{"id":114130,"date":"2018-11-19T22:30:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=114130"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:42:51","slug":"rappers-consider-suing-over-fortnite-dance-emotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/rappers-consider-suing-over-fortnite-dance-emotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Rappers consider suing over Fortnite dance emotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fortnite is well known across the internet for its creative dance emotes. Often, they’re the subject of viral sensations such as the infamous Orange Justice<\/a> emote. However, these emotes are often modeled on real-life sources, such as the emote “Reanimated” which is clearly based on the dance from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”<\/p>\n

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This practice of modeling these emotes on real-life sources could be on the verge of landing Fortnite creator Epic Games<\/a> in legal hot water. A group of rappers, including Chance the Rapper and 2 Milly, are considering legal action against Epic Games for what they say is an infringement on their original dance moves.<\/p>\n

The controversy began with the introduction of the “Swipe It” emote, included with the Fortnite Season 5 Battle Pass. However, the emote in question seems to be based on a dance move popularized by rapper 2 Milly.\u00a0\u201cEverybody was just like, \u2018Yo, your dance is in the game,'” 2 Milly said in an interview with CBS News.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThey actually sell that particular move. It\u2019s for purchase. That\u2019s when I really was like, \u2018oh nah, this can\u2019t go on too long.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The emote in question is available for purchase at the equivalent of $5, which could translate to a hefty amount when paired with the fact that the game attracts upwards of 78 million players per month. What 2 Milly and others take issue with is that their moves are being used without permission or compensation. Chance the Rapper also weighed in on the controversy via Twitter:<\/p>\n

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Fortnite should put the actual rap songs behind the dances that make so much money as Emotes. Black creatives created and popularized these dances but never monetized them. Imagine the money people are spending on these Emotes being shared with the artists that made them<\/p>\n

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n