Disney Stole ‘Hakuna Matata’ Phrase From Kenyan Band Them Mushrooms, Singer Claims | TMZ

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1. The plot thickens!

2. If Disney really did this, I hope he gets paid !!!!

   • It happens Disney got more lawyer than O.J. 🤤

   • I agree 💯

   • katherine taylor they didnt do it

   • +m a r i o how do you know that?

   • 👎

3. Even kenyans stole it from Tanzania

   • How so?
     Genuinely curious

   • I also want to know where you are getting your information.

   • Sources?

4. i like the song

5. Somebody add Curb your enthusiasm theme to this.

6. Hakuna Matata is a mushroom gathering place where all take a trip

   • Very cool. I didn’t know that.

7. well they stole the whole concept of the lion king from a previously made japanesse film….. go look up kimba the white lion…. >.> lol

   • +Tayler Tofflemire there is a difference between being inspired by something and basically plagarizing it. go do research on the movie i stated its a carbon copy.

   • You’re absolutely right, there is a difference between being inspired by and stealing. Disney straight up stole. What should we do? Boycott or bootleg.

   • Right, & kimba copied Hamlet but with lions… I wonder who Hamlet copied lol

   • +Nate Tate sigh no again copying and inspired arent the same things dear

   • +Stephan Droid lol you know how many things Disney has stole throughout the years? Look up Disney’s history and you’ll find blackmail, murder, deceit, and Fleischer studios, the real first animation studio.

8. I’m Kenyan and I’ve been knowing this. Thank God my brother’s are woke

   • So why is this conversation being brought up now and not when the first Lion King movie came out?

   • Joash Mathew I guess as He stated, they are much more enlightened in regards to copyright matters and business ownership compared to the 80’s and 90’s. I hope the brother gets Paid.

9. Disney tried to copyright “Dia De Los Muertos”

   • 2000 D never gonna happen

10. 20 something yrs later they wanna say something? Realy 😂😂😂

    • +Sky’s Thelimit – love women like you. Not anal about it, just know the truth and laugh. We need more like ya.

    • Carrie that is what I said !! Done ✅ Deal

    • Uh no. Did you not watch the video? Disney is trying to copyright the phrase “Hakuna Matata” which is the name of this bands song, so they don’t want to lose rights because it is one of their more popular songs that made them the most money. Think before you speak

    • Oy Boy but they’re late – they should have done it in 1980 🤦‍♀️ they just check to see if it was copywritin and if not they do it and it’s theirs 🤦‍♀️ They’re late AF and must need money 💴so they are putting out to sell music 🤦‍♀️ They just tried to cover themselves but like at the end he said they didn’t know what to do 😂 too bad so sad 😭 😆

11. Give the man his mula

    • ayyeeitstr3y 🤣

12. Fraud

13. It’s only been about 24 years…

    • im kenyan, the man said they didnt know how to handle copyright back in the days. but now they do. now they can do something, now why u condoning stealing, are u high?

    • So you okay with Disney stealing something that don’t belong to them typical white supremacist attitude

    • &……

    • +3.W.3.B is a phrase not a trademark go to school or some.

14. 24 years late

    • im kenyan, the man said they didnt know how to handle copyright back in the days. but now they do. now they can do something, and its their phrase now why u condoning stealing?

    • +3.W.3.B They’re trying to copyright the phrase.

15. It’s not about them being 24 years late with complaining. They didn’t really care that much in the beginning. Now it’s about Disney trying to copyright the phrase, and that’s the problem. Guessing it’s going to be a problem for them in Kenya, because their song is also called ‘Hakuna Matata’ and maybe can’t be called that anymore? I don’t know. Disney should just give these people some cred intsead of riping off people. Like with ‘Kimba the white lion’ they’re still denying that they copied that Japanese movie. Like, c’mon!

    • +Eric Vasquez bigger than they were & if it was about money I’m sure they would’ve done it when they got big.
      Its happening now due to disney copywriting it in 2018.

    • +Tayler Tofflemire 100% agree

    • American laws don’t apply in Kenya. They can use any copyrighted material they want.

    • Im SAYING too like wtf now why not years ago tho 😵😵😵

    • +Eric Vasquez disney always been big fam

16. Of course they stole it from Kenya..they don’t even pronounce it right 😏

17. Rap stole COMMONSENSE
    from our YOUTH 👈🇺🇸

18. well, Disney’s empire was built on adapting the stories of others so …..

    • Disney just a master hacker with all the money in the world.

19. They just want some money. It’s been a long time since that move came out.

20. Video was taken with remote controller

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