Damon Dash has alleged Jay-Z was rapping about his life on the 2000 hit single "Big Pimpin'." According to Dame, everything Jay said in that song was him trying to imitate the Harlem native. Dame ...

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday awarded a victory to Jay-Z in a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that the rapper sampled without permission from an Egyptian composer's song for ...

*The copyright infringement trial involving Jay Z‘s hit song “Big Pimpin’” began Tuesday with an attorney for heirs of an Egyptian composer accusing the rapper of misusing music from a popular 1950s ...

Jay Z has reason to celebrate after winning his 'Big Pimpin' copyright case. The hip-hop mogul had been appearing in court for the past week over an Egyptian flute sample he and his collaborator ...

*Jay Z’s battle over his hit song “Big Pimpin’” entered a new chapter on Monday (Sept. 21) as he appeared in court to convince the judge in the case to keep details of his reported $150 million deal ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Attorneys for Jay Z said in court on Tuesday that the rapper had properly acquired the rights to an Egyptian musician's melody to use for his hit 1999 song "Big Pimpin'," as a ...