Ice Spice Reaches Settlement in “In Ha Mood” Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

In January, Ice Spice was sued by two musicians—Duval “D.Chamberz” Chamberlain and Kenley “Kass the Producer” Carmenate—who claimed that her Like..? EP hit “In Ha Mood” copied their unique single “In That Mood,” which the 2 launched on D.Chamberz’s Growth Bap 2 Drill Rap in July 2022. The lawsuit additionally named her producer RiotUSA, Common Music Group, Capitol Information, and 10K Tasks. Now, Ice Spice has reached a settlement with D.Chamberz and Kass the Producer, in keeping with court docket paperwork considered by Pitchfork.

The current movement, which was filed in a New York federal court docket this previous Friday, states that each events’ attorneys agreed to resolve the lawsuit. Particular phrases of the deal, nevertheless, weren’t disclosed, past that every facet will “bear [their] own costs, attorneys’ fees, and expenses.” Pitchfork has reached out to each events for remark.

Within the preliminary lawsuit, D.Chamberz outlined how he and Kass the Producer made “In That Mood” earlier than previewing it on Instagram on August 8, 2021. Other than a two-week window the place the tune was on streaming platforms initially of 2022, it wasn’t out there to listen to till Growth Bap 2 Drill Rap got here out that summer time. The Coney Island rapper additionally claimed that he carried out “In That Mood” reside in New York “no less than 36 times” earlier than Ice Spice launched “In Ha Mood” in January 2023, and that his tune obtained “significant airplay” on native radio stations Scorching 97 and Energy 105.1, thus giving Ice Spice and her producer RiotUSA an opportunity to listen to it.

D.Chamberz and Kass the Producer alleged that there have been particular similarities between “In That Mood” and “In Ha Mood,” together with that the 2 songs have comparable titles, share “the same hip-hop rap and ‘drill’ style,” and use “similar hook/chorus lyrics.” Additionally they claimed the songs share “an almost identical tempo” and “a similar rhythm.”

On the finish of 2023, Ice Spice introduced “In Ha Mood” to Saturday Evening Reside for her debut efficiency on the late-night TV program. Her first album, Y2K!, got here out in the summer time.