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Frank Ocean Sued For Sampling Mary J. Blige Song
(AllHipHop News) The bridge and outro of Frank Ocean’s song “Rich Kids” from his debut album channel ORANGE may have landed the young singer into some copyright trouble. Ocean is being accused by TufAmerica of illegally sampling Mary J Blige’s 1992 hit “Real Love” for his song “Rich Kids”.
TufAmerica is suing Ocean’s record label, Def Jam’s parent lable, Universal Music Group and Vivendi over the alleged copyright infringement, however claim to own less than 4% of the copyright on Blige’s “Real Love”.
This is not the first time in the last 3 months that TufAmerica has targeted a Hip Hop artist with copyright infringement claims. Back in November of last year, the lawsuit-happy record label sued Jay Z, Roc-A-Fella Records and Atlantic Records over Jay Z’s “Run This Town” song allegedly sampling Eddie Bo’s 1969 song “Hook & Sling” illegally.
Frank Ocean is set to perform at this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, Washington with Outkast, Kid Cudi, Chance the Rapper and more.
Tank: Justin Timberlake & Robin Thicke Are Making Better R&B Than Black Artists (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Last year no African American artist had a number one single on Billboard Top 100 all year and the most successful rapper last year was white. The times are changing for the racial makeup of predominantly Black arts and long time R&B legend Tank spoke on how Black artists need to do better.
In a February 7th interview with Black Hollywood Live Network, Tank not only touched on Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke’s R&B commercial dominance but the incorrect categorization of certain artists. Tank points to Rihanna’s America Music Awards’ win in 2013 for Best Female Soul/R&B performance as an example of erroneous categorization:
We can’t hate on what it is.. we’re where we are… and Robin Thicke and Justin Timberlake are doing R&B music better than us… we need to catch up. What am I gonna do about the fact that the AMA’s in the R&B soul category nominated Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna?.. What am I gonna do about that? It’s not her fault that she’s in the R&B soul category
Tank, who has not had a gold-certified album since 2001’s One Man says that the music industry has changed and the response to his upcoming single “You’re My Star” will be indicative of that change:
The music universe has finally made its way back around to my strength.. and I think that’s what’s going to be different about the response to the record.
Check out the full interview below:
Man Arrested And Charged With Murder Of Mazaradi Fox
(AllHipHop News) Today (February 11th), police have arrested and charged Scott Jamal of Jamaica, Queens with the second-degree murder of 50 Cent associate Mazaradi Fox who was murdered on January 3rd.
Fox was found dead in a driveway at Farmers Blvd. and 134th Ave after an unidentified man wearing all black outfit and ski mask fired upon the Nissan SUV he was in.
Scott Jamal was also charged with four counts of attempted murder and felony assault as three other people were injured in the SUV with Fox.
Detectives originally believed the murder was gang related as Fox was sentenced to jail in 2009 for attempting to murder Queens gangbanger Rashawn Carter
Cam’ron Mentions Jay Z On “We Made It (Freestyle)”
(AllHipHop News) The complicated history between Cam’ron and Jay Z includes disputed decisions during the Roc-A-Fella Records era, accusations of orchestrated carjackings, and disses on wax.
Just last year Cam and Jay had issues again after the Brooklyn emcee claimed he helped make the Harlem native a millionaire on Drake’s “Pound Cake.” That led to Cam’ron’s response on his own “Come and Talk to Me” track.
[ALSO READ: Cam’ron To Jay Z: We Made Each Other Millions]
Well Killa Cam, dropped Jay’s name again on his latest freestyle over Drake and Soulja Boy’s “We Made It.” On Cam’ron’s version he shouts out some people he acknowledges “made it” like Kanye West, Kevin Hart, and even Jay Z.
He adds a few bars to address the Roc Nation boss specifically:
Okay Jay (we know he made it)/ I know he gonna say that he did it hisself/ This ain’t a diss or ain’t nothing bout wealth/ This is about how real n***as don’t tell/ And, you, Dame, and Big made it outta the hell
[ALSO READ: Dame Dash Talks Jay Z, Dipset & Being A Boss]
Listen to Cam’ron’s “We Made It (Freestyle)” below.
Danny Brown Calls Out “Fake Rap N***as” On Twitter
(AllHipHop News) Detroit rapper Danny Brown appears to be going through some tough emotional times, and the Old emcee shared some of the thoughts in his head publicly on Twitter. In a series of tweets, Brown expressed he is battling depression from his frustration with the music industry.
[ALSO READ: Ab-Soul Talks New Album, XXL Cover, & Joint Project With Danny Brown & A$AP Rocky]
Brown’s tweets included shots at unnamed artists he feels use him and Adidas for not supporting him. In one post, Brown states his disappointment that his favorite rapper Nas has not acknowledged him like Tyler, The Creator and Big Sean.
In response to someone suggesting he speak with Mac Miller (who he dissed in a past Rolling Stone interview), Brown says “he don’t give a f**k either.” He even makes mention of his own death.
The “Dope Fiend Rental” rapper did received tweets of encouragement from his fans and Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: #HeaterOfTheDay: Danny Brown [#BGA] Ft. ScHoolboy Q “Dope Fiend Rental”]
Danny Brown’s tweets have since been deleted, but screenshots were captured:
Dr Dre Suing Death Row Records For $3 Million
(AllHipHop News) Legendary Hip Hop producer Dr. Dre is reportedly suing his former label Death Row Records for $3 million. According to Radar Online, The Chronic creator is seeking money for unpaid royalties. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles, California.
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The amount of back pay Dre is demanding includes $676,444.44 for mechanical royalties, $1,200,386.57 for artist-producer royalties, and $1,179,913 for digital sales. He is also seeking funds from a bonus he expected to receive that would raise his revenue from sales of his Death Row albums from 18% to 20%.
Death Row was founded by Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and others in 1991. Dre left the label in 1996. Death Row was later sold to WIDEawake Entertainment. The label’s catalogue was bought by current owner Entertainment One in 2013.
Afeni Shakur also filed a lawsuit against Death Row/E1 last year. The mother of the late Tupac Shakur sued for $1.1 million in royalties she said is owed to Pac’s estate.
[ALSO READ: Afeni Shakur Suing For Over $1 Million In Unpaid 2Pac Royalities]
Murs Signs With Tech N9ne’s Strange Music
(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles emcee Murs recently announced that he has signed to Tech N9ne’s Strange Music indie label. In an official announcement video, The White Mandingos member speaks about teaming with Strange.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: Murs “Mo$ Def”]
“Strange seems to be at the forefront of Hip Hop’s growth right now,” says Murs.
The Hip Hop veteran and owner of the Paid Dues Hip Hop Festival is joining a roster that includes Tech, Jay Rock, Wrekonize, Rittz, Brotha Lynch Hung, Big Scoob, and more.
“We signed a hardcore emcee that can give a knockout show, I’ve known and worked with Murs for years,” adds Tech. “I know that he represents everything that Strange Music is about.”
Murs’ debut Strange Music album is scheduled for Summer 2014 release. He will performing at the SXSW Music Festival on March 12 and 13 in Austin, Texas.
[ALSO READ: Murs Set To Merge His Love Of Hip Hop & Comics In New Project]
Watch Murs’ Strange Music announcement video below.