GloRilla pushed to dismiss a lawsuit claiming she copied a viral phrase in her lyrics, arguing the phrase “no BBL” isn’t protected below copyright legislation.

GloRilla is pushing again in opposition to a copyright lawsuit in Louisiana federal courtroom that accuses her of lifting a viral phrase about physique picture for her monitor “Never Find.”

The Memphis rapper, together with UMG Recordings, Warner Chappell music and BMG Rights Management, filed a movement to dismiss a grievance introduced by Natalie Henderson, often known as Slimdabodylast.

Henderson claims GloRilla’s lyrics echo her personal from a music titled “All Natural,” which incorporates the phrase “all naturale, no BBL”—a reference to Brazilian Butt Lifts.

Henderson alleges her line gained traction on social media after she posted movies highlighting her unaltered determine in early 2024.

She argues GloRilla’s line—”Natural, no BBL, however I’m nonetheless gon’ give them hell”—is simply too shut for consolation and accuses the rapper and her collaborators of making the most of her unique work.

However, GloRilla’s authorized group argues that Henderson’s case doesn’t meet the authorized commonplace for copyright infringement.

According to courtroom paperwork obtained by AllHipHop, the protection argues that Henderson did not show GloRilla had any reasonable likelihood of listening to her music. Simply importing a monitor on-line, they are saying, isn’t sufficient to ascertain entry.

Courts sometimes require proof {that a} music was broadly distributed or commercially profitable—standards Henderson’s monitor doesn’t meet.

The protection additionally disputes the concept the 2 songs are considerably comparable.

While Henderson’s monitor repeats the phrase as a hook, GloRilla’s model makes use of it as soon as, with a unique context and rhyme. Her attorneys argue that phrases like “give them hell” are widespread expressions that seem in numerous songs and don’t quantity to copying.

The authorized group additionally challenges the copyrightability of the phrase itself.

They cite different 2023 and 2024 songs that use comparable language about pure our bodies, arguing that quick, common phrases aren’t protected below copyright legislation until they present a excessive stage of originality.

Additionally, GloRilla’s attorneys argue that Henderson isn’t entitled to each statutory and precise damages and hasn’t demonstrated any precise infringement that might justify an injunction.

The protection is urging the courtroom to toss the lawsuit fully, arguing that viral phrases—even catchy ones—don’t routinely qualify as protected mental property.

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