December 16, 2011
Kanye West and Jay-Z asked an Illinois federal court on Thursday to throw out a copyright lawsuit lodged against them by soul singer Syl Johnson, who claims the duo sampled his hit "Different Strokes" without permission on their joint concept album "Watch The Throne."
October 14, 2011
Soul singer Syl Johnson hit Kanye West and Jay-Z with a copyright infringement suit in Illinois on Friday, claiming they sampled his hit "Different Strokes" without permission on their joint concept album "Watch The Throne."