GloRilla vs. The BBL Bars: Who Owns the Words?

Memphis rapper GloRilla is flipping the script on a copyright lawsuit with all the swagger of a queen who knows her worth. In court filings, she and her legal squad have fired back against Natalie Henderson aka Slimdabodylast, who claims GloRilla swiped her viral phrase “all naturale, no BBL” for the song “Never Find.” Henderson alleges her own track “All Natural” went viral in early 2024 after celebrating unaltered curves.

But GloRilla’s defense is razor sharp. Her team argues that Henderson’s song wasn’t widely heard and mere online posting doesn’t prove access. Courts need proof of broad distribution or commercial success, which the plaintiff has not delivered. They point out that “Never Find” only uses the phrase once, in a different context and rhyme, versus Henderson’s repeated hook. And those similar bits like “hell” are generic in rap, not creative theft.

GloRilla’s lawyers argue the phrase itself is not eligible for copyright anyway. It’s too common to be original. And they list multiple other songs using nearly identical language to back it up

So far the court hasn’t ruled. But right now, GloRilla isn’t just fighting, she’s schooling how copyright law meets pop culture.

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