The guys who own rights to the Rolling Stones’ song “Play With Fire” are suing Lil Wayne for ripping off the song. They claim that Wayne released an altered version of the same song without asking for permission. Universal Music Group was also named in the copyright infringement and unfair competition lawsuit.
The folks at Abkco Music Inc. said that Wayne’s version uses “explicit, sexist and offensive language,” and could give people the impression that the Rolling Stones approved of the rap version. At the risk of being booed, I have to say that their main concern seem to be that Wayne is a rapper. Plus, they want a slice of that Carter III cake.
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The Stones have been sampled before by other artists (incomplete, short list here: http://the-breaks.com/search.php?term=rolling+stones&type=0), so I wouldn’t say they’re concern is that Wayne is a rapper. The issue here is that Weezy is selling big numbers and they can get a fair amount of money out of him and his label (as you noted).
Well, they seem to be complaining that their sacred Rolling Stone classic has been desecrated by an explicit rap version. That’s what I was alluding to.
The song is obviously sampled. If Weezy used the song and didn’t ask permission, then the owners of the song have a valid beef. You can’t do that now-a-days. Especially with high profile artists like the Rolling Stones. Sad too. This one of the few songs on The Carter III that I actually liked.
The legal complaint may be laying it on a bit thick, but the bottom line is that the Stones come from a small town called Get Paid and Wayne made them homesick. Several years ago a rock group called the Verve had a hit, Bittersweet Symphony, that sampled another old Stones song. And the Stones sued to get theirs. Genre doesn’t matter.
thats how it works my friend…they dont really give a shit about wayne’s lyrics…but the “moral” complaints in combination with the fact that Abkco should (and will) be paid for the use of their songwriter’s material….
dont get all fuckin weepy and play the victim…i love rap as much as anyone but i recognize business is business…u use someone else’s song…u are req’d to pay, esp on a platinum record…universal shouldnt have released it w.o. abkco’s permission
oh… and Maxwell Demon doesnt know what he’s talking about
rolling stones still live in get paid-ville (they are consistently one of the highest grossing bands in terms of touring EVER)….please see http://www.nme.com/news/u2/25204
sorry, but in this day and age, after all the lawsuits because of sampling… you gotta be stupid for not clearing your samples on a big album like this.
oh and LOL @ yall. you guys act like weezy is the one clearing the samples. if his people say its done, and its not, you cant really fault him. thats the label.
that doesnt really sound the same at all, weezys version shits on the stones. and immortal technque had a song with sob thats just like that, i think its IT.
It really doesnt sound that much alike. i guess i can see somewhat of a similarity but i wouldnt really call it a sample.. and “theez”, u takin all this a lil too serious. Jus get off “The Stones” nuts for 2 seconds. At least come up for air!!
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