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Kanye West, Jay Z & Frank Ocean Facing Infringement Lawsuit

BY TAYLOR POPE

Courtesy of XXL

The hit single “Made in America,” from Kanye West and Jay Z’s critically acclaimed collaboration album Watch the Throne, is now the subject of a $3 million dollar lawsuit. New York artist Joel Mac claims that the song, which features Frank Ocean and Mike Dean, copies the lyrical themes of his 2009 track, also titled “Made in America.”

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Young Jeezy Arrested in Relation to Wiz Khalifa Concert Shooting

BY TAYLOR POPE

Photo by Mountain View Police Department

Over the weekend, Wiz Khalifa’s “Under the Influence of Music” tour rolled through Northern California. At Friday’s show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, 38-year-old local Eric Johnson was shot backstage, dying from injuries the following morning. Since the incident, Young Jeezy has been arrested by local authorities with bail set at $1 million dollars.

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