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May 26, 2006 @ 11:25 am
Kanye and Ludacris Appear in Manhattan Court
West told U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel that it was not unusual that Luda’s “Stand Up” and “Straight Like That,” by the East Orange, New Jersey group I.O.F., both repeatedly say the words “like that.”
right “There’s a lot of rap songs that say, ‘like that,’ ‘yo, what’s up?’ or ‘throw your hands high,”’ West told Castel in the court, as reported by The Associated Press. “Whatever people say in the ’hood, it ends up on records. That’s what hip-hop does.”
Ludacris testified that he had never even heard the phrase or song, “Straight Like That,” until he was sued.
Ironically, “Straight Like That” barely scratched the surface, getting air time on college radio. Meanwhile “Stand Up” became a smash single on Luda’s 2003, Chicken-N-Beer LP.
If liability is determined in this trial, damages will be assessed.
Article tags: Kanye West, Ludacris, Ludacris - Stand Up, Straight Like That, Kanye And Luda In Manhattan Court
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