OsamaSon is allegedly being sued by Iron Maiden for copying artwork from their 1984 classic album Powerslave for his own album cover.
Taking to his Instagram Story on Wednesday (May 1), the rising Ohio rapper tagged the band as he announced that the deluxe cover to his major label debut Flex Musix was being nixed because of their alleged lawsuit.
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“@IronMaiden is suing me so… ……cover is gone,” he wrote.
Osama’s version of the original drawing of a mummified Iron Maiden mascot Eddie kept mainly everything the same aside from the colors and slight modifications around the mouth.
Osamason is being sued by Iron Maiden over his 'FLXTRA' cover art pic.twitter.com/4CHf5ARoiQ
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) May 1, 2024
20-year-old OsamaSon signed to Atlantic Records late last year following the success of his [57 seconds long] song “X & Sex,” which was released in July 2023. It currently sits at over 7 million Spotify streams as of this writing.
Suing over album artwork is certainly nothing new. In fact, back in 2013, Jelly Roll was nearly sued by the Waffle House chain over using their logo on the cover to his mixtape, Whiskey, Weed & Waffle House.
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Following a cease-and-desist from the chain, Jelly re-released the tape as Whiskey, Weed & Women and added several additional tracks.
He also released a statement, noting his surprise and disappointment in Waffle House’s legal action:
“When I first got the Cease and Desist letter I thought somebody was pulling my chain. I thought, ‘Surely I’m not known enough for Waffle House to give a shit about me using their name.’ I forwarded the email over to my attorney, and he told he told me it was the real deal! I was like, ‘Hell no!!! I know Waffle House ain’t acting like this, after all the all star breakfast meals that I’ve devoured over the years!’
I just honestly can’t believe that such a corporate giant would be bothered by me, in essence, promoting them. Let’s be real here, the Waffle House after 8:00pm looks like a bottom-of-the-barrel BYOB bar.
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Obviously the only response I can have toward Waffle House is comply. Still kinda pisses me off though… the mixtape was free… no harm was done. For Waffle House to be upset and say it was ‘Defamation of Character’ is like… are you fucking serious? This is the mecca of toothless waitresses and tattooed cooks. I’ve never walked in a Waffle House sober in my life, and I doubt you can find many people who have.
Now my job is to re-release Whiskey Weed & ‘Women’ with a few new tricks and some funny skits!!! And of course my album the Big Sal Story is in stores now via Select-O-Hits. We are about to shoot the video for ‘What They Waiting On,’ and I am also touring right now throughout the South. Thanks to everyone who is supporting me through this madness!”
