Childish Gambino is being sued by a Florida rapper claiming ‘This is America’ was plagiarized

Childish Gambino is being sued by the Florida rapper Kidd Wes over his 2018 song "This is America."

In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday, Kidd Wes, whose real name is Emelike Wesley Nwosuocha, claimed that "This is America" had "substantial similarities" to his 2016 song "Made in America," The Daily Beast reported.

Childish Gambino, whose real name is Donald Glover, released "This is America" in 2018. In 2019, it became the first rap song to win song of the year at the Grammy Awards.

Nwosuocha said that the "lyrical theme, content and structure" of the choruses of the two songs were "glaringly similar," per The Daily Beast.

Gambino has not responded publicly to the claims.

Listen to Glover's "This is America" here:

And Nwosuocha's "Made in America" here: