Jay Z Heading To Trial Over ‘Big Pimpin’ Sampling Lawsuit

Published: Wednesday 1st Apr 2015 by David

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Jay Z may be celebrating the launch of his new celeb-approved business venture but it now seems legal showers are set to rain on his parade this week.

For, eight years after the case began, he is to head to trial over claims he and the producer Timbaland stole music from another artist to create his hit single ‘Big Pimpin.’

Bad news below…

In 1960, the Egyptian movie Fata ahlami featured the song ‘Khosara, Khosara’, composed by a man named Baligh Hamdy.

What that has to do with Timbaland and Jay Z?

Everything.

For, one of Hamdy’s heirs, Osama Ahmed Fahmy, claims the Hip-Hop heroes stole a portion of the song to create their own.

He is now suing the pals for copyright infringement and will now see the case head to trial this October.

Billboard reports:

In her tentative ruling, federal judge Christina Snyder agreed the terms of the licensing agreements present triable issues. In the courtroom, she pointed out the lawsuit’s extraordinary lifespan. “I think this case really has to head toward some form of resolution sooner rather than later,” she said. The attorneys noted that a settlement conference went nowhere. “I think the only answer is to march toward trial,” said Wesley.

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  1. Unbiased April 1, 2015

    8 years Chile bye

    • Monica April 1, 2015

      No boo. Stealing is stealing. Guess he taught Bey all she knows.

  2. Lewis April 1, 2015

    Big pimpin spending cheese!

  3. Stephon. April 1, 2015

    Ooooh, artist just be stealing! Madonna, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Mariah etc… They’ve been ALL sued & or accused over & over & over again for stealing unknown peoples art. lol! I just don’t understand why these WEALTHY artist, just won’t pay for their samples.
    #GetMoneyBitxh!

    • Monica April 1, 2015

      Greed.

    • Dossome April 1, 2015

      Accusations don’t necessary mean Fact until proven to be.I don’t know about the others but Mariah never steals samples,infact she’s very generous when giving credit.See how she used a simple line from Babyface’s song “Two Occasions” on We Belong Together (the line “i only think of you”) but Babyface got officially credited as one of the songwriters of WBT.

      • 7 April 1, 2015

        So I guess Beyonce has never stolen anything. Cause she has been sued 1000 times, all of which have been dismissed for being false accusations.

      • FutureCIARA April 1, 2015

        That is a LIE! Beyonce has been guilty of most, Her team just does the smart thing by settling out of court!

        Now Ciara on the other hand, That lawsuit was thrown OUWT! But yall will continue to cling to her being served with papers, but she didnt have to come up out her pockets.

        My point is know the difference between a lawsuit being THROWN-OUT & Settled OUTSIDE OF COURT.

        “The attorneys noted that a settlement conference went nowhere. “I think the only answer is to march toward trial,” said Wesley.”

      • Jose April 1, 2015

        Where are those receipts that Beyonce was found guilty, exactly, because you’re talking out of your ass. Now go buy that ticket for Ciara’s Soup Kitchen tour.

      • FutureCIARA April 1, 2015

        Girl BYE, Come back with a high school diploma with your faves name on it, then we can discuss legal documents!

    • Lana Del Fan *I Can Hear The Sirens* April 1, 2015

      It’s funny how lana de rey writes all her own music (and the MAJORITY of her lyrics) and has platinum albums, but she gets shaded on this site for no reason.

      • Paulo April 1, 2015

        why should Llama get a cookie and a pat in the back for being the sole writer of her crap music and for daring to sing out of tune and forcing a bizarre tone quality with no pitch correction or vocal coaching?

  4. CiCi April 1, 2015

    Wow! What a blatant ripoff! Give these people their money!!!

  5. yelyah the alternative queen April 1, 2015

    #beyinspired

  6. Bravo!! April 1, 2015

    Just pay the man jay & Timberland. JayZ you became more relevant because of Beyoncé. You would be like 50cent (vitamin water) living of rocawear. You got more money because of Beyoncé so pay up…

    • Bet on Bey April 1, 2015

      This is so true but the new Stans will never see this. He would be where 50 is now without Bey.

  7. Mark111 April 1, 2015

    Anyone can get it. Lol

  8. ~The Arcade~ April 1, 2015

    LOL!!! I just heard the original version and it definitely a sample, but most importantly how in the heck did Timbaland stumble across that footage? *scratches head*

  9. #JACKIE April 1, 2015

    Like husband , like wife

    • lmao April 1, 2015

      At least Bey can keep a husband!

    • lmao April 1, 2015

      I don’t see divorce papers anywhere, bye

      • A Sip of Brandy April 1, 2015

        In the same way you didn’t see that elevator footage

    • Yeah, I said it April 1, 2015

      Lol Not a Brandy fan talking about marriage, when your fav FAKED one, AND, can’t even keep a man at that. Girl have a seat _/

      • Rih Rih April 1, 2015

        @ A sip of Brandy aka Flop, b**** go find Robert Smith aka your wannabe husband.

    • Lana Del Fan *I Can Hear The Sirens* April 1, 2015

      Like a negligent father to his kids, like a negligent mother to the Billboard 100.

    • (Rihyonce) April 1, 2015

      hunny everybody know jay z had a past lol we done seen his old tour/shows etc. he is older now and is settled down!!

  10. smh April 1, 2015

    classic tmbaland. ripping off some obscure world sound. just pay up

  11. Keri Qween April 1, 2015

    #beyinspired

    • Barb-wire April 1, 2015

      When will Birdie inspire anyone though? Oh wait nvm… #Irrelevant.

    • Yeah, I said it April 1, 2015

      A Keri stan, I didn’t even know they still existed.

      • Bravo!! April 1, 2015

        Lmao!!

  12. Dossome April 1, 2015

    Well,Timbaland is very notorious for doing this

  13. Barb-wire April 1, 2015

    It’s a complete rip off, Jay could’ve settle this out of court and just give that man his cut and be done with it.

  14. Rihboy April 1, 2015

    That song is one of the most lucrative songs too!!! It’s blatant! I’m ashamed! Did bey put him up to this? I mean this is beyond being inspired; it’s a complete rip off buried behind modernized production. He will loose, but I don’t think it will hurt his pockets that much.

    • smh April 1, 2015

      ‘did bey put him up to this?’… are you retarded? tf she gotta do with a song timbaland produced for jayz in 99?.. y’all don’t even bother to read and comprehend. you see some sort of controversy with anyone affiliated with her then it’s automatically blame beyonce. kys.

      • Yeah, I said it April 1, 2015

        You know Rihanna fans are slow.

      • bria April 1, 2015

        Yall wish a study proved who the low iq base is, nice try.boo

      • RCi April 1, 2015

        @bria. I can’t even comprehend what you wrote. Go back to english class hunny and learn some basic grammar.

  15. Rihboy April 1, 2015

    Lose *

  16. Centurion (The iconic and influential “I STAN(D) FOR TALENT”) April 1, 2015

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh the Gutters. I don’t know who took and inherited from who. 😆

    • Mark111 April 1, 2015

      Death!

  17. Centurion (The iconic and influential “I STAN(D) FOR TALENT”) April 1, 2015

    And yes, #BeyInspired 😉 😆

  18. charli >>>> you April 1, 2015

    This is more shameful than the time Rihanna got diarrhoea on stage.

    • Barb-wire April 1, 2015

      Lmfao

  19. Centurion (The iconic and influential “I STAN(D) FOR TALENT”) April 1, 2015

    #BeyInspired
    I’m so inspired. 😆

  20. Mark111 April 1, 2015

    Bey Inspired. Lol

    • Paulo April 1, 2015

      you do know Timbo used to do the same thing with Aaliyah records such as Don’t Know What To Tell Ya, right?

      • Brian310 April 3, 2015

        You mean the record that she didn’t release and was left on the cutting room floor until they put it on her greatest hits cd?

  21. bria April 1, 2015

    And you all have exalted these thieves

  22. shakira stan April 1, 2015

    My poor riri why did she get herself into this fiasco am sure jay z will dupe all these artists.
    This man is a notorious criminal

    • Mark111 April 1, 2015

      No, you’re good if you’re successful. If not then you’re taking an exit to Tearria Marivlle right passed Memphis Bleek and Rita Ora town.

    • Alicia Keys April 1, 2015

      LOL..at you stanning for two Billy Goats lol.

  23. Mark111 April 1, 2015

    Timberland sampled A LOT around the 2000s. More Than A Woman and Don’t Know What To Tell Ya are from Arabic songs. I was wondering for a damn decade how he got away with it.

    • April 1, 2015

      and continues to do so. Grown Woman, Let The Groove In, Drunk In Love intro etc. His big ass loves to copy and paste.

    • Rih Rih April 1, 2015

      Exactly, Timberland was a serial sampler.

    • 7 April 1, 2015

      All lot of times, producers are the ones to be blamed. Cause they’re too lazy to com’s up with their own S***, so they sample others. N artists often pay the consequences when they had no idea.

  24. shakira stan April 1, 2015

    These two devils always trying to sabotage rihanna…first they sold her a house with a leaking roof ,now they made her a part of this tidal mess after jay z disvirgined her at just 17 like the known pedofile he has always been( aliyah anyone)
    And now he is forcing her to work with kanye …a notorious drag queen and a certified flop……why is Beyonce and jay z trying so hard to ruin this girl?

    • Rih Rih April 1, 2015

      Off your Meds again I see.

    • B2B April 1, 2015

      Beyonce gives no f**** about island girl.

  25. Alicia Keys April 1, 2015

    Doesn’t Timberland always sample, I mean look at his work with Aaliyah.

    • Mark111 April 1, 2015

      Whoa there, only on her 3rd album, which only had 3 Tim songs, one was recorded 6 years prior.

      • KatyCat April 1, 2015

        @Mark this idiot has no idea what he just said he just commented for the sake of commenting he probably just say your comment and said hey let me comment out of my ass for attention

      • Alicia keys April 1, 2015

        Said the fool who can’t even construct a sentence LOL. Girl stay in school.

      • Alicia keys April 1, 2015

        Does it matter which album though, and i’m not shading, because I love Aaliyah, but the point is, some of the songs he did for Aaliyah were samples.

      • Brian310 April 3, 2015

        The point is he only sampled 2 songs of hers 1 didn’t even make the cut of her album and was released after she died so that doesn’t count seeing as how she didn’t put it on the album. More than a Woman would be the song he sampled that got the ok by her to be released.

  26. shakira stan April 1, 2015

    When people say Beyonce is a legend am like?WTF!
    Legends never have easy parts ,that over pampered brat was handed everything she had from having a father who shoved her down our throat to marrying one of the richest rappers in the game …this helped to cement her legacy .
    Take Micheal Jackson for instance ,he came from an abusive home and became a phenomenal success in the time when blacks had no voice… Look at Nelson Mandela ,Martian Luther king ,Marilyn Monroe and other legendary figures… These individuals might not have had much accolades but they have stories and impacts that are forever immortalised .
    So far ,what has Beyonce done that nobody has done?
    Has she ever had record breaking sales?
    Does she have a moving life story ?
    Does she have an impactful life ,a life subject to criticism ,inducing pity ,hope and sometimes passion.
    So far so good her life ,career and accolades have all been basic …..so what exactly is legendary about Beyonce?
    Or is the works in need of a great person that we elevate mediocrity?

    • RCi April 1, 2015

      Damn, I can’t even be bothered to read all that. U must be seething to write that fu*cking novel. #continueseething

  27. shakira stan April 1, 2015

    Beyonce might be talented but there is nothing different about her…she is another recycled version of Jlo shakira and aaliyah and that is no legend in my books….

    • Alicia Keys April 1, 2015

      Stfu.

    • bria April 1, 2015

      Tina t ( who she would turn around and disrespect in song)

      Terrible human being.

    • RCi April 1, 2015

      Shakira isn’t even walmarts employee of the month… stay bothered.

    • RCi April 1, 2015

      Shakira is a recycled version of a billy-goat.

  28. bria April 1, 2015

    She gives no f about anyone. Shes a terrible human being the only thing she.was taught was how to perform

  29. Molly April 1, 2015

    The Shitkira stan is a kiii, Why is he bearly going to trial over a song from the 90s?

    • Brownie April 1, 2015

      No your a kii coming for artists more successful than your fav

  30. bria April 1, 2015

    You all have been tricked into abandoning everything WE are supppsed to stand for as the post civil rights generation

    Instead you all have allowed every value that our forefathers thought they were instilling to be made a mockery

    These two have been at the forefront of that process

    We are supposed to.be standing for integrity, content of.character, valuing education

    Not jocking folks that mock.all of the.above and more

    Modesty, respect for women, etc

    But carry on idol worshippers as that is the only thing that can.explain this nonsense

    Its been going on since biblical times

  31. bria April 1, 2015

    And guess what it isnt even personal i have nothing aga i nst them but it is about the big.picture and it is what it is

    They have been a toxic force

  32. Barb-wire April 1, 2015

    Death!!! Not Billie NO…. Lmao

    • Barb-wire April 1, 2015

      @Alicia Keys

  33. shakira stan April 1, 2015

    Lmao Beyonce is a fat p** who fuckedher dad….the incestrous b**** is done…..time for a las vegas relocation after her next album flops….who knows Molly or coco might drop by on one of her weave flinging ass popping stale performances.

  34. shakira stan April 1, 2015

    I wish this transitioned a** is locked up for good.

  35. RihAmerican (hives scared of R8) April 1, 2015

    At first I thought he was crazy until I listened to the original recording.Kii Jayz stole from this man.He is a thief,just like his wife.The one with pis s colored weave.

    • RCi April 1, 2015

      Jay is a thief. He stole Rihanna from Barbados.

      • ~The Arcade~ April 1, 2015

        LOOOL where do guys come up with this stuff?

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