While Nigerians Slept, 2 American Pop Stars Shamelessly Stole Phyno’s Song As Theirs


Is it a coincidence that the duo released the same song with the same title when a Nigerian star had done it six months before?


Phyno’s ‘The Playmaker’ album. ‘I’m A Fan’ is listed as track 13.
As Nigerian songs are popping all over the world, it was only a matter of time before foreigners started to imitate our sound. But we didn’t expect it to be so blatantly done.

On Phyno‘s last album The Playmaker, he featured Mr Eazi and Decarlo on a song called ‘I’m A Fan’. With hits like ‘Fada Fada’ and ‘Pino Pino’, it is not one of the most popular tracks on the album but it’s not a bad song at all. It has a very nice wave that makes it soothing.

That album came out six months ago.

Fast forward to May 2016, American pop singer Pia Mia released a song with struggle R&B star Jeremih. The title? ‘I’m A Fan’.

It sounded like a coincidence so we decided to take a listen. Brothers and sisters, we never esperredit: it’s a glaring ripoff of Phyno’s song!

It’s 2017 and nothing is a secret – especially with Nigerians who practically know everything. It took only a few weeks before the General Pype version of Davido‘s ‘Gbagbe Oshi’ came out and fans were made to understand that it was bought and recorded by Davido. That’s fair.

But these two American stars are not connected to Phyno by any means (at least not that we know of as at now) and the song is not a cover. It’s an official single released by her record label.

What’s more, she’s promoting it seriously.

We have reached out to Phyno’s management to find out if there is any type of collaboration between him and Pia Mia. They have not responded to our queries at press time.

Listen here and compare the two songs.



Here’s Phyno’s I’m A Fan that, released in Novemeber 2016.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPHYlARUB50


Here’s Pia Mia’s I’m A Fan, released in May 2017.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcrHRO0Pudk


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what are you saying?

Oops

Na steal dem steal am oh.

PHYNO NWA MAMA OYA COME AND MAKE SOME DOLLAR!


SUE! SUE! SUE!


GO AMERICA TAKE A LAWYER AND SUE!

DRY THE GUY ACCOUNT! DRY THE PRODUCE ACCOUNT AND DRY THE RECORD LABEL ACCOUNT!

START WITH SMALL MONEY OOO! - JUST SUE FOR ONLY 50 MILLION DOLLARS FIRST! AFTER THEY PAY - GO BACK AND SUE THEM FOR ANOTHER 50 MILLION DOLLARS!



THEN COME BACK FOR NIGERIA AND SUE THEM AGAIN FOR OUR OWN COURT FOR ONLY 100 MILLION NAIRA - WE GO ASK THEIR EMBASSY EXTRADITE THEM TO NIGERIA TO FACE THE CASE!








lalasticlala - we need to make this public!

Op go find work.


Phyno is not complaining.

Y you carry the matter for head?

E don tay wey oyinbo people dey use Africans ideas na

Meanwhile Nollwood is busy copying and duplicating Hollywood movies story line like *jumping the broom* which is our *wedding party* here, who them sue?

This one is strong mehn!
Eleyi o gidi gan!!!

Seriously, I weak!

nawa o

SuperSuave:
nawa o

Yes oh, we the best music, Naija has got the best flavour right now. When last did you expressly go out of your way to get a foreign music CD plate in last 5 years?

For me, I cant remember, we have evolved

u should be happy foreign artists are now plagiarising our stuff it used to be the other way round

This one weak me.....


If na 9ja Govt. dem go name am as achievement

Phyno should be proud.... Then he should sue!

No credits, no recogniton, no permission, copying word for word with the beats, haba! Good grounds to sue.

I prefer Phyno's version sef. That igbo accent dikwa very sexy

PHOTOCOPY CONFIRMED!!

Hmmmn

n

Pihehehehehehe.
Pino Pino should be happy.

Wow

What are you saying? Someone steal something and you're saying we are sleeping.....Stealing is it a good thing or has it become a good thing because it is americans?


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Now Thats Sooo Wrong Mehn

if it was phyno who copied it our news headlines would have been like " Nigerian Artist Phyno Steals Foreign Artists Song"
but since its the reverse
This Threads Headline Sounds As If They Are Trying To Reason With Them

DEAR PHYNO

GET A LAWYER MEHN

@op I like how you carry another man problem like hunchback. Phyno complain?

Make I disconnect you glo network like

Ok

na my 10mb wey I dey manage Na him you wan make I take stream YouTube this morning right? continue....

who 2 of dem epp?

Abi you wan tell me sey phyno na saint?
na entertainment world... dey all copy from demsev

It is probably a cover jare, stop getting worked up.

xxxtedyxxx:
Op go find work.


Phyno is not complaining.

Y you carry the matter for head?

Hm can u listen to urself.?
But if itwere d other way round..
U would be blastin phyno

RUBBISH!!

G