BLACKSWAN’s Fatou Responds To Claims Of Her “Copying” BABYMONSTER

She shut it down for once and all.
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Serah S. Cherrie
Serah S. Cherrie

BLACKSWAN member Fatou recently addressed the speculations about her copying YG Entertainment’s freshest girl group, BABYMONSTER.

Fatou | @b_fatou_s/Instagram
BABYMONSTER | @babymonster_ygofficial/Instagram

On December 8, Fatou released her first mixtape EP, Letter 1 – Adaeh. The record has received enthusiastic appreciation from listeners as the rapper showcased her impressive skills throughout the five tracks.

However, the title track “Adaeh” has seen some mild controversy, as many noticed that the song kicks off with the same instrumental as that of BABYMONSTER’s title track “Batter Off.”

A handful of people have tried to accuse the BLACKSWAN leader of “plagiarising” BABYMONSTER, and it was noticed by her during a recent live broadcast on TikTok. But in response, she gave a straightforward yet sassy answer.

Fatou replied that she and her producers sampled a different track, and the same track was used by BABYMONSTER’s producers in their debut song. She has been working on the mixtape since a year ago, and the choice to use the sample had no connection to the YG girl group whatsoever. Fatou sarcastically addressed the haters, “Please have respect for yourself, come on…Like you gotta know how these things work.”

Fans praised Fatou’s straightforward attitude in dealing with the question and for highlighting how baseless some plagiarism accusations in the K-Pop community could be.

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