A lawsuit has been filed over a Christina Aguilera song produced by DJ Premier. The track stems from her work with Premier in 2006 when the Gang Starr rep surprised many by working with Aguilera. The two may have seemed like an odd pairing but the collaboration was deemed successful by many once Aguilera released her album, Back to Basics.

The sample in question is “Hippy Skippy Moon Strut,” by Dave Cortez & The Moon People. While Sony obtained sample clearance from Codigo Music and the Clyde Otis Music Group, it did not clear it with TufAmerica, a company that bought the rights to the song two years prior to Back to Basics’ release. 

Now, TufAmerica Inc. is suing for punitive damages for copyright infringement, asking for an injunction and also asking that Sony void the rights of the other publishing companies as a result.  

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The original cut can be heard below followed by the Aguilera/Premier track.