Last week, Drake was sued by producer Aviel Hirschfield, who claimed that the rapper stole the now-iconic chorus to his Iceman hit “Janice STFU” from the producer’s demo — a claim that Drizzy’s team vehemently denies, saying that the Canadian star wrote the whole thing himself.
Hirschfield says that in January 2026, he took a beat from the producing duo FnZ and, with Drake in mind, laid down vocals over it, inspired by the experience of hearing Lykke Li’s “I Follow Rivers” while riding in a (borrowed) Maybach. Per the complaint, he sent the track to FnZ.
That recording, which interpolates the chorus of Lykke Li’s song, contained a section that is essentially identical to the chorus of “Janice STFU,” which was produced by FnZ. But Hirschfield was not credited on the completed song.
“The immense success of Janice STFU is due principally to the song’s chorus, which is a literal, word-for-word, note-for-note taking” of Hirschfield’s chorus, the lawsuit reads.
Drake, through his rep, shut down Hirschfield’s claims.
“Drake wrote this song and has no connection or knowledge of this person, full stop,” the rep said, going on to say that there is “not one iota of truth to these accusations.”
Hirschfield’s complaint claims that he still has the original files from his recording, with metadata, including dates, intact — information he says he already presented to Drizzy’s team, who still “refuse to acknowledge [his] authorship.”
Now, you can judge for yourself. Below, made public as part of the evidence in the case, is Hirschfield’s original demo (which, again, he says he recorded in January, 2026). His chorus starts at the 45-second mark. For reference, “Janice STFU” follows.
“Janice STFU” is a huge hit. It is Drizzy’s first multi-week Billboard No. 1 single in nearly a decade, since 2018’s “In My Feelings.”
In one of the more memorable moments of the Iceman rollout, the superstar even joined a social media-famous father and daughter duo for a special rendition.
