Mac Miller - "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza"
Lord Finesse - "Hip 2 Da Game"
Lord Finesse is suing Mac Miller for $10 million for using the "Hip 2 Da Game" instrumental on his K.I.D.S mixtape. The mixtape was released for free but Finesse is suing due to Mac Miller profiting from it via youtube ad revenue and live performances.
I don't get why Finesse would sue him when he built his own career on uncleared samples. And he didn't even clear the OG sample when he used it on the Awakening. So the chances of this even making it to court seem slim.
But at the same time just because you used an uncleared sample, does that give someone the right to do whatever they want with your music? Can I just take any Gang Starr beat and throw it on my album since Premo didn't clear the sample? Does copyright law still protect music that has uncleared and illegal samples? (assuming Ahmad Jamal, James Brown's estate, and all the other OG's don't mind)
And the possible ramifications of something like this are huge. No more rhyming over other people's beats on mixtapes. No more remixing another rapper's vocal tracks.
Lord Finesse sues Mac Miller for $10 million
Who the **** listens to this kid? Who's buying his albums?Toriko42
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Who the **** listens to this kid? Who's buying his albums?JML897
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One of the many reasons I ****ing hate frat boys.
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Who the **** listens to this kid? Who's buying his albums?elpooz
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One of the many reasons I ****ing hate frat boys.
Haha damn you Pooz I am a frat boy. We're not all like that.
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