Producers for the “Dem Bow” inspired track “Bongos” by Cardi B and Megan the Stallion are staying clear of admitting that their song was inspired by ‘Bang’ released in 2021 by Lincoln 3 Dot with Track Starr as claimed by several people on social media.
Donny “Dizzy” Flores who is also the manager for Jamaican dancehall sensation Shenseea, along with co-producer Breyan Isaac spoke with Billboard about the making of the up beat song.
The song which is a follow up to Megan and Cardi B’s Billboard No. 1 single WAP has also drawn comparisons but Isaac said as far as he is concerned, “its a completely different feel, its a new kinda bounce, a new kinda vibe to be honest production wise, is a different direction rom what WAP was, WAP was a little bit more mid tempo vibe, this is more up tempo.”
“I feel like the visuals look amazing. Cardi and meg are both in their bag as far as looks, as far as sound and now its upper the world to appreciate,” he continued.
Flores said the song was not originally created for Cardi “this song was defiantly created for somebody else but thank God it work out how it work out.”
Less than 24 hours after the released of ‘Bongos,’ last Friday, social media personality turned dancehall artist Lincoln 3 Dot took to instagram to set the record straight that he will not be arguing over whether the song interpolates his melodies and altered lyrics.
Fans of the Jamaican public figure who lives in Florida started to tag him in posts on social media about the single highlighting what they say is an obvious bite. 3 Dot himself posted his song on Friday with a concerned emoji but he has since deleted the follow up video where he stated, “Alright yo me hear the song and to me and lotta other people, the song sound similar to my song. if you don’t think the song sound similar that a your opinion. But maybe Sh*t inna you ears and me nah pan fi argue wit nuhbaddi bout it. Mi nah plan fi argue did nuhbaddi Inna nah comment section, bout other the person she Bong or Bang. Me nah do none a dat, we will see what happens.”
Cardi B during an interview on The Breakfast Club Friday claimed that she got the inspiration for “Bongos” from the latin music genre “Dem Bow,” saying “It’s fun but it reminds me of Dem Bow” she said. “Its funk but it’s a Dominican style of music.”
WMV contacted Flores for a direct comment but got no response.
Bongos peaked at No.1 on the US iTunes charts. The song’s music video earned 10 million views on YouTube in 4 days.
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