With various musicians being sued left and right over decades-old sampling sins, one could hardly expect a recording artist who has been dead for 17 years to be given a pass. Now, the estate of Notorious B.I.G., the late rapper born Christopher Wallace, has filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory relief that his song "The What" on Ready to Die isn't a copyright infringement of the song, "Can't Say Enough About Mom," co-written by soul singer Leroy Hutson and Michael Hawkins. Video: 5 Iconic Notorious B.I.G. Moments In this case, the plaintiff admits sampling
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- 4/1/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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