The hypnotic guitar loop that opens the wildly successful ballad “Ferxxo 100” by reggaeton superstar Feid is the subject of a new copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a Grammy-nominated producer who claims his work was sampled on three Feid songs without proper pay or credit. Belgian producer Sébastien Julien Alfred Graux says in a new complaint filed Monday in federal court in California that Feid, along with co-producers Sky Rompiendo and Jowan, met him in face-to-face meetings in either Miami or Colombia before collaborating with him and knowingly sampling his work on the songs “Ferxxo 100,” “X20X” and “De Tanto Chimbiar.” In his new 17-page filing, obtained by Rolling Stone , Graux alleges he hasn’t received any financial compensation or been given proper credit despite “months of reassurances” surrounding the songs’ release dates and years of wrangling.
“ Ferxxo 100 ” has received millions of streams online, with the ballad’s cinematic video attracting an eye-popping 245 million views on YouTube. “Notwithstanding defendants’ willful infringement and broken promises, Graux attempted to resolve this dispute outside of litigation. However, those attempts were wholly unsuccessful, necessitating the present action,” the new lawsuit, which also names Universal Music Group and Colombia-based Icon Music as defendants, states.
(Representatives for Feid and Universal did not respond to a request for comment. Attempts to reach Sky and Jowan .
