Holy Ten accused of plagiarism
Zim Hip Hop star, Holy Ten, has been accused of stealing lyrics from another rapper, Yung Hondo, without giving credit.
Voltz JT uploaded a video of Yung Hondo’s track, “Bond,” on Instagram, and fans noticed that Holy Ten had used almost identical lyrics in his song “We Don’t Do That Here”.
Holy Ten’s part:
“I really have to make this clear to the women I have met this year. If you dare to call me bae then you gonna make things a bit weird.”
Yung Hondo’s part:
“I really have to make this clear to the women I have met this year. If you dare to call me bae then you gonna make things a bit weird. We don’t do that here.”
The incident has sparked a debate on social media about plagiarism in the music industry.
Some fans have called for all Holy Ten’s songs to be checked.
Holy Ten responded by saying that the lyrics were part of a freestyle session recorded in June 2020 and claimed that Yung Hondo had stolen his intellectual property.
“To the rapper turned blogger: I know that you’re so desperate to discredit me and that your career depends on my demise, but last night you celebrated for nothing.
“We don’t do that here was part of Live Session Episode 4 shot in June 2020. The episode never aired because we (BrandonSSKD and myself) recorded bad quality sound.
“Unfortunately, someone got to the files and made my freestyles theirs.
“Luckily I still have the files dating back to June 2020. I’m uploading them when you wake up (that’s if uchirara because godo nehuroyi it’s the same sin). I’ll also be out looking for “Yung Hondo” so he can explain himself.
“My intellectual property got stolen and local artists were celebrating,” reads Holy Ten’s post.