Jay-Z is being sued for a second time over the sample used in his 2000 smash hit single “Big Pimpin’.” The family of Baligh Hamdy is suing over the use of Hamdy’s composition “Khosara Khosara.” Hamdy’s children have also named EMI, MTV, Paramount Pictures, UMG and Warner Music in the suit.
Suge Knight has dropped his appeal in his lawsuit against Kanye West stemming from injuries Knight sustained due to a shooting at a party West threw in 2005. Details of the settlement are confidential.
Jim Jones is being sued by two women who appeared topless in the music video for his song “Summer Time.” Sharie Johnson and Samantha Stotts claim that Jones’ film crew caught their topless beach antics on tape and used it to promote his song.
The RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan had hit rapper Game with a cease and desist over a song with the looming threat of a lawsuit over the song "Heartbreaker" from Game's newest mixtape.
The Black Eyed Peas have been sued from plantiffs that allege that the Hip-Hop/pop group copied “I Got a Feeling," and "Boom Boom Pow,” two of their most popular hits.
