Drake Sued for Illegally Sampling Jazz Track on 'Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2'

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Drake has been hit with a copyright-infringement lawsuit over his ‘Nothing Was the Same’ track ‘Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2.’

On the Jay Z-assisted song, it features a 35-second opening monologue, which was sampled from James “Jimmy” Smith’s jazz song ‘Jimmy Smith Rap.’ Although in the liner notes, it mentions that the sample was cleared, the estate of the late jazz legend claim that it’s not true.

In their lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, they insist that no one gave Drizzy permission to sample Smith’s 1982 song for his tune, ‘Pound Cake / Paris Morton 2.’

The estate is suing Drake, Cash Money Records, Universal Records and other parties for over $300,000.

Attorneys for Drake had no comment on the matter.

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Listen to Drake’s ‘Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music’

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Pharrell's Tearful Interview Spawns #WhatKindOfBlackAreYou (@pharrell)

Pharrell's tearful discussion with Oprah made headlines earlier this week, and now Pharrell's views on "The New Black" have gotten fans and foes speaking out via social media.

When the topic arose of Black women feeling excluded from the cover of "G I R L," the VA native explained his view of "The New Black":

"The new black doesn't blame other races for our issues. The new black dreams and realizes that it's not pigmentation, it's a mentality. It's either going to work for you or it's going to work against you and you've got to pick which side you're gonna be on. You choose to be on... There are certain people who allow the delusion in the mirror, in their own mirrors, to become issues. You should not find confidence outside of your mirror. Why are you sharing your delusion? Whatever that space is between you and your mirror, what does that have to do with me?"

With many feeling Pharrell is out of touch or out of line for implying there's a "right" and "wrong" way to be black, twitter took the opportunity to respond with #WhatKindOfBlackAreYou.

Peep the tweets above. Does Pharrell have a point?

Exclusive! Malaysia: BBW Is Getting Jerry Springer on Y'all! (@BrandiMaxiell @MalaysiaPargo)

Basketball Wives LA star Malaysia Pargo & Brandi Maxiell sat down with VladTV to discuss the current season of the hit VH1 reality show.

Brandi & Malaysia have been friends for seven years, and while Malaysia is the BBW vet of the two, she chose not to pre-warn Brandi about the girls, preferring her to build her own relationships with the cast.

Malaysia also spoke on her Jewelry line which is currently available in LA, Las Vegas and Charlotte, NC.

Lastly, they warned that the current season of Basketball Wives will be one of the craziest yet, and answered whether or not they'll stick around for season 4.

Check out the interview above.

Exclusive! TK-N-CA$H on Writing for Trey Songz, Meek Mill (@TKNCASH1)

TK-N-CA$H sat down with VladTV to discuss their current relationship with past CEO Ludacris and writing for some of the music industry's heavy hitters.

The duo shared that their relationship with their former boss Ludacris is great, and they appreciate DTP putting them in the game early in their careers.

They also revealed that they've recently written for some of Hip-Hop and R&B's biggest names, like Trey Songz, Juicy J, Far East Movement and Meek Mill.

Check out the interview above.

Kelis on Nas: I Don't Really Listen to His Music Anyway (@iamkelis @Nas)

While promoting her latest album Food, Kelis talked with The New York Times about coming up with Pharrell and the Star Trak label, her side hustle as a chef and her ex husband Nas.

The "Blindfold Me" singer talked about her cooking show "Saucy & Sweet," and why she's always loved to cook.

"I started with sauces because I was good at it," she said. "I think of it like the way a woman dresses. It's the accessories that define who she is. You and I are both women, but I have an inkling that we dress very differently. We could both wear the same black dress, but the things that we put with it will define who we are. Sauce is the exact same thing for food."

She also cleared up the role her green wedding dress played in Nas' album cover art for his Grammy-nominated album Life is Good.

"It's not even the dress.," she said. "The joke behind that is that it's the slip to the petticoat to my dress. I think when I moved out I just left it. That's all he had, poor thing."

She also says that she doesn't care about the details he released about their divorce since she doesn'tlisten to his music.

"Maybe for others, but not for me," she said. " I don't really listen to his music anyway."

Kelis' sixth album Food hits stores on Friday.

Source: New York Times

Serena Flaunts Those Supersized Cakes in Bikini on Miami Beach (@serenawilliams)

Tennis pro Serena Williams' cakes are just as famous as her skills on the court, and this Wednesday she and a friend took a dip in the warm waters of Miami Beach, rocking a colorful bikini and flaunting her more than ample backside.

Fortunately, there was paparazzi on hand to capture Serena's rocking body in all its cakelicious glory.

Peep the beachside pics above.

Photos: Splash and Instagram