Uh Oh! Soul Music Legend Leroy Hutson, former lead singer of the Impressions has pulled out a lawsuit against Young Jeezy and producer Don Cannon on their sampling of his song ” Getting It On”, Hit the jump for more detail!
Young Jeezy and Don Cannons banger “Time” on the “Trap Or Die 2” compilation, is being scrutinized by the likes of soul legend Leroy Hutson. Hutson is coming after the two for the sampling of his record “Getting It On” to which he states is “illegal sampling”.
“According to the lawsuit, Leroy Hutson’s daughter was searching the Internet when she found the website, WhoSampled.com, which contains detailed listings of a variety of songs and where the original sample comes from”
Hutson claims Jeezy already made a video for “Time” where he became further enraged because he “used the sample without the proper permission” again.
Hutson filed a lawsuit on August 27th, in the U.S District court For the Northern District of Georgia, where he accused them “of Copyright Infringement and Unjust Enrichment”. He is “seeking a trial by jury to determine the damages, full accounting and attorney fees”
**Checkout the song below**
Via AHH
