The hip-hop mogul and producer Timbaland are defending the use of an Egyptian song in the 1999 hit. By Austin Siegemund-Broka To hear Jay Z tell it, there was one big misunderstanding in the ...

In December 1999, during the week between Christmas and New Year’s, Jay-Z released his fourth studio album Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter. With hits like “Things That U Do” with Mariah Carey and ...

Jay-Z is one of the world’s most successful rappers, a businessman, and an entrepreneur who has made history time and time again. He has released many hit songs over the years, from “Can I Get A…” to ...

*The copyright infringement trial involving Jay Z‘s hit song “Big Pimpin’” began Tuesday with an attorney for heirs of an Egyptian composer accusing the rapper of misusing music from a popular 1950s ...

When Jay-Z released his Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter, he graced fans with a few bangers, including “Big Pimpin’” with UGK’s Bun B and Pimp C. Considered legends in Southern hip-hop, the duo had ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jay Z told a jury Wednesday that he believes he has a valid license to use Arabic music featured on his 1999 hit “Big Pimpin'” that is now the subject of a copyright infringement ...

The rapper and producer Timbaland were accused of mutilating a song first featured in a 1960 Egyptian film. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large The legal dispute over Jay-Z’s 1999 mega-hit, ...

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday awarded a victory to Jay-Z in a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that the rapper sampled without permission from an Egyptian composer's song for ...

Apparently, the world almost missed out on the classic collaboration. “Big Pimpin'” was a huge moment for Hip Hop at the turn of the millennium. The Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter single by Roc-A ...

*A judge on Wednesday dismissed a copyright infringement case against Jay Z over his 1999 hit “Big Pimpin'” before the case was sent to a jury. U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder ruled that the ...

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