Lizzo finally credits the line “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that bitch” from her famous song, “Truth hurts” after several allegations of plagiarism.
As reported by HuffPost, last year, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, tweeted that she saw a meme on Instagram that said “I’m 100% that bitch” while she was working on her 2017 demo.
Truth Hurts was written in June fyi— someone made a meme on IG that said “I’m 100% that bitch” and we were inspired, I give that meme credit when I talk about making the song. I’ve never seen ur viral tweet but I’m glad it exists.
— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) February 9, 2018
In her statement, she explained that the meme “resonated” with her, and she wrote, then sang, the now-famous line on her demo.
These tweets were in reaction to the tweets by Mina Lioness, a British singer, who accused Lizzo of copying words from her tweets.
Representatives for Atlantic Records, Lizzo’s label, says Lioness will receive credit for the song. They did not say whether she will be compensated.
In the same vein, a producer Justin Raisen, a producer and songwriter who came forward with another plagiarism allegation last week on Instagram.
In Raisen’s post, he says that he, his brother Jeremiah Raisen, and other songwriters not only contributed to the famous lyric in Truth Hurts but also helped with the melody during a collaborative studio session in April 2017.
According to Raisen’s post, his creative claim to the lyric is that the meme “came up” during their session.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3oRS_0liE_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Lizzo has taken to the internet to also credit the producer for the lyrics and his help through the recording.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3_angeFLu2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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