Blues musician Syl Johnson - real name Sylvester Thompson - has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the three artists claiming they all used his 1967 tune Different Strokes without paying him for the rights to do so.
Johnson claims Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor, Smith's Who Stole The D.J and Shakur's Peep Game all illegally sampled his track.
The 71-year-old soul singer has also filed papers against the rap group N.W.A. for their song Real N**gaz Don't Die, and KRS-One for his tune Criminal Minded.
Johnson - who has worked with Magic Sam, Junior Wells and Jimmy Reed during his career - is seeking unspecified damages.
Meanwhile, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has confessed he refused to let Jackson - who was cleared of child abuse charges in 2005 - hold his son when they met in London.
He said: "I give the benefit of the doubt to Michael on everything - he's innocent until proven guilty - but I was thinking, 'figure out your s**t and I'll hold on to my son."
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Michael Jackson, Will Smith and Tupac Shakur All Sued
Started by I-Shine, Jan 12 2008 09:12 AM
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 09:12 AM
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 09:13 AM
This world is crazy they still went ahead to sue a dead man lol
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 12:14 PM
Syl Johnson is no gold digger.......he's a soul legend for real.....these niggas need to pay him what he's due.....you can't sample James Brown without paying up....why should you sample Syl Johnson for free?........and did you know he's the father of Syleena Johnson?
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 01:31 PM
Native listener since the days of the old school
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 01:37 PM
Is it cos I is black?
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