Is Fortnite stealing black dance culture? The creator of the ‘Milly Rock’ argues yes in a new lawsuit.
A Fortnite avatar does the "Swipe It," er, "Milly Rock." (Screenshot/YouTube/2MuchBrysen)
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles, accuses Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, not only of stealing 2 Milly’s dance moves and his likeness without permission but also exploiting various African American artists' talent without credit.
December 6, 2018 - In the summer of 2015, rapper 2 Milly went “Milly Rocking” on every block in Brooklyn, turning the hip-hop two-step into the viral dance of the summer. People started doing the “Milly Rock” on fire escapes, on top of cars, in the end zone after scoring touchdowns. Rihanna was doing it. Travis Scott did it. “If you ain’t Milly Rockin', you ain’t doing nothing,” 2 Milly, whose real name is Terrence Ferguson, told Vice in 2015.
But then one day last July, some unwanted “Milly Rockers” were brought to the rapper’s attention: Fortnite avatars.
“Everybody was like, ‘Yo, your dance is in the game,’ " 2 Milly told CBS News last month. read the full story