If a copyright infringement case were to proceed from any of these allegations, an expert witness would likely argue that the rhythms in question are so generic as to be unprotectable. While itвЂ™s possible that one or all of these songs could have been a model for вЂњ7 Rings,вЂќ taken together, the claims start to undermine each other, suggesting a broader stylistic trend is at play. вЂњMineвЂќ not only shares the same downbeat-gracing flow as the other songs, it repeatedly uses the same short-long rhythm heard in Soulja BoyвЂ™s and GrandeвЂ™s song on the chorus phrase, вЂњI bought it,вЂќ which certainly echoes in вЂњI got it.вЂќ (Of course, NokiaвЂ™s chorus, вЂњItвЂ™s mine вЂ¦ I bought itвЂќ itself echoes 2 ChainzвЂ™s, вЂњItвЂ™s mine вЂ¦ I spend it.вЂќ) Princess Nokia can claim the closest semblance in both rhythm and lyrics. Like the B section of вЂњ7 Rings,вЂќ the chorus of вЂњPretty Boy SwagвЂќ lands its lyrics directly on the downbeats, often with a second syllable quickly following - compare, вЂњ prettyвЂќ to вЂњ want itвЂќ or вЂњ got it.вЂќ While Soulja Boy only occasionally employs this rhythmic device, Grande does it on almost every other beat - a small distinction, but one that, technically, differentiates the two songs.ДЄs for 2 ChainzвЂ™s вЂњSpend It,вЂќ the song features the same downbeat-based cadence, and his lyrics present additional parallels - he says вЂњIвЂ™ll spend itвЂќ where Grande sings вЂњI got itвЂќ and вЂњjust bought it.вЂќ But, crucially, he uses a slightly different rhythm than Soulja Boy and Grande, evenly dividing the beat rather than following a short note with a long one. But should they? A closer examination complicates a rush to judgment. Rodgers and Hammerstein have writing credits for вЂњ7 Rings.вЂќ (In fact, the company that owns their catalogue controls 90 percent of the songwriting royalties.) Princess Nokia, Soulja Boy, and 2 Chainz do not. In it, Grande trades in her croon for a whispered swagger, bouncing quick, sputtered syllables off the beat, вЂњI want it, I got it.вЂќ But the hook that placed the song in hot water turns out to be the simpler one, from its B-section. The first cleverly transforms the well-worn waltz of Rodgers and HammersteinвЂ™s 1959 song вЂњMy Favorite ThingsвЂќ from The Sound of Music into an Atlanta-style hemiola, also known as the вЂњMigos Flow.вЂќ Substituting вЂњbottles of bubblesвЂќ for вЂњwhiskers on kittens,вЂќ Grande turns the Broadway duoвЂ™s triple-time rhymes into trappy triplets. Like most songs aimed at the charts, вЂњ7 RingsвЂќ is built around at least two hooks. And 2 ChainzвЂ™s fans noted similarities between вЂњ7 RingsвЂќ and the rapperвЂ™s вЂњ Spend It вЂќ (2011). Soulja Boy called Grande an outright thief on Twitter for copying his song, вЂњ Pretty Boy Swag вЂќ (2010). Princess Nokia was the first to call Grande out, tweeting that it вЂњsounds about whiteвЂќ that the artist copied her flow from вЂњ Mine вЂќ (2017). So when Ariana GrandeвЂ™s вЂњ 7 Rings вЂќ began climbing the charts with a rhythmic cadence that reminded a lot of people of a lot of other songs, it quickly became a platform for discussions of what we deem original and what we hold as communal. At a time when the language of pop is as referential, intertextual, and, sure, derivative as ever, teasing out the lines of influence has become a prominent part of public conversations among artists and fans.

Social media fuels the rush to litigate whether familiar riffs and rhythms are exclusive or communal property - debates that are fueled by a history of racial injustice in the music industry. Lyrically the song is about spending time shopping instead of spending time looking for a relationship.Illustration: Mike McQuade and Photos by Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Joseph Okpako/WireImage and Ethan Miller/Getty Images.ДЄllegations of copying and cultural appropriation are hardly new to popular music, but today, it can feel like nearly every big hit becomes a target.

In the song, the two artists rap about going on shopping sprees and boasting about the women that surround them.ДЄriana Grande boasts of buying anything that she likes and wants. The song was certified diamond in the US. Macklemore shows us how much $20 can do by ditching expensive labels for thrift shop clothing. The song is off the album вЂњLosoвЂ™s WayвЂќ whereby Fabolous teams up with The Dream to do a song about shopping.

It has also created something known as вЂњretail therapyвЂќ which is the practice of shopping in order to make oneself feel more cheerful. Shopping is an essential part of life where we get goods that we need to survive.

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