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Plies Wants Fans To Stop “Wasting Time” Complaining About The Election

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Plies is not someone typically associated with politics. At least, when it comes to his music. The rapper spent most of his career making love songs, party songs, or some myriad of both. He decided to break from his musical persona on November 11, however. The rapper, who was a vocal supporter of Kamala Harris, broke his silence on the outcome of the recent U.S. presidential election. He was not happy with the results, but he had a constructive message for fans.

Plies hopped on Twitter to offer some advice. The rapper believed that anybody who was complaining about the U.S. election results was simply wasting their time. “Stop wasting your time telling people what they’re about to get the next four years,” he asserted. “If you haven’t learned anything else, u should’ve learned people will make themselves believe anything they want.” Plies didn’t limit his advice to calling out his fans, however. He claimed that a better way to spend the upcoming presidential term is to just focus on the things one can control in their own lives.

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Plies Suggested That Fans Focus On Themselves

“Let people live their life good or bad,” Plies posited. “Focus your energy on u & yours.” This passionate statement was actually the culmination of a Twitter rant that the rapper embarked on this Veteran’s Day. He previously blamed the end of “normality” on social media. He also lamented the belief that extremism has become the go-to stance on practically every talking point in today’s world. “The more extreme u are the better,” he angrily tweeted. “These are the times we’re living in if u not extreme u not popular.” This is not the first time the rapper has vented his frustrations via social media.

Plies was fuming right after Kamala Harris lost the election to Donald Trump. He posted a video on Instagram in which he claimed that “character” is no longer an important factor in electing leaders. “One thing this election did teach me, something that [Trump] knew… character no longer matters,” he noted. “All the dark- and the things he’s said, he knew people wanted that. This whole notion of ‘America, this is not who we are,’ no, this is exactly who we are.” We’re sure that Plies will have more to say in the months to follow.

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Plies Blasts America For Donald Trump Election

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Upon Donald Trump‘s return to the White House, Plies expressed disappointment to his fans, reflecting on what he sees as a shift in American values. Known for his surprisingly outspoken support for Kamala Harris, the “Buss It Baby Pt. 2” hitmaker wasn’t afraid to critique the election results. Trump’s victory, the “Real Goon” says, reveals an unsettling embrace of deceit and darkness that characterized Trump’s campaign and popularity.

The Florida rap star, who has long rallied his fanbase to stand firm in their beliefs and vote with conviction, admitted that Trump’s decisive win in his home state was frustrating. He voiced his empathy for his supporters, wishing he could shield them from the outcome, though he notably refrained from extending any goodwill to Trump’s base. Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated Trump on his election via phone call on Wednesday morning (Nov. 6).

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Plies Is Disappointed In The Nation After Election

Plies’ disappointment runs deeper than political allegiance; he sees it as a broader reflection of lost integrity in the country. For him, this election has cast a harsh light on what he perceives as a public endorsement of divisive values. This shift is perhaps most apparent in his commentary about “character in the country,” which he feels has eroded amid a culture fixated on controversy over decency.

During the race, Plies regularly shared discussions about political issues, candidates, and more. In support of Harris, he shared the celebratory track “Mrs. 47,” which paid homage to the Vice President’s historic campaign. He also sold $80 custom hats bearing the slogan “First Female President of USA.” While Plies expressed disappointment in Florida, fellow Florida rap star  Lil Pump rejoiced with a victory lap that included a middle finger to Taylor Swift and Eminem on social media. Should Plies remove the “Mrs. 47” track? Do you want Plies to pursue a career in political coverage? Will Donald Trump ever reply to Plies? Share your thoughts in the comments section below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Plies’ Lawyer Denies Claim That New Lawsuit Is Targeting Black Women

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Plies isn’t playing around. The rapper decided to sue a host of superstars on November 6 on the grounds that they unlawfully sampled one of his songs. The superstars named in the copyright infringement suit include Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla and Soulja Boy. Most of the talk surrounding the suit, however, has revolved around Megan and GloRilla. Fans of both artists have flocked to IG comment sections to deride Plies for his perceived attack towards Black women. The backlash has been so severe, in fact, that the rapper’s lawyer has issued a statement.

Aaron J. Thornton assured the public that his client, Plies, has no vendetta against Megan Thee Stallion or GloRilla. He actually wants the labels to pay out, given what he believes is a lack of proper procedure. “This lawsuit isn’t a strategically timed attack against Black women,” Thornton wrote. “Plies has said a lot of meaningful and important things in support of Black women.” The lawyer that posited that the rapper is wanting to be properly compensated by the powers that be. Not the artists who paid tribute to him by allegedly sampling his work.

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Plies Claims To Be Fans Of Both Megan And GloRilla

“This is a lawsuit where the first name up who has the actual pockets here is Universal Music Group,” Thornton asserted. “My communication is directed to the record labels, the people who actually own the music.” The lawyer went on to assure fans that Plies has the utmost respect for Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla as artists. “The artists are wonderful artists,” he concluded. “This isn’t an attack on any of these artists.” The lawsuit may have been recently filed, but Plies has already gotten pushback from Megan’s producer, LilJuMadeDaBeat.

Lil Ju made the beat for “Wanna Be,” and he claimed that he actually sampled a Soulja Boy song. “‘My Dougie’ came it in 2006, ‘Me & My Goons’ came in in 2008,” the producer tweeted. “Big E the producer of ‘My Dougie’ credited on ‘Wanna Be.’” LilJuMadeDaBeat’s claim regarding the release dates of these respective songs does call into question the validity of Plies’ claim. The rapper has yet to respond to Lil Ju, however.

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Plies Is Reportedly Suing Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, And GloRilla For Alleged Copyright Infringement

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Lawsuits pop up just about every day in the music world, it seems, and now “Hawk Tuah” rapper Plies has added to the pile: TMZ reports Plies is suing Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, and Soulja Boy, naming them in a lawsuit that alleges copyright infringement.

Per legal documents obtained by TMZ, Plies alleges elements of his 2008 song “Me & My Goons” were used in Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag,” as well as GloRilla and Megan’s “Wanna Be” (and the Cardi-featuring remix). Named as defendants in the suit are Megan’s Hot Girl Productions, Soulja’s former imprint Collipark Productions, Universal Music Group, Collective Music Group, and Interscope.

“Wanna Be” producer LilJuMadeDaBeat has since chimed in on the lawsuit. His position, as HotNewHipHop notes, is that “Wanna Be” credits its sample to Big E, producer of 2006’s “My Dougie.” He explained, “My Dougie came it in 2006, Me & My Goons came it in 2008. Big E the producer of ‘My Dougie’ is credited on Wanna B. For the Record Pretty Boy Swag is a remake of My Dougie as well. Soulja Boy is on the My Dougie Remix. Me & My Goons literally not even the single for that Plies album.”

So far, nobody else has publicly acknowledged the lawsuit.

Plies Reacts to 2024 Election: ‘Character No Longer Matters’

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President-elect Donald Trump is on a victory lap, and everyone isn’t feeling it—especially Plies. The rapper is looking at the results of the 2024 election and has come to one conclusion: “Character no longer matters.”

“Just because the person that you felt should have won didn’t make it across the finish line, don’t for a second allow yourself to question your beliefs and what it is that you stand for,” Plies said on Instagram. “Just because some results didn’t go how you foreseen them to go, it doesn’t mean you wrong about anything.”

He added, “One thing this election did teach me is something that he knew and something that I didn’t know. That character no longer matters. That all the dark and divisiveness and all the things he said, he knew people wanted that, I just didn’t think that they did.”

You can hear it from Plies below.

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Producer Claps Back At Plies Copyright Lawsuit

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The world may be processing the U.S. election, but Plies is filing lawsuits. The veteran rapper made waves on November 6 when he sued Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla and Soulja Boy. He alleged that the artists stole elements of his 2008 song “Me & My Goons” without clearing it with him. Plies is seeking damages for this alleged copyright infringement, which also names Megan Thee Stallion’s label Hot Girl Productions and Soulja’s Collipark Productions. Now, however, Megan’s producer is firing back at the rapper.

LilJuMadeDaBeat, the producer behind the Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla song at the heart of the lawsuit, took to social media on Wednesday night. He claimed that “Wanna Be,” the song in question, properly credits its sample to Big E. Lil Ju noted that Plies’ song came out in 2008, while “My Dougie,” the Soulja Boy song also named in the suit, came out in 2006. The producer claims that the original of the song elements is actually Big E, the man who produced Soulja’s single. “‘My Dougie’ came it in 2006, ‘Me & My Goons’ came in in 2008,” he tweeted. “Big E the producer of ‘My Dougie’ credited on ‘Wanna Be.’”

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Lil Ju took things a step further by poking additional holes in Plies’ lawsuit. Megan Thee Stallion’s producer noted that Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag” is also a remake of “My Dougie.” He also claimed the Plies song in question doesn’t even derive from the album Plies said it did. “‘Me & My Goons literally not even the single from that Plies album,” he posited. The producer raises some compelling points, in so much as Plies couldn’t sue Soulja Boy if Soulja’s song came out before his. Furthermore, Lil Ju appears to be confident that he covered his bases in terms of his own sample credits.

It makes sense that Plies would want a chunk of “Wanna Be,” however. The single was everywhere when it dropped in April. It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it GloRilla’s biggest single as a lead artist to date. It also proved to be another smash for Megan Thee Stallion after “HISS” topped the charts in January. The song even received a remix featuring Cardi B.

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Plies Sues Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, GloRilla AND Soulja Boy For Copyright Infringement

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Maybe Plies is still hot over Kamala losing the election.

Nobody really knows what prompted the Florida rapper to come for the hottest female rappers in the game, but no one’s neck was left unchecked. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Plies has filed copyright infringement lawsuits today (November 6) against Megan, Glo and Cardi for their unauthorized use of his 2008 “Me & My Goons” track. Big Draco also felt the wrath too, for his unauthorized use of the same track on his Soulja Boy anthem “Pretty Boy Swag”.

Megan and GloRilla’s collaboration on “Wanna Be” did numbers this year, sparking a summertime remix with Cardi B, but now Plies names all of the above in his lawsuit. Soulja’s use of the song dates back to 2010, but that didn’t make him exempt from the “Bust It Baby” rapper’s legal wrath.

Plies’lawsuit names Meg’s Hot Girl Productions, Soulja’s former imprint Collipark Productions as well as Universal Music Group, Collective Music Group and Interscope as defendants.

TheSource.com will update this story as more details develop.

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Plies Drops a Bar on the Election: ‘You Can Vote for the AKA or the KKK’

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Plies put the election in a quick bar: “You can vote for the AKA or the KKK.”

Hitting X, Plies revealed the choice is simple for him. He is voting for a candidate who has not been indicted, found guilty of crimes, started an insurrection, or any of the other items that Donald Trump has. In simpler terms, Vice President Kamala Harris got his vote.

Plies is no stranger to analyzing American politics surrounding the sitting president and the forthcoming election. Following President Joe Biden’s dropping out of the 2024 race and throwing his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nation’s next leader, Plies analyzed the situation and former President Donald Trump.

“This Was A SAD DAY For Mainstream Media & Everyone Else Who Took Pride In Beating Up On A 81yr Old Man. Who Had A Speech Impediment/Stuttering Disorder,” Plies wrote. “Y’all Hoped It Never Ended. Y’all Treated Him Like The Convicted Felon & Treated The Convicted Felon Like He Was The President!”

Then highlighting a Trump post, Plies believes the President is “scared shitless!!”

Plies added, “He’s A Unconfident, Pathological Liar. Who ONLY Experience Victories When He Manipulates The System (I.E SCOTUS & Judge Cannon). He Has To Lie & Sell U An Illusion In Hopes U Believe In Him!! He Only Wins When It’s Handle To Him! Comey 2016!”

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Plies Thinks VP Harris Should Create “Black Women’s Day” If She Becomes President

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Plies is all in on Kamala Harris for President. Hitting X, Plies revealed he hopes that Harris creates Black Women’s Day when she wins.

“@KamalaHarris When U Win This Election. U Better Sign An Executive Oder & Create A ‘Black Women’s Day’ & Make It A National Holiday!” he wrote online. “B/c What The Black Woman Has Done For The Democratic Party & This Country. Can No Longer Be Unappreciated!! (It’s The Least The Democrats Can Do)”

Plies would higlight the work of black women in another message:

Plies is no stranger to analyzing American politics surrounding the sitting president and the forthcoming election. Following President Joe Biden’s dropping out of the 2024 race and throwing his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nation’s next leader, Plies provided an analysis of the situation and former President Donald Trump.

“This Was A SAD DAY For Mainstream Media & Everyone Else Who Took Pride In Beating Up On A 81yr Old Man. Who Had A Speech Impediment/Stuttering Disorder,” Plies wrote. “Y’all Hoped It Never Ended. Y’all Treated Him Like The Convicted Felon & Treated The Convicted Felon Like He Was The President!”

Then highlighting a Trump post, Plies believes the President is “scared shitless!!”

Plies added, “He’s A Unconfident, Pathological Liar. Who ONLY Experience Victories When He Manipulates The System (I.E SCOTUS & Judge Cannon). He Has To Lie & Sell U An Illusion In Hopes U Believe In Him!! He Only Wins When It’s Handle To Him! Comey 2016!”

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Plies Demands That White Men Vote For Kamala Harris During Election

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Plies is voting for Kamala Harris. Not only that, but the rapper is demanding that anybody who is hesitant to back the Democratic nominee set their issues aside. Especially, it seems, if one is an older white man. Plies got on Instagram Live on July 24, and he claimed Black voters, especially women, have supported white men at the polls for long enough. He doesn’t have time for anybody who is hesitant to return the favor come election day.

Plies started out by shooting down the debate as to whether America is ready for Black female President. “America there yet?,” he mockingly asked. “It ain’t about if muthaf*ckin America there yet. It’s about if we muthaf*ckin there yet.” The rapper proceeded to cite the decades of support that male candidates have gotten, and claimed it was time that women get their turn. “All these muthaf*ckin years a woman was able to vote for a muthaf*ckin man,” he noted. “Especially a woman of color was able to vote for a white man.”

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Plies Previously Voiced Support For President Obama

As far as Plies is concerned, those who take issue with Kamala Harris are the problem. “Now all of a sudden it’s a muthaf*ckin problem for a white man to vote for a sista,” he asserted. “What kind of sh*t is that? If that’s the case, the sista ain’t the muthaf*ckin problem. It’s muthaf*ckin him.” Plies actually kept his political rant going on Twitter after posting his video. He took President Donald Trump to task for his track record of criminal activities. “U shouldn’t be questioning nobody about nothing,” he claimed.

Plies’ music may not suggest political activity, but he’s been very clear about his stances over the years. He voiced support for Barack Obama back in the 00s, and even released a song titled “Obama Forward” in 2012. “You said it’s gone take time we gone believe. Whatever you say we gone ride for you,” he raps. “Just ride for us and you just make sure we straight.” Something tells us we haven’t heard the last of the rapper when it comes to Harris’ campaign. Who knows, maybe we’ll get another song.

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