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Kanye West Sued Over Sample Used In “Bound 2”

According to New York Daily News, Kanye West is being sued over a sample used in his track “Bound 2,” taken from this year’s critically acclaimed release Yeezus, which dropped this past June. West’s song features a sample from the song “Bound,” a track which was recorded in 1971 by The Ponderosa Twins Plus One. […]

Bob Dylan Sued by Croatians for Racism

Following the release of an interactive video for “Like A Rolling Stone” that took the web by storm, the singer-songwriter is being sued for racism by a group of Croatians. In a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone, Dylan commented on the conflict between the Catholic Croats and Christian Orthodox Serbs, comparing it to Jews and […]

Beastie Boys Elaborate On Copyright Infringement Suit

This past weekend, it was reported that Beastie Boys were threatening to sue the toy company GoldieBlox for copyright infringement over the use of their song “Girls” in the company’s newest commercial. Today, the hip-hop trendsetters went a step further and published an open letter to the company, further elaborating on their decision. According to The […]

Bring Me The Horizon Apparently Getting Sued By Concert Goer’s Parents

According to some tweets by Oli Sykes, Bring Me The Horizon are being sued by a 12 year old girl’s parents because she was injured in a mosh pit during the band’s performance. While there aren’t any official stories we’ve been able to find so far, there’s been a lot of buzz by fans everywhere […]

BUSTED: Rolex Suing Jonathan Cook (Forever The Sickest Kids) For Selling Counterfeit Watches

Forever The Sickest Kids member Jonathan Cook is being sued for millions following his early arrest for selling counterfeit Rolex watches. Read more on this unfolding story right here! As you’ll note below on Thursday Rolex sued Cook for all kinds of damages as a result of his infringing upon the watchmaker’s trademark. “Defendant intentionally, […]

Comedian Katt Williams Sued For Allegedly Punching His Assistant In The Face

This weekend is off to a rough start for comedian Katt Williams. TMZ is reporting that the Pimp Chronicles comic is being sued for $5 million dollars by his former assistant over claims Williams punched her and caused permanent damages. The woman, Melissa Ishage, filed her lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court this past week. […]

Wu Tang Clan Members Accused of Illegal Sampling

A report has surfaced that names Wu Tung Clan members Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man and RZA as defendants in a suit accusing them of illegal sampling. The accuser is Bridgeport Music and Westbound Records. The track in question is “New Wu” from ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II, a Raekwon solo album released in […]

Woman Sues Bieber for 9 Million, No One Knows Who To Laugh At

In a recent report from NME, Justin Bieber is currently being sued for $9 million for “damaging a woman’s ear.” No, it’s not because he’s Canadian and should go back to his own country and stop infecting the minds of the United States’ youth. According to the report, while Justin went over the crowd in […]

Daddy Yankee Cancels Tour, Makes Promoter’s Eyes Bleed

Rapper Daddy Yankee is in hot water this morning following a lawsuit who claims stress from cancelled Argentinian tour caused him to bleed from his eyes. TMZ is reporting that Yankee, after accepting an $820,000 advance from a concert promoter in Argentina and agreeing to extend his stay to a 10-date tour for another $480,000, […]

Insane Clown Posse Sued For $2 Million

AllHipHop is reporting that Detroit based hip hop group Insane Clown Posse are being sued for $2 million after reportedly sampling songs without permission. The suit was filed in Ohio by Entity Productions, a company claiming the group used Halloween-themed tracks without their permission for seven songs without permission of the music’s owner, The Midnight […]

Lil Wayne being sued for $15 Million over ‘Bedrock’ track

Lil Wayne is spending more time in the courtroom than the studio lately with his recent allegations and lawsuits pending. Apparently the rapper is being sued for $15 million dollars by Done Deal Enterprises for stealing parts of his smash single “Bedrock” that have claimed to have been copyrighted. The company is accusing not only […]

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are being sued for $27 million

Official documents have been released regarding Bone Thugs-N-Harmony being sued for $27 million dollars. Roland Brown filed the lawsuit on April 28th and includes him accusing Bone Thugs breaching their contract and not paying royalties towards a Mo Thugs Record. The lawsuit states that Brown wrote “Take Your Time” and “Here With Me,” that sold […]