Getting themselves into what seems to be a miscommunication type of a situation, Kanye West and Jay-Z are being sued over a song on their latest album "Watch the Throne."
Blues musician Syl Johnson filed a complaint in the Illinois federal court last Friday claiming that the two rappers, along with UMG and Def Jam, stole a portion of his song "Different Strokes" and used it in their new song, "The Joy," which was released in August.
Johnson says the pair of hip hop artists did not have permission to use his ditty, adding that he received neither credit nor payment.
When "Watch the Throne" was released, Johnson's label, the Numero Uno Group, quickly wrote on its blog, "Two decades and several lawsuits later, Syl Johnson is a veteran of copyright infringement cases, and has done very well for himself clearing samples from his fertile catalog...for use in numerous tracks...Island Def Jam seems to think that Syl doesn't have any fight left in him. We're betting otherwise."
According to press, the claim will likely be challenged by lawyers for Kanye and Jay-Z very soon.
