Rihanna accused of Plagiarism

 Rihanna has been accused of plagiarizing a Texas based rapper known as Just Brittany.
The world famous pop star released a new track last week titled B*tch Better Have My Money.
While the title of the single is known to be shared by many other artists, commenters online have claimed aspects of the Barbadian beauty's song are a bit too similar to Just Brittany's Betta Have My Money.
Just Brittany's song was released on SoundCloud nine months ago. While not garnering much fan-fare or media attention at the time, it has now come to dominate social media after Rihanna released her track on March 26.
The accusations follow Rihanna's spearheading of Jay Z's new music streaming service Tidal, intended to favour the artist when it comes to earning royalties by charging customers a premium rate for the chance to listen to exclusive tracks.
Meanwhile, after claims of intellectual property theft began to surface online, many fans agreed saying a lawsuit 'made sense' to them.
But there a few who believed the allegations were a bit of a stretch, with one commenter writing he understood that there were 'similarities' but thought Rihanna's version was 'hotter'.
Another Twitter user was a bit more direct, writing: 'Nah, bit of a reach!'
While a woman under the handle Unforgettable, was even more adamant in RiRi's defence: 'Rihanna didn't steal no track from that girl just Brittany, and if she did @rihanna song sounds way better'.
The claims regarding plagiarism stem from a similarity in the hooks, which repeat 'b*tch betta have my money'.
However, the lyric is perhaps one of the most overused phrases in hip hop, stemming from 1988 blaxploitation parody film by the Wayans brothers, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka.
Since that time it has become a pop culture reference in hip hop, with AMG releasing a track in 1992 titled B*tch Betta Have My Money. More recently Drake and Tyga both used the phrase in the last couple of years.

See Photo of Rihanna Performing the song recently at iheart Awards: