Jan 5, 2015 http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/...les-lawsuit-against-eminem-for-rap-god-sample Raymond Jones is seeking $8 million for what he says is an uncleared sample of Hotstylz's "Lookin Boy" on "Rap God." A couple months after speaking out about the issue in November, a member of the Chicago Hip Hop group Hotstylz has filed a lawsuit against Eminem and Shady Records over what he claims is an uncleared sample of the group's 2007 track "Lookin Boy" on the emcee's 2013 hit "Rap God." Raymond Jones, one third of the trio Hotstylz, is reportedly suing Eminem and his label for $8 million over the sample clearance issue according to TMZ. The site put together a short video clip comparing a 25-second portion of "Rap God" to the original Hotstylz record from which it borrows heavily. In November, Raymond Jones, whose stage name is Raydio G, and Hotstylz rapper Krazee reacted to the obvious reference to their song in an interview with XXL. "At first we was like, 'Aight, cool,' but at the same time, we was like, 'f--- Eminem,' because he didn’t reach out to us," Jones said of Eminem lifting their "Lookin Boy" flow. "He took so much of the record. That just don’t sit right with us. The thing is they used so much of the song, he could have reached out. He could have reached out to us directly. He could have found a way to reach out to us through some kind of channel. We just addressed that issue on a song called 'Rap Fraud.' We addressed how we felt about it."
Jan 5, 2015 Well it sure does sound alike, but they aren't gonna get anything in it. And jeez it always takes people forever to come out in public about "this rapper didn't pay for my sample"
Jan 6, 2015 i dont think this n----- understand law ... did he seriously sue Eminem for using similar lyrics? by that logic so many artists getting sued
Jan 6, 2015 What I got out of the article was they're seeking 8 million for the Lookin Boy part of Rap God, but idk.
Jan 6, 2015 8 million cuz eminem said looking boy like them? i swear to god the law in the US is f-----...there should be a law where you get sued for wasting the court time..this MFer should pay 10 grands or something
Jan 6, 2015 LOL why the h--- would Eminem be listening to their wack a--- music anyway? Suing for a similar flow, now that's gold. lol Seems like suing is the biggest moment of this guys career lol.
Jan 6, 2015 Yeah because that looking boy part was so awesome that it is worth $8 millions. Without question, it's what made this song succesful and Interscope wouldn't even let them release it without it. Lmao
Jan 6, 2015 I think it's more directed at the beat switch when he starts rapping like ''Lookin Boy'', so he is suing for the sample
Jan 6, 2015 It's more of an interpolation than a sample... although it's not exactly the same. Anyway regardless, these guys are fools. They won't get a dime and should be happy he even knows who they are.
