Jay-Z Says 'Big Pimpin'' Copyright Suit Came Too Late

By Matthew Heller (August 12, 2013, 4:46 PM EDT) -- Rapper and business mogul Jay-Z, along with UMG Recordings Inc., urged a California federal judge on Monday to toss a copyright suit over an Egyptian song sampled in the rap song "Big Pimpin'," saying a nephew of the sampled song's composer unreasonably delayed bringing the case....

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