Kuami Eugene settles case after 'stealing' Seth Frimpong's Okumchola song

Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 9:47 AM by G. Hamelo 2 min read

- Kuami Eugene has settled a copyright case against him

- On his latest release, Dollar On You, he used bits of Okumchola by Seth Frimpong without authorisation

- Eugene is often accused of using songs by other artistes without their approval

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Kuami Eugene and his management have settled a copyright issue after he was accused of using bits of Seth Frimpong's Okumchola without permission.

Weeks ago, music fans noticed that the latter's new song, Dollar On You, contained a rhythm from the popular song released years ago.

Kuami Eugene settles case after 'stealing' Seth Frimpong's Okumchola song. Photo source: user-generated

Roland 'Roro' Ackah, the producer of Okumchola has revealed that there has been monetary compensation by Kuami Eugene and his team for using the song without formal authorisation.

“We have sorted out the issue and everything went on amicably,” disclosed Ackah to Citi FM's Kwame Dadzie.

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It will be recalled that the Open Gate hitmaker is often accused of 'stealing' songs by other artistes.

In other news, Date Rush contestant, Shemima Brown, has opened up about her relationship with her baby daddy. The heavily endowed lady has revealed that she never married her baby daddy though she has a child.

In an interview with Zionfelix monitored by YEN.com.gh, she said she no longer hears from her baby daddy. In explaining the reason behind the blackout on the father of her child, Shemima said she doesn’t hear from him because she refused to marry him. She said her refusal to marry the man stem from the fact that he was very abusive and jealous.

Due to his abusive lifestyle, Shemima said even her own family disagreed with her marrying him. Despite his abuse and jealousy, Shemima didn’t badmouth her baby daddy, she disclosed that he was a good person despite his bad sides.