Jay-z - does any1 still feel impressed/surprised/in awe of this guy's transformation?

[alchemist iq]

Jay-Z and his Vol. 2… Hard Knock Lifeproducer Timbaland are facing a whopping $2 million lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement on the track “Paper Chase.” According to TMZ, the lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Ernie Hines. Although the 1998 album Vol. 2 is one of Jay-Z’s most popular, Hines claims he only recently heard the song for the first time. The lawsuit, which is also against Roc-A-Fella Records and Sony Music, states Jay-Z and Timbaland used a sample of one of Hines’s soul songs from 1969 without his permission.

The soul track in question is “Help Me Put Out the Flame (In My Heart).” Hines says he never gave permission for its use and was never given any money.


Although it seems unlikely that he didn’t hear Jay-Z’s song until 20 years later, Hines is 81-years-old and says he doesn’t listen to rap music. The credits on the track “Paper Chase” do explicitly state that “Help Me Put Out the Flame (In My Heart)” was used as a sample, which doesn’t particularly help Jay-Z’s case. Hines claims that he’s entitled to a large sum of money because the song has been played on many platforms, which explains why the lawsuit is listed for over $2 million.

2 million to jay-z is paper tissue money, both parties will just settle.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Paper Chase is a underrated Hov joint. Him and Foxy kilt that beat.

 

[Mark Antony]

OG track sounds fire too. Eh, settle out of court and cut the check, no need to drag this out.

 

[alchemist iq]

OG track sounds fire too. Eh, settle out of court and cut the check, no need to drag this out.

 

[nawghtyhare]

 

[ninjahood]

sounds like def jam effed up, not jigga.

 

[alchemist iq]

 

[rrickrude]

Didn’t get why he hasn’t been #metoo’d yet.

Bey been saving him

 

[lamekilla]

The thread for when Solange put hands on him in the elevator HAS to be a top 5 NT thread ever. I was literally crying laughing just as hard rereading the thread as when it first happened