Michael Jackson’s property has slammed Sexyy Crimson’s specific flip of the King of Pop’s traditional “Beat It” after footage of the St. Louis rapper’s “Simply Eat It” model went viral on social media earlier this week.
“We have been completely unaware of this,” a spokesman for the Michael Jackson Property tells Billboard in a press release on Thursday (Feb. 12). “Using the music is unauthorized.”
Billboard has reached out to Sexyy Crimson’s reps for remark.
Basically, Sexyy shouldn’t expect any type of clearance for her “Simply Eat It” version from MJ’s property for the observe to obtain an official launch on DSPs.
The viral craze started when Lil Yachty posted the clip of Sexyy rapping alongside to her model of Michael Jackson’s anthem whereas within the studio on Tuesday (Feb. 10) to his backup Instagram web page.
The footage rapidly unfold throughout social media and drew vehement backlash from MJ followers after Yachty seemingly joked in his caption that Sexyy’s spicy remix was set to look on the Michael biopic soundtrack in April.
“Simply eat it, simply eat it/ You higher not nut quick as a result of I hate a minute man/ And if that d—okay is trash, I’m telling all my buddies/ I’ll beat your a— and we bout to throw them arms,” she raps on her risque model.
Sexyy posted a separate clip of her rapping alongside to “Simply Eat It” on her Instagram on Wednesday (Feb. 11), whereas leaning into the controversy. “Leaked footage from da Michael Jackson film HOOCHIE TRIBUTE TO DA BEST LLMJ,” she wrote.
Rap pioneer Monie Love chimed in to sentence Sexyy for her MJ pattern flip, calling the transfer “past disrespectful.” “Whoever cleared the ‘Beat It’ pattern for Sexyy Crimson, I hope they know they not seeing heaven,” she wrote on X. “Taking part in with MJ title and discography like that’s past disrespectful!”
Sexyy Crimson has confirmed to be a fan of Michael Jackson up to now. The 27-year-old introduced out MJ impersonator Rico Hampton to carry out “Billie Jean” for the group at her hometown present in St. Louis in November.
“Beat It” arrived as a part of Michael Jackson’s Thriller traditional in 1982, and the Quincy Jones-produced anthem went on to prime the Billboard Scorching 100.
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