You may recall a few months ago Jay Z, Kanye West and Frank Ocean were targeted in a law suit over a stolen song. Big rappers and celebrities
get hit with lawsuits all the time so you may have ignored it, but the
case has reappeared with strong evidence against Carter and West.
Jay Z, Kanye West and Frank Ocean
shamelessly stole a song from a guy who was peddling his CDs outside
their hotel … so the street peddler claims in a new, somewhat bizarre
federal lawsuit.
Joel Mac says he was outside the Mercer Hotel in
SoHo a few years back … at the same time the famous trio was recording
Jay Z’s “Watch the Throne” album. Jay, Kanye and Frank had rented a
bunch of rooms in the hotel and actually recorded part of the album
there.
So Mac says in a new federal lawsuit — obtained by TMZ — a guy named Mike Dean bought one of his CDs in front of the hotel, and the next thing he knew his song — Made in America — was cut 11 on the album. Jay Z’s song is also called Made in America, and gotta say … they sound similar.
And the plot thickens … Mike Dean is one of the producers of the
album. Mac had filed a similar case in New York State court a few months
ago, but now he’s gone federal. Mac wants Jay, Kanye and Frank to pay
him a cut of the profits.
Listen to both songs and let us know if Jigga, Yeezy, and Ocean ripped off the track…
Jay Z Version
Mac's Version
Jay Z Version
Mac's Version
