When asked if the track was stolen, Syl responded, "Well he didn't pay me...he used my style, my sound, my likeness." Syl points out that he knows Kanye and he's also worked with his daughter R&B singer Syleena Johnson.
This particular song has been sampled by a few hip-hop artists from Kool G. Rap to Wu-Tang Clan.
Johnson points to the plaques behind him and says he was always given credit.
The suit claims copyright infringement, unfair competition, fraud, requests an order to impound all recordings of the song, an accounting of the revenues and a judgment for the balance due Johnson.
It also prohibits them from performing the song in concert.
Do the songs sound similar?... here's the song, Different Strokes
Kanye West and Jay-Z "JOY"
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