UPDATE 2: Will.i.am admits to stealing from Mat Zo and Arty

UPDATE: Mat Zo responds to the allegations and his reason behind leaving Twitter. Scroll to the bottom of the post to read his comment.

Earlier today VEVO uploaded the audio track from an up and coming album by Will.i.am featuring Chris Brown. Recent buzz on social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook has led to believe that Will’s track “Let’s go” is a blatant copy of the trance hit Rebound by Arty and Mat Zo. The latter artist, Mat Zo, recently deleted his twitter account as well his own personal website in what some claim that he said, “It was the best decision in his life”.

However, the real issue is did Will.i.am actually rip off of “Rebound“? Arty on twitter seems to think so.

@dj_eco @juventamusic it’s not, Anjuna is only one who has rights for track, they didn’t license it, and these guys didn’t come to them — Arty (@arty_music) April 16, 2013

Now I see why Mat left twitter, cause he couldn’t handle shit like this — Arty (@arty_music) April 16, 2013

They never cleared rights through Anjunabeats, who’s only one label, who ownes the rights for “Rebound”. — Arty (@arty_music) April 16, 2013

But we’d like to know what you think, did Will steal “Rebound” or is it just coincidence…

Despite almost having the same chords and progression, the tracks do have their differences. None of which couldn’t have been produced inside of a studio.

and here is Rebound… despite their differences for a musician like Arty to say that it’s a “sample from a master file” is something to definitely consider.

Update: The track Big Bang also uploaded today has, note for note the same progression as Sandro Silva and Quitino’s Epic around 2:15, also Big Bang is eerily similar to Mike Candys’ remix of The Night You Murdered Love at 3:10.

Big Bang.



Sandro Silva and Quintino at :45



Mike Candys at 3:10



UPDATE: Chris Brown has chimed in attempting to clear his name with this tweet:

I don’t even know who mat zo Or arty is? I ain’t got shit to do wit if ur mad or not. Someone asked for a feature on a record and I did it. — Chris Brown(@chrisbrown) April 16, 2013

UPDATE 2: Mat Zo’s response to the whole ordeal: