A new copyright lawsuit was filed against Snoop Dogg, Diddy, and the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. over an uncleared 1980 funk sample.
The full story: The suit claims the instrumental from “Skatin’” was used without permission in the 2004 track “I Wanna Thank Ya” and Biggie’s 2005 posthumous “Nasty Girl.” The estate has faced sample battles before, and Billboard reports a settlement was officially reached this Wednesday (July 16) over unauthorized prints of Biggie and other artists. This new filing adds to the wave of 2000s sample lawsuits.
