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Kanye West Copyright Lawsuit: 2006 Sample Could Cost Rapper $500K
Kanye West Copyright Lawsuit: 2006 Sample Could Cost Rapper $500K
Kanye West Copyright Lawsuit: 2006 Sample Could Cost Rapper $500K
The copyright troubles continue for Kanye West. Weeks after settling a lawsuit with Syl Johnson, whose "Different Strokes" figured prominently in Yeezy and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne cut "The Joy," the Chi-Town rhymer has been hit with a $500,000 suit by Robert "Bobby" Poindexter, a former member of the R&B group the Persuaders, AllHipHop.com...
Jay-Z, Kanye Lawsuit: ‘Watch the Throne’ Duo Settles Copyright Case
Jay-Z, Kanye Lawsuit: ‘Watch the Throne’ Duo Settles Copyright Case
Jay-Z, Kanye Lawsuit: ‘Watch the Throne’ Duo Settles Copyright Case
Kanye West and Jay-Z have settled a federal lawsuit brought against them last year by Syl Johnson, a singer and producer who had accused the rappers of lifting one of his songs, TMZ reports. Johnson took on the 'Watch the Throne' duo last October, claiming they hadn't cleared the portions of his 1967 R&B hit 'Different Strokes' sampled in their song 'The Joy.' ...