Even Jay Z forgets about Tidal

That’s what a group of California jurors will decide in the trial between rappers Jay-Z, Timbaland and the heirs of a songwriter whose song was sampled in the rappers’ 1999 song, “Big Pimpin'”. Which is amusing because so does everyone else. “I think that about covers it”, he told the court. “You have a music streaming service, don’t you?” he said.

Music mogul Jay Z felt the pressure of a publicized “Big Pimpin'” lawsuit this week in court and temporary forgot he owned Apple Music rival TIDAL. It now matches Spotify Premium’s £9.99 but still… who actually uses it?! “Timbaland presented me with a track”.

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‘Some people may have heard of him, ‘ Jay Z’s attorney Andrew Bart said of West.

Peter Ross, the lawyer for Hamdi’s nephew Osama Ahmed Fahmy, says that he should have also sought permission from the family for its use, but say that he didn’t bother, partly because he knew that it wouldn’t be granted because of the “vulgar” and “risqué” lyrics of the track.

In the eight years since, Fahmy has argued Jay Z could not dodge the requirement for Hamdi’s heirs’ permission despite obtaining the “economic rights” from EMI Arabia, which had obtained them from the Middle Eastern label Sout El Phan, which in turn obtained them from Hamdi’s family.

‘One or two. He’s running for president, ‘ the rapper replied.

In roughly 90 minutes of testimony this week, Jay Z pointed out that the liner notes of his Vol. 3…Life And Times Of S. Carter album clearly reference “Khosara, Khosara”, and said he believes he had a valid license to use elements of the song.

Four notes from the song’s 74 notes are repeated throughout Big Pimpin’, a music expert testified on Wednesday.

Carter said Mosley introduced the Khosara Khosara melody to him just as he was about to leave a meeting.

Timbaland testified he discovered the Egyptian love song on a license free CD, and he thought sampling the song was legal. “You have a music streaming service, don’t you?”