Drake, Chris Brown Sued For Copyright Infringement Over 2019 Collab Song 'No Guidance'

Drake and Chris Brown made a lot of fans happy when they collaborated on "No Guidance" in 2019. Now the two artists are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the same song.

Singer Brandon Cooper and producer Timothy Valentine, who go by the stage names Mr. Cooper and Drum'n Skillz, respectively, are suing Drake and Brown for allegedly hijacking their track "I Love Your Dress" and making it into "No Guidance."

According to court documents reviewed by TMZ, Cooper and Valentine claim their song came out three years before the June 2019 release of Drake and Brown's hit collab song.

"Cooper and Valentine claim an analysis of the beat, lyrics, hook and rhythmic structure demonstrates that 'No Guidance' was copied or, at the very least, principally derived from 'I Love Your Dress,'" the document states as per the outlet.

Specifically, the singer-producer duo asserts their track has the line "She got it; she got it" repeated 16 times, while Drake and Brown's song has the "You got it, girl; you got it" repeated at least 11 times.

The duo also says "No Guidance" contains the phrase "flew the coop" which, according to Cooper, is meant to taunt them since his nickname is "Coop."

Cooper and Valentine are seeking big damages, as per TMZ. So far, neither Drake nor Brown have said anything about the matter.

According to a report from Rolling Stone, hitmakers "have been slapped with infringement lawsuits like never before," with big names in the industry being asked to pay huge amounts of money in cases that have baffled experts.

Just a few weeks ago, The Weeknd found himself in a similar situation. As reported by Law 360 and Stereogum, Suniel Fox and Henry Strange sued The Weeknd and his collaborators Nicolas Jaar and Frank Dukes for allegedly plagiarizing their 2015 song "Vibeking" for his 2018 single "Call Out My Name."

Fox and Strange said The Weeknd's DJ and engineer PNDA refused to give them credit on the track after they had been in correspondence.

"Just gonna tell [The Weeknd] that our production team wrote the track," the two quoted PNDA as saying. "Cool? Or u have another idea? Just don't wanna say 'hey, [Strange] wrote this' when he doesn't know u."

Strange replied, "[The Weeknd] knows me. Say both. [Strange] with Ponytail you met on Drake tour. Who is part of our production team."

Both Fox and Strange are seeking all profits "Call Out My Name" has made, along with legal fees, and want The Weeknd banned from performing the song until the case is settled.