Local rapper, television personality, actress, businesswoman and model, Boity Thulo (Boitumelo Thulo) has been accused of stealing ‘Bakae’ single by an up coming South African rapper by the name of Karen Francis.
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Karen Francis, who is based in the United Kingdom (UK), took to social media to let the world know that Boity Thulo stole her song. According to Dailysun, Karen is currently pursuing her legal options after claiming that the ‘Wuz Dat’ hit maker had stolen her song.
According to Francis, Boity’s Bakae’s inspiration came from a song titled ‘Cake’ which she released in 2018.
“I listened to Bakae and I was in a completely state of shock because I recognised so many elements of the song instantly.
“I could recognise my signature and my structure on Boity’s verses. I’m a songwriter and I can write a song in minutes. I took time to really structure that song [Cake] to really put my signature on it and show a part of me that people are not acquainted.” she told All For Women Magazine.
“I’ve chosen a lawyer who did her research and she was very thorough and what we know so far is that the song was written by Boity and Moeketsi and published through Universal. We can prove that my original song was promoted in 2018 in Botswana and South Africa and that promo was played over 60 000 times.
“We are now awaiting results from forensic analysts who will be able to prove that Bakae manipulated Cake and that my sound and authenticity were stolen. Now it’s about finding out who is responsible and make sure they are held accountable. I’ve just finalised my own record deal and I’ve got the funds to fight this.”
Karen also took to Instagram to address the matter. Watch below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BudMTXglSHT/?utm_source=ig_embed
https://www.instagram.com/p/BttFPICFZIG/?utm_source=ig_embed
Listen: Bakae by Boity Thulo
Listen: Cake by Karen Francis
https://youtu.be/G4WnW6ggBuk
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