Arguably one of R&B singer Mary J. Blige's biggest records is her 1992 smash hit single, "Real Love," from her debut album "What's the 411."
Now, 32 years, later Universal Music Group is being sued for damages over an uncleared sample on the track...
From TMZ
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a company called TufAmerica, Inc. -- which owns Tuff City Records -- is suing Universal Music Group, claiming it sampled their song "Impeach the President" in MJB's "Real Love" without getting permission.
"Real Love" allegedly uses an uncleared sample from "Impeach the President" in both a sound recording and the musical composition. Tuff City claims they've reached out to UMG over the issue, but Universal hasn't addressed their concerns ... so, now they're suing.
What's interesting is that if you look into what song is actually credited as the sample for "Real Love" -- it's actually another hip hop song that came out in the '80s called "Top Billin'" by Audio Two ... and if you look at that song and what they sampled, 'ITP' is in fact listed.
Tuff's suing for damages and wants to stop Universal from continuing to profit off its sample in "Real Love" until the matter's resolved.
Mary J. Blige is not a defendant.
7 comments:
Seems legit
When people don't TCB...
Go Brooklyn
(You’re about get your jewels ran when you heard that)
Anyway, every knew already that the Mary number was a Top Billin sample.
Pay up Mary J
Crazy I’m listening to her song right now. Blasting her album on this chilly Friday!
Fish & spaghetti 🍝 Friday! Ol’ school jams 🎶& spades ♠️
It’s not a coincidence that Sean “Puffy “ Combs was her A&R at Uptown during the time frame. All of this is connected to Diddy! This is TRUTH.
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