Rapper Brinx Billions (Jawara Headley) has filed a $240 million lawsuit against Nicki Minaj and several major record labels, claiming unauthorized use of his song "Rich Sex" and unpaid royalties for another track.

The lawsuit, filed in New York federal court, alleges that Headley is the original creator of "Rich Sex," which appeared on Minaj's 2018 album "Queen." According to court documents, Headley created the track in 2016 and shared it with Minaj, who he met on MySpace in 2007, but never authorized its commercial use.

The plaintiff claims that Minaj's version contains 95-99% of his original work, despite official credits listing Minaj, Lil Wayne, Aubry Delaine, and Jeremy Reid as co-songwriters.

Additionally, Headley seeks payment for unpaid royalties from "I Endorse These Strippers," claiming Minaj's Tokyo Ninja label agreed to pay him 15% of all revenue but stopped payments around 2017.

The total damages sought include:

• $200 million from all defendants collectively
• $40 million from Minaj/Tokyo Ninja specifically ($10 million for each count of breach of contract, fraud, conversion, and misappropriation)

This lawsuit follows Minaj's previous copyright case involving Tracy Chapman's "Baby Can I Hold You," where a judge ruled Minaj's sampling could be protected under fair use. Minaj has not yet publicly commented on Headley's allegations.

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