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"this video is gonna go viral now, black man killing a soldier"
Lord Finesse Suing Mac Miller, Rostrum Records and DatPiff For $10 Million, Miller Responds
When Mac Miller sampled Lord Finesse's 1995 "Hip 2 Da Game" instrumental for his song "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" off his 2010 K.I.D.S mixtape he could have never imagined the hot water it would get him into. It's become a fairly common practice for rappers to use music from other artists for freestyles and mixtapes without being sued, but Finesse isn't buying it.
The legendary D.I.T.C. member has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Miller, his record company, Rostrum Records, and the mixtape site, Datpiff.
"This is a case about a teenage rapper- Mac Miller- copying the music from a song written, produced and performed by Lord Finesse, a hip hop legend, changing the title and then distributing it under his own name in order to launch his music career," the complaint states according to Courthouse News Service.
Since it's release in August 2010, Kids has been downloaded more than 450,000 times. And the video for "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" has been viewed nearly 24 million times on YouTube, according to the complaint.
Finesse says Miller has profited from the unauthorized use of the song and that he only filed the lawsuit after DatPiff, Rostrum and Miller refused to respond to a cease and desist letter earlier this month.
The $10 million lawsuit "alleges copyright infringement, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, interference, deceptive trade practices, and a number of related state law claims." Finesse also seeks a permanent injunction from the court.
Mac took to Twitter to respond to the lawsuit.
"I'm supposed to be on hush but lemme speak on this real quick," Mac wrote. "Finesse and I spoke on the phone for an hour after he heard the record and cleared the air. We even planned to work on music together. All I wanted to do is shed light on a generation that inspired me. Finesse never cleared the Oscar Peterson sample on the original record. I did nothing wrong. We spoke on the phone had a good conversation, he was cool with the record. It's all love tho. I ain't even mad at dude. He still a legend. When I heard there was a problem, I reached out to him to try and solve it. No response. Lord Finesse, thank you for what u did for hip hop. Thank you for bringing my favorite rapper into the game."
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Comment by Jay on July 12, 2012 at 5:10am -
I prefer the miller remix anyways
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Comment by Sosavere on July 12, 2012 at 1:20am -
@body cible if you dont know who Lord Finesse is you shouldn't be allowed on any Hip Hop site period. gtfoh.
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Comment by Jason on July 12, 2012 at 1:14am -
gtfoh
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Comment by Body Cible on July 11, 2012 at 8:37pm -
WHo's Lord Finesse?
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Comment by The handsome Hustla on July 11, 2012 at 5:38pm -
well how come nobody tried to sue 50 lol g unit was killen everyones beats for a while ..hes not going to win the case
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Comment by Anco on July 11, 2012 at 5:15pm -
Lord Finesse should get as much as he could.
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Comment by Innernet Thug on July 11, 2012 at 5:02pm -
Sue that mug... Eminem has sued Aftermath recs before.. It's not personal it's business. U gotta see the bigger picture. The Europeans are the lyricists now. and everybody else are Hustlers Swag-Boys and Dum rappers. Lord Finess made that Beat and had to pay for many samples before. so hay that's the way the game goes.. Mac Miller has hard copys of that mix cd thats been sold before.. He been on tour performing that song gettin paid so pay up..
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Comment by Corey thompkins on July 11, 2012 at 4:07pm
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wack miller look like he got down syndrome
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Comment by JSwag on July 11, 2012 at 4:05pm
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that's some bitchassness by finesse. BROOKE AZZ N****
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Comment by top 3 = Ross/Banks/Kiss on July 11, 2012 at 3:13pm -
when it comes to the hip hop game, n*ggaz who will always profit from the music industry inlude Kanye West, Jay Z, Rick Ross (due to his loyal fan base) Eminem, Dr. Dre, Swizz Beats, Rick Rubin, (Maybe Drake)(jadakiss doesn't get much, but he knows how to get his) (lil wayne & Fif are already caked the f*ck out) Birdman & Snoop Dogg (every one else better start investing in real estate, carwashes, or something) !!!
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