There’s just no stopping these guys… will.i.am is a freaking magician when it comes to plagiarism. The Black Eyed Peas are once again being sued for plagiarism, this time by Bryan Pringle who says that the group plagiarized his song “Take a Drive” for their big hit “I Gotta Feeling”. His lawyer had this to say on the matter: “A simple listening of the two songs will tell you that the songs are substantially similar, and that the hooks of the two songs are virtually identical in rhythm and lyrics.” Well, this is not the first time The Black Eyed Peas are being called to answer for their lack of creativity. But it’s no big deal for them, a settlement and that’s that. They probably make more money off the track than the original artist ever dreamed of… they can probably spare a few crumbs from their big table for the poor sap too. And so the industry works!
Ξ January 26th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ T.I. |
There seems to be a real shortage of originality in rap music these days? so much so that artists have started borrowing music from each other, without first asking permission. That?s all fine and dandy until somebody gets caught. Hence T.I.?s presently delicate situation. One of his fellow rappers, Motoe Blizzid, is suing T.I. because he believes that ?What you know? contains way too many similarities to his ?Reverence? track. He?s not asking for much? just the profits from T.I.?s single? plus damages. Probably not the best thing for T.I. Didn?t they teach him to cover his tracks better at music school?
The Black Eyed Peas are being accused of plagiarizing a song. I don?t know all the details of the allegations yet but I do know that lawyers are already involved. The group?s song off of their new album ?The END?, called ?Party All the Time? is the song in question. The music is apparently a stolen sample of the song ?Mancry? from the act Freeland. According to reports, Black Eyed Peas member and producer will.i.am was at an event last year where he heard Freeland perform the song. I listened to both songs and I totally hear the similarities. I wonder what Black Eyed Peas has to say about this.
Coldplay front man Chris Martin has finally come out to talk about the accusations that he has ripped off guitarist Joe Satriani?s ?If I Could Fly?, which bears resemblance to the hit ?Viva La Vida?. Yusaf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, also claims that the hit Coldplay song took from one of his songs too. Chris said ?If everyone’s trying to take away our best song, then we’d better write 25 better ones. And so just at the point where I was thinking about getting fat and becoming complacent, I’ve been finding more inspiration. Now we’ve got more to prove than ever before. Some people are suing us at the moment and although it was initially a bit depressing, now it’s become really inspiring.? Obviously, he?s never heard of the term originality.
