Rapper Sues T.I., Claims He Stole 'What You Know'
WWW.ALLHIPHOP.COM By: Posted 1-26-2010 2:49 pm

Rapper T.I. could be back in front of a judge, but instead of criminal charges, the rapper is being sued for copyright infringement by an upcoming rapper.

At issue is T.I.’s Grammy Award-winning song “What You Know,” which Nathan Filby aka Motoe Blizzid, claims T.I. stole.

Filby, who is being represented by One LLP, claims the 2006 track sampled portions of a 2004 song he made titled Reverence.

He claims that the track was delivered to a number of industry insiders before reaching a representative at Relentless Management, a company that reportedly works with T.I.

In court documents, One LLP and Filby claimed that the tracks contain the “same harmonic” range and lawyers even presented documents that showed an algorithm that claimed to show the song’s similarities scientifically.

According to reports, Filby seeks a trial by jury and all profits derived from the song, which was featured on T.I.’s hit album King.

T.I. is currently in a halfway house after serving almost 8 months in a low security prison, after he was caught purchasing machine guns and silencers in October of 2008.

 

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nyakanad says: this filby dude is a bitch nigga, who wants to eat off T.i's plate, wat type of rapper is he, my bad, wat so called rapper is he?
Posted 01-27-2010 05:35 am
abdul says: fuck filby,t.i is a real king of hip hop,filby u r so filthy u r notin but an enemy of progress.
Posted 01-27-2010 06:50 am
Taz says: WOW
Posted 01-28-2010 08:07 am
b1gnasty says: it's like this , why wud t.i still from some1 who we dnt know and dnt care about, why do ppl alway's wait for some1 to fall , too stand up for there self , you know wut thats some punk as shit, dude needs to bk off, and let t.i b, cause real talk , wen t.i is release from prison i feel srry for motha....lol
Posted 01-29-2010 01:46 am
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Posted 01-29-2010 01:13 pm
nicholas sattey says: why is filby fucking up with ti,after being in prison for 8 months.what else do they want from ti.
Posted 01-29-2010 01:45 pm
Kelly says: Filby has no point.the dude is just broke n lookn 4 money,n he wants 2 do dat by gettn on t.i's nerves.i pity him if he looses d case
Posted 01-29-2010 08:39 pm
sadiq says: T I IS TO MUCH. IS GOING TO BE FREE BY MOST
Posted 01-30-2010 04:49 am
sadiq says: T I IS TO MUCH. IS GOING TO BE FREE BY MOST
Posted 01-30-2010 04:49 am
Adriano says: Vais te dar muito bem TI, e tanta inveja.
Posted 01-30-2010 09:59 am
Bob says: Why is he JUST now trying to sue?
Posted 01-31-2010 04:23 am
brandi says: what you know came out in...2005? why is there talk of it being stolen now?
Posted 01-31-2010 12:31 pm
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