In January, Ice Spice was sued by two musicians, Duval “D. Chambers” Chamberlain and Kenley “Cass Producer” Carmenat, who claimed that he How… EP hit ‘In Ha Mood’ is a cover of their original single ‘In That Mood’ which the duo released on D.Chamberz’s. Boom Bap 2 Drill Rap In July 2022. The lawsuit also names his producers RiotUSA, Universal Music Group, Capitol Records and 10K Projects. Now Ice Spice has reached an agreement with D. with Chambers and Cass producing, according to court documents seen by Pitchfork.
The latest motion, filed in New York federal court this Friday, says lawyers for both sides have agreed to settle the lawsuit. The specific terms of the deal, however, were not disclosed, other than that each party will “bear [their] own costs, attorneys’ fees and costs.” Pitchfork has reached out to both parties for comment.
D. in the preliminary claim. Chambers described how he and producer Cass made “In That Mood” before previewing it on Instagram on August 8, 2021. Apart from the two-week window where the song was on streaming platforms initially. 2022, it could not be heard until Boom Bap 2 Drill Rap came out that summer. The Coney Island rapper also claimed that he performed “In That Mood” live in New York “no less than 36 times” before Ice Spice released “In Ha Mood” in January 2023, and that his the song “received significant airplay” on local radio. stations Hot 97 and Power 105.1, thus giving Ice Spice and his producer RiotUSA a chance to hear it.
D. Chambers and producer Kass claimed that there are specific similarities between “In That Mood” and “In Ha Mood”, including that the two songs have similar titles, share “the same hip-hop rap and drill”. style.” and use “similar hook/chorus lyrics”. They also claimed that the songs have an “almost identical tempo” and a “similar rhythm”.
At the end of 2023, Ice Spice brought “In Ha Mood”. Saturday Night Live for his debut appearance on the late night television program. His first album, Y2K!came out in the summer.