The Notorious BIG's estate, Jay Z and Rita Ora are among those to have been hit with a hefty copyright infringement lawsuit. Poet Abiodun Oyewole is suing Biggie's estate for $24m (£17m) over the alleged unlawful use of his lyrics in the late rapper's 1993 classic Party and Bullsh*t.
In the lawsuit, which was filed at a New York federal court, Oyewole claims he and his spoken word group The Last Poets coined the expression "party and bullshit" in their 1970 track "When The Revolution Comes". Ora, who is signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation, sampled the lyrics on her 2012 debut single How We Do (Party), also without Oyewole's "consent or authorisation".
The complaint states: "The defendants did not credit the plaintiff nor secure permission... to sell the plaintiff's hook, copyrighted lyrics and recordings." In addition to Ora, Oyewole is suing Jay Z's Roc Nation and P Diddy's Justin Combs Company for producing the song, while Eminem and Busta Rhymes have also been named for sampling Party And Bullsh*t on their 2014 track Calm Down.
In the lawsuit, which was filed at a New York federal court, Oyewole claims he and his spoken word group The Last Poets coined the expression "party and bullshit" in their 1970 track "When The Revolution Comes". Ora, who is signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation, sampled the lyrics on her 2012 debut single How We Do (Party), also without Oyewole's "consent or authorisation".
The complaint states: "The defendants did not credit the plaintiff nor secure permission... to sell the plaintiff's hook, copyrighted lyrics and recordings." In addition to Ora, Oyewole is suing Jay Z's Roc Nation and P Diddy's Justin Combs Company for producing the song, while Eminem and Busta Rhymes have also been named for sampling Party And Bullsh*t on their 2014 track Calm Down.
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