Another person accuses AKA of stealing beat used for ‘Composure’

A rapper and producer from Mpumalanga has reported that the beat on the diss trackComposure, by AKA, was used without his consent.
Gordon Nkosi, aka Gordio G-Cover, claims the instrumental used in the popular AKA’s track  belongs to him and he was never acknowledged for it.
This is a second person to accuse AKA of stealing the beat on the  song, Composure. Previously, producer and rapper Anatti also made similar allegations. Anatti’s public relations team released a statement stating:“It is with a sense of disbelief and outrage that Anatii and his management have discovered that AKA has, without Anatii’s knowledge or consent, unlawfully made use of Anatii’s original beat and opening verse in his latest release “Composure”. This constitutes a clear infringement of the copyright which vests in that material. Anatii intends to take such action to enforce all its available legal rights as are appropriate in the circumstances currently prevailing”
According to The Citizen,Nkosi met with a man who identified himself as John and claimed to have relations with AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, and other renowned artists.
“I met this man a couple of months back and through our conversations, I was convinced that he was reputable. We exchanged contacts and I gave him my CD to listen to the songs and we would set up meetings thereafter,” Nkosi said.
Nkosi says that he realised the beat used in AKA’s song was his, after he saw people talking about it on social media. This is after having passed his CD to ‘John.’ “I noticed that everyone was going on aboutComposure,” he said. “I immediately listened to the song and was stunned to hear a beat exactly the same as mine.”
“I contacted John on the spot, and he said we would meet and work something out, which is something I was okay with, because no producer was credited on the song.”
‘John’ is reported to have switched his phone off when Nkosi tried to contact him with regard to the beat.
AKA’s camp has since distanced themselves from the claims, saying they don’t know and have never heard of Gordio G-Cover before.
“We don’t know what Gordon (Nkosi) is talking about, however that doesn’t mean we will let the matter slide. We will look into it; perhaps have a listen to his original link to the beat, and the one used on the song,” Pheko Kgengoe from AKA’s public relations team said.
Although Nkosi admits to having blundered by not registering the beat, he insists all he wants is recognition for his work.
“I don’t want to sue or claim money. I just want to be acknowledged as the producer of the beat. That’s my work, I have the files and everything, and it should be known that I have created it.”