Rick Ross just got some good news.
According to a Billboard report on Thursday (August 20), a judge has denied 50 Cent‘s appeal on a decision made in his lawsuit against his longtime nemesis for making an unauthorized remix to “In Da Club.”
When the suit was tossed in 2018 after a judge ruled Rozay was allowed to jack the beat because the G-Unit mogul doesn’t actually own the copyright or master recordings for the song, 50 had attempted an appeal and attempted to continue to seek his $2 million in damages.
Now this week, New York City’s Second Circuit of Appeals has upheld the original ruling – but added Shady/Aftermath can choose to sue on 50’s behalf if they’d like, as they’re the ones who actually own the song. In a statement, Ross’ attorneys celebrated the court’s decision.
“Today is a victory for talented artists, as well as those seeking to license the use of music,” his lawyers at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP said. “The Second Circuit’s opinion reaffirms the creativity of artists to freely express their performances in sampling or remixing of popular songs, while at the same time, still guaranteeing that those who seek to license such songs (from a publisher or copyright holder) may do so without necessarily having to separately obtain or contractually negotiate one’s right of publicity.”
They went on to drive the point home their client was well within his rights to make the record.
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“Furthermore, Mr. Roberts’ remix of ‘In Da Club’ was never about Mr. Jackson – but was simply one of many remixes on his mixtape album, which also featured songs by Adele, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Wayne,” they added. “Artists often perform lyrics in sampling or remixing songs of other artists, as it has long been a staple of hip-hop music.”
Rozay’s “In Da Club” remix originally appeared on his Ross’ Renzel Remixes mixtape in 2015. Revisit the record below.
Hahahahahaha Ross wins again
Ross is the definition of a certified fraud and u are celebrating that, let that sink in
This is the guy you stans call a “smart business man”? He doesn’t own the copyright or masters for his biggest songs. smh
Not many do
Def Jam owns Ross’s shit, so what u sayin?
And Nas doesnt own the masters or rights to his classic album Illmatic
Sausage silly
lmao Right. I don’t get how people think this dude is actually “smart”. Smart people don’t have to file for bankruptcy or sell their dream homes.
Your an idiot most of you dumb fuckers think bankruptcy is always a bad thing he was being sued… so he stashed his cash off shore his some assets claimed bankruptcy rich people do that all the time if hes such a dumb ass why is he a million aire and your sitting.on a blog writing on behalf of him?
You guys know the reason why you just don’t want his name or anything that he did affiliated with Rick Ross that’s his enemy. And I would do the same if my enemy made a song with the same name . just because I don’t like you.And you don’t like me ..
Well, now, 50 Cent is doing the BMF (Black Mafia Family) show, and he said in an interview that he would love to use Rick Ross’s song, BMF in the show. It is now Ross’s turn to give 50 a tough time.
Not a good look for 50. 50 is so caught up in t.v, Instagram, promoting alcohol when he doesn’t even drink much. Away from hip hop.
He should record an album. Good luck.
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Rick Ross is a cop and 50 is a rat if you don’t know that where you been.
Sorry to break your soft little hearts both these two are soft as shit. Wake up America!!!
Fif way harder then Ja actually lived that life but he dry snitched in a song so it makes him a pussy? Your probley so gangster hey, yall need to wake up to what’s happening to your fucking country rather then this bullshit
You are too old not to know the difference between a C.O and a Cop.
White massa owns his biggest hit song.. and you know that white midget is too much of a cuck to sue Rozay
Spelling, you silly sausage
“Sausage”???…..looks like we gots a British dude in the comments lmao
This is pretty embarrassing for Fif. Not to mention the fact that now we know he doesn’t even own the rights to his most famous material. Fif looks like a bit of a sucka because he recently admitted he’d like to use Ross’s music for his show if it was possible.
Name 1 rapper that ownes the rights of a classic album?
Jay Z Reasonable Doubt, Nas Illmatic and I can name plenty more ??♂️
Nas doesn’t own Illmatic. You’re bugging if you think that. Sony owns it and everything he released with them.
Its widely known that Nas doesn’t earn shit from Illmatic. That’s why he said he was done performing it and celebrating its anniversaries.
It’s not “widely know”, you just saw the Jay stan below say that and you went along with it. Nas owns everything, ask Mc Serch.
Young Renzel > 50 cent
i. had a dream i .was three months pregnant
50 cent is an embarrassment. He hasn’t released a project in like 10 years; this fool ain’t no Dr. Dre. Everybody in GUnit except Tony Yayo turned out more talented than 50cent.
Are you kidding his done heaps you obviously don’t follow him or his work not Dre but then again no one is…
50 really gonna be 80 yrs old in a retirement home beefing with other geriatrics, starting sxit over who gets the pudding first
Officer Ricky the one who started this beef.
Okay
It all started when Game dethroned Curtis. Then Kanye beat him. Then Rick Ross came out victorious in their beef. Now Young Buck constantly proves to the world how he’s a better artist than 50. 50 knows he can’t stand against young Buck on the mic. He’d get slaughtered.
This law suit so old 50 don’t care about this, as long as he get that bmf record for the show. Y’all really be treating 50 like he still a serious rapper lol