If you’ve heard of 20-year-old dirtbag rapper Lil Peep, it may be because Pitchfork dubbed him “the future of emo.” If you’re among those who dispute that designation, you’ll be delighted to learn that the past of emo has a bone to pick with this guy. Responding to a Peep tweet about people illegally uploading his music to streaming services and profiting from it, Texas emo veterans Mineral alleged yesterday that “Hollywood Dreaming,” Peep’s collaboration with Gab3, samples Mineral’s song “Love Letter Typewriter” without permission.
Ironic considering this @gab3 @lilpeep song uses our song Love Letter Typewriter without permission. Wanna explain? https://t.co/0DeVZUY5Ny https://t.co/V2FgTYNAx3
— Mineral (@officialmineral) May 4, 2017
Gab3 replied that they were “just showing love” and the song is not for sale:
@officialmineral @Lilpeep Ok ok ok we were just showing love to your wave songs not for sale or on apple or Spotify none of that. It’s just a cute cover. But yeah.
— gab3 (@gab3) May 5, 2017
We asked Mineral and Lil Peep for statements and will update if we hear back. Check out both songs below.
UPDATE: Mineral shared this statement about the unauthorized usage:
A ‘cute cover’ would probably mean listing credit to the original song or artist; ‘showing love’ would ideally involve showing a bit more respect. All in all, ¯\_(?)_/¯
This article originally appeared on Stereogum.
