Jay Z & Timbaland Call Out Racial Insensitivity In “Big Pimpin'” Copyright Appeal

In 2007, the nephew of Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdy sued Jay Z and Timbaland, claiming that their 1999 hit “Big Pimpin'” sampled Hamdy’s 1957 song “Khosara Khosara” without permission. The case finally went to trial last year, but before the jury could deliberate, a judge dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that Hamdy’s heir didn’t […]

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