In January, Ice Spice was sued by two musiciansâDuval âD.Chamberzâ Chamberlain and Kenley âKass the Producerâ Carmenateâwho claimed that her Like..? EP hit âIn Ha Moodâ copied their original single âIn That Mood,â which the two released on D.Chamberzâs Boom Bap 2 Drill Rap in July 2022. The lawsuit also named her producer RiotUSA, Universal Music Group, Capitol Records, and 10K Projects. Now, Ice Spice has reached a settlement with D.Chamberz and Kass the Producer, according to court documents viewed by Pitchfork.
The recent motion, which was filed in a New York federal court this past Friday, states that both partiesâ attorneys agreed to resolve the lawsuit. Specific terms of the deal, however, were not disclosed, beyond that each side will âbear [their] own costs, attorneysâ fees, and expenses.â Pitchfork has reached out to both parties for comment.
In the initial lawsuit, D.Chamberz outlined how he and Kass the Producer made âIn That Moodâ before previewing it on Instagram on August 8, 2021. Apart from a two-week window where the song was on streaming platforms at the start of 2022, it wasnât available to hear until Boom Bap 2 Drill Rap came out that summer. The Coney Island rapper also claimed that he performed âIn That Moodâ live in New York âno less than 36 timesâ before Ice Spice released âIn Ha Moodâ in January 2023, and that his song received âsignificant airplayâ on local radio stations Hot 97 and Power 105.1, thus giving Ice Spice and her producer RiotUSA a chance to hear it.
D.Chamberz and Kass the Producer alleged that there were specific similarities between âIn That Moodâ and âIn Ha Mood,â including that the two songs have similar titles, share âthe same hip-hop rap and âdrillâ style,â and use âsimilar hook/chorus lyrics.â They also claimed the songs share âan almost identical tempoâ and âa similar rhythm.â
At the end of 2023, Ice Spice brought âIn Ha Moodâ to Saturday Night Live for her debut performance on the late-night TV program. Her first album, Y2K!, came out in the summer.
