Never has the two words 'get down' been such a big deal.
Kanye
West along with a host of record labels has called on a Los Angeles
judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing of stealing material.
The
family of the late singer David Pryor claims the newlywed rapper stole
some of their father's material to sample on the hit Gold Digger.
Firing back: Kanye West, seen here June 15,
along with a host of record labels has called on a Los Angeles judge to
dismiss a lawsuit accusing of stealing material
Of
course, the track from Kanye's 2005 album Late Registration sampled Ray
Charles' song I Got A Woman heavily but last year Pryor's children
slapped Kanye with a lawsuit for a non-specified 'millions of dollars'
claiming the rapper took iconic lyrics from their father's track Bumpin'
Bus Stop which he performed with group Thunder And Lightning.
Kanye
along with his co-defendants have now answered the lawsuit and have
asked for a dismissal, as according to legal documents obtained by Radar Online, 'the allegedly infringed material is simply not protectable'.
The family is suing saying numerous phrases have been sampled by a number of rappers, most notably Kanye.
However, the defending lawyers claim a few words here and there does not a copyright infringement make.
According
to the documents: 'Defendants' recordings is alleged to have copied
only one of these snippets of a mere one to five words eg ''step,''
''get down,'' ''step up'' and ''it's the hottest things.'''
The new husband of Kim Kardashian is specifically accused of saying - around the 13-second mark of Gold Digger - 'get down'.
While
the suit singles out Kanye, it is also suing Jay Z's Roc-A-Fella
Records - which he co-founded - as well as The Island Def Jam Music
Group - which he is the CEO of - and other companies linked to Island
Def Jam including UMG Recordings and NBCUniversal.
Warner Bros. Entertainment and two other record companies are also named.
While
Kanye is being sued directly the other record companies are being sued
as the late singer's family claims 18 different recordings by artists
Gang Starr, Q-Tip, Madlib, DJ JS-1, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Madvillian,
Beanie Sigel and the late great Tupac Shakur use their father's work.
Long time coming: The family of the late singer
David Pryor claims the newlywed rapper stole some of their father's
material to sample on the almost decade old hit Gold Digger
While
Kanye and Jay wait for a decision on this suit, the Yeezus rapper is
also in hot legal water with another Seventies hit maker.
Robert
Poindexter of The Persuaders has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the
Stronger musician illegally sampled his 1972 hit Trying Girls Out.
Poindexter has alleged that West used his work for the 2002 remix of Girls Girls Girls and is suing for $800,000.
More trouble: Robert Poindexter of The
Persuaders has also filed a federal lawsuit claiming the Stronger
musician illegally sampled his 1972 hit Trying Girls Out
