Childish Gambino Denies Ripping Off ‘This Is America’

Just days ago, fans began to take notice of the similarities between Child Gambino's chart-topping “This Is America” and Jase Harley's “American Pharoah.” Since the accusations have gone viral, one of Donald Glover’s creative partners has denied claims that Glover “stole” the music from a 2016 song called “American Pharaoh” by Jase Harley.

This morning, Fam Rothstein (a co-principal of Wolf + Rothstein) said “The internet is a place of no consequences. I hate that Toronto Akademiks/every white blogger can say something as gospel and y’all take it. This song is 3 yrs old, and we have Pro Tools files to prove it.”

Listen to the two songs below and see if you head the similarities below.

Jase Harley – American Pharaoh

Childish Gambino – This Is America

Yeah he's talked about it a bit on IG and doesn't seem upset…but also doesn't seem to have gotten the bag either pic.twitter.com/oMFqPKgIt4

— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) June 25, 2018

Jase Harley has since reached out via Instagram with his stance: “PLEASE DON’T let this controversy dilute the message me and @childishgambino are trying to convey. We are speaking about injustices we’ve encountered and he’s helped to provide a platform for all our voices to be heard.”

I feel extremely humbled to be recognized and labeled as one or the original inspirations for one of the most important pieces of music and visual art of our time. I appreciate all the love and support! But PLEASE DON’T let this controversy dilute the message me and @childishgambino are trying to convey. We are speaking about injustices we’ve encountered and he’s helped to provide a platform for all our voices to be heard. Let’s not discredit him for that! The focus should be on affecting change in our communities and building equality. This is bigger than me and him and bigger than music. Let’s not lose focus 🙏🏾 #noonewinswhenthefamilyfeuds #futurists

A post shared by JASE HARLEY (@jaseharley) on Jun 25, 2018 at 8:41am PDT