Not really. This is exactly what happened in the 80s and 90s with Vanilla Ice stealing from David Bowie and Freddie Mercury[1], and MC Hammer stealing from Rick

Not really. This is exactly what happened in the 80s and 90s with Vanilla Ice stealing from David Bowie and Freddie Mercury[1], and MC Hammer stealing from Rick James[2]. It even happened outside of rap with The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony stealing from "The Last Time"[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Sweet_Symphony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Sweet_Symphony [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Ice_Baby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Ice_Baby [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Can%27t_Touch_This https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Can%27t_Touch_This