Common Music Group is going through a brand new lawsuit … and all of it has to do with Mary J. Blige‘s most well-known tune — which somebody is now claiming illegally sampled an outdated jam.
Based on new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, an organization referred to as TufAmerica, Inc. — which owns Tuff Metropolis Data — is suing the music publishing large, claiming it sampled their tune “Impeach the President” in MJB’s “Real Love” with out getting permission.
“Real Love” allegedly makes use of an uncleared pattern from “Impeach the President” in each a sound recording and the musical composition. Tuff Metropolis claims they’ve reached out to UMG over the difficulty, however Common hasn’t addressed their issues … so, now they’re suing.
What’s fascinating is that should you look into what tune is definitely credited because the pattern for “Real Love” — it is really one other hip hop tune that got here out within the ’80s referred to as “Top Billin'” by Audio Two … and should you take a look at that tune and what they sampled, ‘ITP’ is the truth is listed.
Tuff’s suing for damages and needs to cease Common from persevering with to revenue off its pattern in “Real Love” till the matter’s resolved. BTW … Mary just isn’t a defendant on this.
We have reached out to UMG … to this point, no phrase again.
