Which American band was involved in a 2005 legal battle against N.W.A. for unauthorized sampling of a song?
fdfb961115e785b9e2da72a01fdf48ca
Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dimension Films, 410 F.3d 792 (6th Cir. 2005), is a court case that has proved important in defining American copyright law for recorded music. The case centered on N.W.A.’s song "100 Miles and Runnin'" and Funkadelic's "Get Off Your Ass and Jam". Essentially, N.W.A. sampled a two-second guitar chord from Funkadelic's tune, lowered the pitch and looped it five times in their song. This was all done without Funkadelic's permission and with no compensation paid to Bridgeport Music, which claims to own the rights to Funkadelic's music.
9913af3da54b88e36f5ff414c6707c6b
Funkadelic Funkadelic is an American band that was most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of that decade.
c8b7f36f316fe5a603947d6d7768acc5
Final Call (The Lost Tapes) Final Call (The Lost Tapes) is a previously unreleased studio album by rapper AZ, recorded in 2003 and 2004. It was originally set to be released in 2004 but was shelved because of a two-month early leak on the internet and press. Instead of "Final Call" the album "A.W.O.L." was released in 2005 and included the three songs "Magic Hour", "The Truth" and "Live Wire" of "Final Call" as bonus tracks. In 2008 "Final Call" was finally released under AZ's new label Koch Records.
da4b6da4c02d4c1c7ea60620b0b3a616
Wadsyaname "Wadsyaname" was supposed to be the first official single from Nelly's fifth studio album, "Brass Knuckles" but Nelly later confirmed that the single will not make the album (however it is a bonus track featured as #16 on the Japanese edition of "Brass Knuckles"). It was replaced by "Party People". It is produced by Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, and sampled the piano line from "All My Life" by K-Ci & JoJo. The single was released to the iTunes Store on August 22, 2007. Nelly performed the single along with "Let It Go" at the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards. The song finally appears on the album, as a UK and Japanese bonus track.
d28f041fe552fccc0ccb9ab265b4553b
Top of the World (The All-American Rejects song) "Top of the World" is a song by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released as a promotional single from their second studio album "Move Along" in July 2006.
1b7129bf6a0d5e1fa40b223ed59e6fdd
G-Unit G-Unit (short for Guerrilla Unit) is an American hip hop group originating from South Jamaica, Queens, New York, formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. The group released their debut album "Beg for Mercy", in 2003, which went on to sell over 2,000,000 copies in the US and was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album, which followed the critical and commercial success of 50 Cent's major-label debut "Get Rich or Die Tryin'", served as a platform for Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and Tony Yayo to release their respective solo debut albums; "The Hunger for More" (2004), "Straight Outta Cashville" (2004) and "Thoughts of a Predicate Felon" (2005). In 2008, the group released their second album "T·O·S (Terminate on Sight)".
2c33048fbb89fce9cf1a4bd746e0c8fb
Neva Get Enuf "Neva Get Enuf" is the second single released from 3LW's second album "A Girl Can Mack" and features Lil Wayne, it heavily samples Teddy Pendergrass's "Close the Door". It is also notable for being the first and only video released by the group as a duo, after the tumultuous exit of group member Naturi Naughton and before the introduction of Jessica Benson in her place. Naughton's background vocals are still present on the track.
c46cda09f738a840c81bf8d8d329348d
Controversy Sells Controversy Sells is the second and final studio album by rappers Paul Wall and Chamillionaire. Paid in Full Entertainment released the album in 2005 after both artists had left the label. The album was originally set to be released in 2003, but due to Chamillionaire's differences with Paul Wall & Paid In Full, he left the label in mid-2004. The album peaked at #50 on the "Billboard"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.There's a chopped and screwed version by DJ Michael '5000' Watts for Swishahouse.
966667b8344e3010607f723a5cd19f60
De La Soul De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The group is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres. The members are Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo. The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'". With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band's debut album, "3 Feet High and Rising", has been called "a hip hop masterpiece."
1e2d47ccf7b39411359ea2870c5ead81
Karmah (band) Karmah was an Italian R&B/hip-hop duo with Elisa Bava on lead vocals and JulyB on rap vocals. They were produced by the Italian DJ Gabry Ponte and Dom Capuano. In 2005, they experienced some success in several European countries with a cover of The SOS Band's song "Just Be Good to Me" (feat. Jay Delano), which peaked at #1 on Polish National Top 50 and sampled "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. The band released a follow-up, "Tom's Diner" (a remake of the classic hit by Suzanne Vega) and their debut album, "Be Good To Me".
dd7d6646ac44d06e51a8b7391641a4cc
Clyde Carson Clyde Carson (born June 2, 1981) is an American rapper from Oakland, California. He was originally known as a member of the hip hop group The Team. After the group went on hiatus, he was the one member of the group to break out as a solo artist. He was signed to rapper The Game's Black Wall Street Records and Capitol Records in 2006. While signed there he released the EP "Doin' That". However, he wasn't signed to them for long, before deciding to go back to releasing music independently via Moe Doe Entertainment. After returning to just that label, he has released two EPs: "Bass Rock" and "Playboy". He also released the song "Slow Down", which was featured on the video game "Grand Theft Auto V".
026b97e5c50e1c7791d1afe44cac7ad8
N.Y. State of Mind "N.Y. State of Mind" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Nas, taken from his debut studio album "Illmatic" (1994). The song's production was handled by DJ Premier who sampled two jazz songs: "Mind Rain" by Joe Chambers and "Flight Time" by Donald Byrd. Premier additionally scratches vocals from Eric B. & Rakim's "Mahogany" for the song's chorus. Nas raps two verses on the song in which he talks about his rapping talent and describes the dangerous environment that is the city of New York. Nas has attributed the song "Streets of New York" by Kool G Rap as one of the song's primary influences (Kool G Rap would later sample this song, plus give Nas a guest spot on his album "4,5,6"). A sequel to "N.Y. State of Mind" can be found on Nas' 1999 album "I Am...". An early version of the song can be found on Nas' demo tape under the name "I'm a Villain". It was rumored that a track entitled "N.Y. State of Mind, Pt. III" was scheduled to be released in Nas' upcoming album "The Lost Tapes 2", but it is unknown if this is true. The entire first verse was recorded in one take.
a276cd2af43f4c9ffab971ce4a6bc7a7
Gylan Kain Gylan Kain is an American poet and playwright. He is a founding member, in 1968, of the Original Last Poets (along with Felipe Luciano and David Nelson). He is known for creating the aggressive, rhythmic delivery of spoken word aka performance poetry as it is known today. He often performs with hand drums or backing musicians such as saxophonists and bass guitarists. His work has often been sampled without pre-consent by well-known artists including Dr. Dre and The Prodigy. One of his performances was sampled into the club hit "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy. Dr. Dre sampled an excerpt of Kain performing his poem, "The Shalimar" on Dre's track entitled "Intro" from the album entitled "The Chronic." After legal action was successfully taken to procure compensation for work sampled by The Prodigy, spokespersons for The Prodigy claimed that efforts had been made to procure permission from Kain for use of his work but those efforts had been unsuccessful because Kain, who values privacy, could not be located in time. Dr. Dre has yet to compensate Kain for work sampled without prior consent. This has led some fans to criticize Dr. Dre as an hypocrite for exploiting the work of an influential Black artist after building a reputation as an empowering force in the black American community as a founding member of N.W.A.
e5b62cf69ed4fb198993500877ed9001
Rebel Music (Remix) "Rebel Music (Remix)" is a song by American rapper MC Ren, released on March 27, 2014, as the second single from his upcoming EP "Rebel Music". It serves as the official remix to his previously released lead single "Rebel Music". The song, produced by E-A-Ski, features fellow N.W.A bandmember Ice Cube, making it a low-key N.W.A reunion.
c91ca29072d2221553f1b5ac6ec31540
Five Americans Five Americans was a 1960s American rock band, most famous for their song, "Western Union", which reached number five in the U.S. "Billboard" chart and was their only single to chart in the Top 20.
9e39030278d487bdea0eda41f68535ba
Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over! Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over! is the 2005 release by the punk rock band 7 Seconds.
9db774ef611826943859ea10fa200192
Hustler Musik "Hustler Musik" is the second single from Lil Wayne's 2005 album "Tha Carter II". Although popular it failed to live up on the "Billboard" chart to other singles put out by Lil Wayne. The song received airplay on East Coast radio stations and moderate airplay elsewhere, and a music video was also shot for it which also received moderate airplay. Lil Wayne has stated that this was one of his favorite songs he ever recorded. A remix was made sampling Anita Baker's "Mystery".
691e46fa145afc2d20d480800afc2a66
Teen Dance Ordinance (album) Teen Dance Ordinance is the fourth album by the Alternative rock group A. It was released on 25 June 2005 in the United Kingdom and later in the United States. The title refers to a law passed in 1985 by Seattle City Council and repealed in 2002 which prohibited minors and adults from attending the same dance clubs. It featured a more straight-rock sound and displayed an almost complete absence of the keyboards and sampling that marked the early sound of the band.
1e98fcd5877410246d8aadac3b025009
Case of the P.T.A. "Case of the P.T.A." is the first single by Leaders of the New School from their debut album "A Future Without a Past". It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles charts. The song contains a sample from Ramsey Lewis, The Mighty Quinn.
d396c91490a43512ee923b2c73886054
American Blood "American Blood" is a song by Texan Red Dirt band Reckless Kelly, for their fifth 2008 studio album, "Bulletproof". It is "an anti-war anthem".
4a2dde627ce36d961180fcb7d128a60a
100 Miles and Runnin' (song) "100 Miles & Runnin'" is a song by N.W.A from their 1990 EP of the same name. The song also appeared on the "N.W.A's Greatest Hits" and "The Best of N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge" compilation.
edc37994e6c6b7fcf82bf7afe6ef1d40
Beep (The Pussycat Dolls song) "Beep" is a song by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls from their debut studio album, "PCD" (2005). It features will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas who composed the song with additional writing from Kara DioGuardi and Jeff Lynne and additional production from Ron Fair. The song contains a sample of the recording "Evil Woman" (1975) written by Lynne, and performed by Electric Light Orchestra.