Ludacris and Kanye West defended their song "Stand Up" against copyright allegations last week in a Manhattan courtroom. The lawsuit alleges that the Ludacris and West took the hook for the hit single "Stand Up" from I.O.F’s (Its Only Family) song “Straight Like That.” According to court documents, I.O.F’s label, BMS Entertainment/Heat Music, claims they handed a demo of their song to Ludacris on four different occasions between August 2002 and May of 2003. "There's a lot of rap songs that say 'like that,' 'yo,' 'what's up' or 'throw your hands up,' " West testified. "Whatever people say in the 'hood, it ends up on records. That's what hip hop does." The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of damages. If a jury finds Ludacris and West guilty, a second phase of the trial will begin to determine the amount of financial damages to be awarded to I.O.F. A U.S. District Court Judge accused lawyers that represented the family of the Notorious B.I.G. in a wrongful death lawsuit of deceiving her into declaring a mistrial. U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper contends that lawyers for the Brooklyn rapper’s family lied and "absolutely deceived" her after claiming the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) withheld crucial evidence from an informant that may have linked officers to the murder of the B.I.G. in March of 1997. Cooper made the statements upon receiving a report prepared by a private investigator for the plaintiffs which showed that the family attorney’s were privy to the informant's remarks as early as 2002. In response to the accusations, Perry Sanders, attorney for the Notorious B.I.G. family, indicated that while he initially told the court he had no knowledge of the informant; he later recanted those statements. Sanders told the Associated Press that he advised the court that he had been "previously contacted" by the person in question after realizing the mistake and that this was a ploy by city attorney’s to “use this against us.” The case is currently scheduled for a re-trial later this year. Harlem rapper Cam'ron’s latest album Killa Season moved over 114,000 units off the shelves last week, landing the album at No. 2 on The Billboards 200. Killa Season marks the second time Cam’ron has debuted in the #2 spot on Billboard. His previous effort, Come Home With Me, debuted at #2 in 2002, selling 226,000 copies in the first week. Killa Season is Cam’s first album release after signing a $2.5 million dollar deal between his Diplomat Records and Warner Music Group’s label, Asylum. The disc features guest appearances by Dip Set members Juelz Santana, Hell Rell, JR Writer and Jim Jones. In addition to his new album, the Harlem rapper also makes his directorial debut in the DVD companion to the album of the same title. Killa Season the DVD, features Cam'ron star playing the role of "Flea," a basketball player turned hustler who rises up the ranks of the New York drug trade. A Pittsburgh, Pa. songwriter has filed a civil lawsuit in the Southern District Federal Court of New York against Nelly, The Neptunes (Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams) and ‘NSYNC alleging copyright infringement. Ben Freeman claims that the ‘NSYNC Grammy nominated song ‘Girlfriend’ infringes on his song ‘Be My Girlfriend,’ which he registered and copyrighted in 1995. Freeman lawsuit asserts that there are striking similarities between the two songs and alleges that 'NSYNC was given a copy of the song in 1999 for review. A total of 22 defendants have been named in the lawsuit. As of press time, label reps for the artists were unavailable for comment.
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Ice Cube has joined in the criticism of Oprah Winfrey by accusing her of being a hip-hop hater.
