JAY-Z and Timbaland are being slapped with a new multi-million dollar lawsuit for a track they created over 20 years ago.
Soul musician Ernie Hines has named the Jigga Man and Timbaland in a new copyright infringement lawsuit.
According to Hines’ legal team, JAY-Z’s 1998 song “Paper Chase” has pieces of Hines’ 1969 song “Help Me” in the instrumental.
According to reports, the 81-year-old singer co-wrote and composed “Help Me,” and because of his age, was unaware that JAY-Z’s track existed.
Neither JAY-Z, Timbaland, nor their respective labels reached out to Hines to clear the sample before it dropped. Because of this, Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella Records, Sony Music, and Universal Music Group have also been named in the lawsuit.