It’s been brought to our attention that we might have a new beat-jacking controversy on our hands. On rapper Troy Ave‘s new full-length, New York City: The Album, one of the standout cuts is “Regretful”. It features a hypnotic, straight-up gorgeous instrumental that was apparently produced by AraabMuzik. Or was it?

Those of you familiar with Los Angeles producer Afta-1 might recognize the beat if you heard the track “Honey Dip”. At least, that was the claim being made by artists in my newsfeed. But upon listening to “Regretful” and “Honey Dip” back to back, it’s pretty clear that there is something going on here. Every part of the loop is the exact same—minus the heavier snare on AraabMuzik’s “beat”—from the airy vocal sample to the drum arrangement to the synth-y bassline.

You can judge for yourself by listening below. Also, peep the tweet that I found about AraabMuzik being introduced to Afta-1’s music in 2012. Credit for this tip goes out to Aspect One.

Just showed araabmuzik afta-1 he is jamming #livingdead — :€thulhu (@XIGamma) April 3, 2012

Note: You might remember that AraabMuzik got into some trouble like this in late 2012, too.

UPDATE: It looks like AraabMuzik might have responded to the controversy with this tweet he sent out last night. It’s pretty cryptic, though, so we’ll see if we get an official statement in the near future.