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Wiz Khalifa accused of song theft
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 13 January 2012
So, the first ‘song rip off’ claim of the year for you now. Rapper Wiz Khalifa, real name Cameron Thomaz, has been accused of stealing the concept for his 2010 hit ‘Black And Yellow’ from a song by one Max Warren called ‘Pink And Yellow’.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Warren says his song was featured in a mixtape created by hip hop outfit Ase & Zee in 2007, and that that recording was widely circulated, so that Thomaz or one of his associates could have heard it before creating ‘Black And Yellow’.
Warren’s lawsuit names Thomaz, his label and publisher as defendants, and seeks a mega $2.3 million in damages for the alleged copyright infringement.
