin also alleged that they sent a track called "Icy World" with a slightly different version of the beat to the Barbie team to be used in the movie. Furthermore, he took to both Twitter and Instagram Live to voice his frustration with this alleged biting.
"As a writer on this, I can confirm this song and idea was sent to her last year to submit for the Barbie movie," Martin wrote on Twitter. "It’s sad to see that the original artist has been pushed off a song that was her idea and was meant for both of them. I have no side in this, but I will be compensated." While it seems he's seeking writing credit and nothing more, it's odd to say he's not taking a "side."
Nicki Minaj Accused Of Biting Saweetie's Barbie Song Idea
"If or when I need to detail the whole way it went down in regards to this Barbie shit, you will understand why all writers need to be compensated with day rates and contracts protecting their intellectual properties the day of," Jason Martin continued. "Hopefully this gets sorted out quietly. But please no I don’t scare easy." Regardless, the artist formerly known as Problem also hit up fans live on Instagram to share his thoughts. In it, he reiterated that he doesn't want to start beef, just get paid for writing the song concept.
Jason Martin Continues His Side Of The Story On Instagram Live
Meanwhile, this accusation is quite odd considering that Ice Spice and Saweetie linked up in the past. Also, is this really the first two instances of people wanting to sample the Barbie song? Things are quite unclear right now with all artists involved not responding as of writing this article. However, it's hard to predict how it will pan out. For more news and the latest updates on Nicki Minaj, Saweetie, and Ice Spice, come back to HNHH.
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