Copyright Battle Looming Between U.S. Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte & Rapper MC Eiht Over The Phrase "Jeah" [Video]

 

U.S. Olympic gold medal swimmer might have trouble with his plans to trademark the phrase "Jeah" because Compton rapper MC Eiht claims he coined the phrase back in 1988.

 

Lochte is already selling "Jeah" sunglasses on his website for $14.99. You can cop a signed pair for $100. He is also selling t-shirts with the catch phrase on them.

 

 

The swimmer says he got the phrase from Young Jeezy. Taking the Snowman's oft-used expression "Cheah," and making it his own by dropping the "ch" for a "j."

 

 

Eiht told TMZ he finds Lochte's use of the word offensive and disrespectful.

 

"Why try and trademark something his a$$ didn’t even create? I am mad that he isn’t giving me proper recognition for taking my saying. He is just disrespectful."

Eiht goes on to say that this isn't about money. It's an issue of "respect and the truth." 

 

He plans on sending a cease and desist letter urging Lochte to stop using his phrase.





Lochte's manager told TMZ, "Ryan has been using JEAH for years. This is the first I have heard of this claim by MC Eiht."


 

 

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Comment by Rey on August 22, 2012 at 5:07pm
Oh so soooo off. But thank you for proving my point.
Comment by HIP HOP SAVIOUR'S on August 21, 2012 at 4:31am
@ rey
shut the fu@k up white boy.
Comment by HIP HOP SAVIOUR'S on August 21, 2012 at 4:30am
yeah he's been using it for years but how old is MC Eiht and how old is this bum a** white boy? .....i'll wait.....thank you...stop using the damn phrase and keep it white and stop trying to be black.
Comment by Rey on August 20, 2012 at 7:38pm
This is how ignorant Black America can be at times. This is an OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST! This man represented our country. MC Eiht represented a race, and not a good representation at that. Why would someone from waaaaaaay back (who is doing essentially NOTHING worthwhile now) deserve more respect? And MC Eiht spelled the word "GYEAH".
Also, What makes any of you believe that Ryan Lochte knows who MC Eiht is? Everyone does not know who he is and I know that for a fact. However, I do know who he is. I also know who DJ Quik is. And in the words of DJ Quik, "E-I-H-T... Yeah you left out the G cause the G ain't in you"
Comment by BuckDat on August 20, 2012 at 9:57am
He could then release a dvd or online reality doc down the line showing the whole thing. He'd be able to put in his music and videos, show that he coined it, his history and possibly gain new fans. Blah blah blah. But most likely his lawyers will tell him he actually has a case and they will be the only ones to get paid in the end. Aside from the swimmer guy anyways.
Comment by BuckDat on August 20, 2012 at 9:47am
Actually...if MC Eight was REALLY smart...he'd stop givin quotes to the media and do literally NOTHING else until he hires a camera crew to document everything from here on out.
Comment by BuckDat on August 20, 2012 at 9:44am
The old "I'm contemplating legal action" trick. Still works to this day and even MORE so it seems. If this story stays in the media long enough...MC Eight could conceivably DOUBLE his show money rate for a while.
Comment by juiceville on August 20, 2012 at 7:53am
what a f****** cornball!
Comment by Dez DaRealest on August 19, 2012 at 6:42pm
man everyone knows that mc eiht created that term.
Comment by King Domanic on August 19, 2012 at 6:32pm
That's MC EIHT's catch phrase. Somebody gotta get paid.

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