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Cypress Hill Sued for Stealing "Black" Music

Celebrity Justice10/17/2008 2:45 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Cypress Hill Sued for Stealing "Black" Music

Cypress Hill's album "Black Sunday" came out in 1993 -- but they've had to wait 15 years now to get their pants sued off over what one man considers stolen beats.
Syl Johnson: Click to listen!Cypress Hill: Click to listen!
Syl Johnson is suing Cypress (among a host of record and publishing companies) for a whopping $29 million, because he claims the beats from his 1969 song "Is It Because I'm Black" were used on Hill's tune "Lock Down" -- which was also called "Interlude."

Take a listen to the two songs and decide for yourself -- you'd be insane in the membrane not to hear the similarities.

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John:  1213 days ago

Did Nina P. write this post?!

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bob:  1213 days ago

ITS THE SAME BEAT,,,RIP OFF 100%,,,,,SUE THE F@@@@KERS

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aaron:  1213 days ago

I wonder if he realises that Wu-Tang use the same beat on The W for the track 'Hollow Bones'.

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public domain:  1213 days ago

busted!!!!

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al:  1213 days ago

thats from their 1994 lp temple of boom! and syl johnson isnt alive! must be his kids or wife in need of scratch!

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scissors:  1213 days ago

Oh hell yeah! I love me some Cyprus Hill....but they're some theivin' mofo's!!! I hope old skool black music guy gets all twenty nine MILLION that he's asking for.

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ValoHalo:  1213 days ago

He decided to sue 15 years later? Give me a break!

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Don:  1213 days ago

Ha! Insane in the membrane! Because that was one of their songs when they were still relevant! LMAO!

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Party 'till you die!:  1213 days ago

Uh, it's called sampling. Is this new to people? It's just messy because it was a little less clear back 15 years ago. But $29 MILLION for a loop? That's ridiculous!

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NDallasRuss:  1213 days ago

"See, their song is 'dun dun dun dun-dun dun-dun. My song is 'dun dun dun dun-dun dun-dun...TSS dun dun dun dun-dun dun-dun."

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not first:  1213 days ago

3. I wonder if he realises that Wu-Tang use the same beat on The W for the track 'Hollow Bones'.

Posted at 2:26AM on Oct 17th 2008 by aaron

Wu credits him for the sample in the CD so he would have gotten paid for that

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bb:  1213 days ago

that is the same damn exact beat. lmao

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Shawn McQUaid:  1213 days ago

this sample was also used by RZA from the wutang on the Black flag album Im remembering.

line em up money grubbers

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NS:  1213 days ago

Syl is most definitely still alive and performing!

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Moriah:  1213 days ago

So what.. who f'in cares. Old dude will get his money, and life will go on. Cypress Hill has enough money to pay, and Black Sunday will always be an absolutely fantastic album.

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